Thurman Munson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: June 7, 1947 in Akron, OH us

Died: August 2, 1979 in Summit County, OH

Buried: Sunset Hills Cemetery, Canton, OH

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Lehman HS (Canton, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: August 8, 1969 (Age 22-062d, 12,872nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1979 (Age 32-055d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Thurman Lee Munson

Nicknames: Tugboat, Squatty Body or The Walrus

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.1

5344

1558

113

.292

696

RBI

701

OBP

.347

SLG

.410

OPS

.756

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 15	NYY		MIN	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
2	6	Apr 17	NYY		MIN	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	7	Apr 18	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
4	8	Apr 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
5	9	Apr 21	NYY		CHW	W,10-7	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
6	10	Apr 23	NYY		KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	11	Apr 24	NYY		KCR	W,9-8	CG	49	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
8	12	Apr 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	13	Apr 30	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	14	May 1	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
11	15	May 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	40	10.1	1	1	0	2	0	C
12	16	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
13	17	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
14	18	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
15	19	May 7	NYY	@	OAK	W,14-4	GS	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
16	20	May 8	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
17	21	May 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	43	11.2	3	0	1	4	0	C
18	22	May 11	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
19	23	May 12	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	24	May 13	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
21	25	May 14	NYY		BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
22	26	May 15	NYY		BAL	W,7-3	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
23	27	May 16	NYY		BAL	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	28	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	65	16.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
25	29	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	30	May 20	NYY		BOS	L,2-8	GS	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	C RF
27	31	May 21	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	47	12.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
28	32	May 22	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
29	33	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
30	34	May 24	NYY		MIL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	35	May 25	NYY		MIL	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	36	May 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	37	May 27	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
34	38	May 28	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	39	May 29	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	40	May 30	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
37	41	May 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	42	Jun 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	43	Jun 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	44	Jun 4	NYY		OAK	L,4-6	CG	43	11.0	9	3	0	12	0	C
41	45	Jun 5	NYY		OAK	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	6	4	1	11	0	C
42	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
43	47	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
44	48	Jun 8	NYY		CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
45	49	Jun 9	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
46	50	Jun 10	NYY		CAL	L,0-2	GS	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	51	Jun 11	NYY		TEX	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
48	52	Jun 12	NYY		TEX	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
49	53	Jun 13	NYY		TEX	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
50	54	Jun 15	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
51	55	Jun 16	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
52	56	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF C
53	57	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	53	14.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
54	58	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
55	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
56	60	Jun 21	NYY		CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
57	61	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	62	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	1	C RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	75 (12)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	C
60	77 (1)	Jul 7	NYY		KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
61	78	Jul 8	NYY		CHW	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	79	Jul 9	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
63	80	Jul 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
64	81	Jul 11	NYY		CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
65	82	Jul 15 (1)	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
66	83	Jul 15 (2)	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	46	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
67	84	Jul 16	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
68	85	Jul 17	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	86	Jul 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	49	11.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
70	89 (2)	Jul 21	NYY		OAK	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
71	90	Jul 22	NYY		OAK	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
72	91	Jul 23	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
73	92	Jul 24	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
74	93	Jul 25	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
75	94	Jul 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	95	Jul 27	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
77	96	Jul 28	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
78	97	Jul 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
79	98	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	99	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	102 (2)	Aug 3	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
82	104 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
83	106 (1)	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
84	107	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	L,5-8	GS	21	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	108	Aug 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
86	109	Aug 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
87	110	Aug 11	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
88	111	Aug 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,12-5	GS	18	5.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
89	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
90	113	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
91	114	Aug 15	NYY	@	MIN	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
92	115	Aug 16	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
93	116	Aug 17	NYY		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
94	118 (1)	Aug 20	NYY		CAL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	C
95	119	Aug 21	NYY		CAL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
96	121 (1)	Aug 23	NYY		MIN	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
97	122	Aug 24	NYY		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
98	123	Aug 25	NYY		MIN	W,5-4	GS	70	18.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
99	124	Aug 27	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	60	15.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
100	125	Aug 28	NYY	@	CAL	W,8-1	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
101	126	Aug 29	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
102	127	Aug 30	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
103	128	Aug 31	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	129	Sep 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
105	130	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
106	131	Sep 4 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
107	133 (1)	Sep 5	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
108	134	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
109	135	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	C
110	136	Sep 8	NYY		MIL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
111	137	Sep 9	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
112	138	Sep 10	NYY		MIL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
113	139	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
114	140	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		DET	L,0-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
115	142 (1)	Sep 13	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
116	143	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
117	144	Sep 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
118	145	Sep 17	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	41	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
119	146	Sep 18	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
120	147	Sep 19	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
121	148	Sep 20	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
122	149	Sep 21	NYY		BAL	L,8-11	CG	45	10.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
123	151 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
124	152	Sep 23	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	C
125	153	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
126	155 (1)	Sep 25	NYY	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
127	156	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS	21	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	C
128	158 (1)	Oct 2 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
							132gm		1145.0	546	78	14	638	8