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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
2	4	Apr 11	NYY	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
3	5	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
4	6	Apr 13	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	9 (2)	Apr 17	NYY		BAL	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
6	10	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	11	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	12	Apr 21	NYY		MIL	L,2-9	GS	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
9	14 (1)	Apr 23	NYY		MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
10	15	Apr 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
11	16	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
12	17	Apr 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
13	18	Apr 29	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
14	19	Apr 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	20	May 1	NYY		KCR	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
16	21	May 2	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
17	22	May 3	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
18	23	May 5	NYY		TEX	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	24	May 6	NYY		TEX	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
20	25	May 7	NYY		TEX	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
21	26	May 9	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	27	May 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	33	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	C
23	28	May 13	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
24	29	May 14	NYY	@	KCR	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	30	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
26	31	May 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
27	32	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	47	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	C
28	33	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	34	May 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	35	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
31	37 (1)	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	38	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
33	39	May 25	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	40	May 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	C
35	41	May 27	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	42	May 28 (1)	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
37	44 (1)	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
38	45	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	C
39	46	May 31	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	48 (1)	Jun 2	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	C
41	49	Jun 3	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS	27	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
42	50	Jun 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
43	52 (1)	Jun 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
44	53	Jun 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
45	54	Jun 9	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
46	55	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
47	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	57	Jun 12	NYY		OAK	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
49	58	Jun 13	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
50	59	Jun 14	NYY		SEA	W,11-9	CG	49	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
51	60	Jun 15	NYY		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	61	Jun 16	NYY		CAL	L,7-10	GS	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	62	Jun 17	NYY		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	18	0	0	18	0	C
54	64 (1)	Jun 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
55	65	Jun 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	66	Jun 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
57	67	Jun 22	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	68	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	W,12-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
59	69	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
60	70	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
61	71	Jun 26	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
62	72	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	56	14.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	76 (3)	Jul 1	NYY		DET	L,4-8	GS	40	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
64	77	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
65	79 (1)	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS	36	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
66	80	Jul 5	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
67	81	Jul 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
68	82	Jul 7	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
69	83	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
70	84	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
71	85	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	86	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	87	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	88	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	89	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-9	CG	55	11.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
76	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	91	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	92	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	93	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	94	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	95	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
82	96	Jul 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	97	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	98	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,11-0	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
85	100 (1)	Jul 28	NYY		MIN	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
86	102 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
87	104 (1)	Jul 31	NYY		TEX	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	107 (2)	Aug 3	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	CG	35	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
89	108	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
90	109	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
91	110	Aug 6	NYY		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
92	111	Aug 8	NYY		MIL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
93	112	Aug 9	NYY		MIL	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
94	114 (1)	Aug 11	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
95	115	Aug 12	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
96	117 (1)	Aug 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
97	118	Aug 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-0	GS	24	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
98	119	Aug 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	2	9	0	C
99	120	Aug 18	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
100	121	Aug 19	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
101	122	Aug 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
102	123	Aug 22	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	124	Aug 23	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
104	125	Aug 25	NYY		OAK	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
105	126	Aug 26	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
106	127	Aug 27	NYY		OAK	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
107	129 (1)	Aug 29	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
108	130	Aug 30	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
109	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	132	Sep 1	NYY		SEA	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
111	133	Sep 2	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	134	Sep 3	NYY		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
113	135	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	GS	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
114	136	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
115	137	Sep 5	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
116	138	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
117	139	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	GS	22	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
118	140	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,13-2	GS	22	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
120	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
121	143	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	GS	34	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
122	147 (3)	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
123	148	Sep 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
124	149	Sep 18	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
125	150	Sep 19	NYY		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
126	151	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
127	152	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
128	153	Sep 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
129	154	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
130	155	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-10	GS	31	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
131	156	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
132	157	Sep 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
133	158	Sep 27	NYY		TOR	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
134	159	Sep 28	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
135	160	Sep 29	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
136	161	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
137	162	Oct 1	NYY		CLE	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
138	163	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
							138gm		1181.0	700	61	11	772	4