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Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played his entire 11-year professional baseball career for the New York Yankees (1969–1979). A perennial All-Star, Munson is the only Yankee to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards.
Born in Akron, Ohio, Munson was selected as the fourth pick of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft. Munson hit over .300 in his two seasons in the Minor Leagues, establishing himself as a top prospect. He became the New York Yankees' starting catcher late in the 1969 season. Munson played his first complete season in 1970, and was voted A.L. Rookie of the Year after hitting .302.
Considered the "heart and soul" of the Yankees, Munson was named the first team captain since Lou Gehrig. He led the Yankees to three consecutive World Series appearances from 1976 to 1978, and two consecutive World Series championships in 1977 and 1978.
In 1979, Munson died at the age of 32 while practicing landing his Cessna Citation at Akron-Canton Airport. Munson suffered a broken neck as result of the crash, and his cause of death was asphyxiation. His two companions escaped the burned aircraft.
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YanksAtShea presents Thurman Munson's final at bat, made less than 24 hours before his tragic death in a private plane crash in Canton, OH. Not the sort of at-bat we were used to seeing from Thurman, but something posted here as a matter of record. His finale was made in Chicago's (then) White Sox Park called by Phil Rizzuto and Frank Messer on WPIX-TV. Long Live Our Captain Thurman Munson/
YanksAtShea presents the New York Yankees Memorial and Tribute to their captain, Thurman Munson, their great, gritty, blue-collar catcher from 1970-79, the day after his death in a tragic private plane crash. Yankee Stadium is packed in drizzle-like weather this night for a somber ceremony and tribute including a benediction by Terrance Cardinal Cooke and "America the Beautiful" sung by Robert Merrill. Once Merrill finishes singing the large crowd delivers in tribute to their Yankee Captain one of the longest ovations in Stadium history (from 21:20 to approx. 30:30 on the time counter!). Frank Messer and Bill White are the announcers. Long live the great Thurman Munson!!
New York Yankees-produced video biography of the Yankee catcher who was American League rookie of the year in 1970, Most Valuable Player in 1976, and a seven-time all-star before his death in a private airplane crash.
Bobby Murcer and former teammates give tribute to Yankee catching legend Thurman Munson Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since...
From 1989, a Video Tribute by ESPN on the 10th Anniversary of Thurman Munson's Death. With Jimmy Roberts. Video can also be viewed at www.thedeadballera.com
10/6/78: With the Yankees down 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Thurman Munson hits a clutch two-run homer to give the Bombers the lead Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming produc...
sabreyow's webcam video August 10, 2011 09:39 AM---this is from an old vcr tape i have..im a met fan and haaate the yankees..but i loved thurman,we all did..every ny'er knew he was a tough hard nosed player who gave it his all every game..would of loved to have him on the mets.just so ya know,i was 11 or 12 back then in 1979 when he died and yes i cried..lol..im sorry about the quality..its on a old tv with an old vcr being filmed with a cheap webcam that i was holding in my hand..lol...just thought all the baseball fans should see it..
8/6/79: The day after he delivered team captain Thurman Munson's eulogy, Bobby Murcer's two-run single wins the game for the Yankees Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New Y...
Thurman Munson with unconventional throw to 2nd base.
This is Chicago news coverage, recorded on the enormous Betamax I'd purchased with my earnings from the summer before (I was 18 when this happened). Bill Veeck is seen and heard in the Kessinger piece. Footage of Tony LaRussa as a minor league manager is seen; LaRussa replaced Kessinger as skipper of the White Sox.
http://www.courtsidetweets.com Thurman Munson hits a clutch 460 foot home run in the 1978 ALCS at Yankee Stadium.
http://www.courtsidetweets.com Thurman Munson makes an amazing pick on a ball in the dirt and throws to Graig Nettles at third to get Willie Wilson.
The Yankees got on the board in the first (which would be their only lead in this Series) on a Thurman Munson single and a Chris Chambliss double. Munson would collect four hits in the game. In the fourth, Joe Morgan singled, stole second, and came home on a George Foster single. Johnny Bench followed with his first home run to give the Reds a 3--1 lead that they never relinquished. Bench would later add to his heroics with a three-run shot in the ninth, followed by consecutive doubles by César Gerónimo and Dave Concepción. Bench's performance earned him the Series MVP, while fellow catcher Munson had a fine Series himself with nine hits and a .529 average.
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The Yankees´ Thurman Munson battles the Brewers' Moose Haas. SHAREfactory™ https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/tid=CUSA00572_00
Thurman Munson: Yankees Captain, 1970 AL Rookie of the Year, 1976 AL MVP, 3x Gold Glove Award Winner, 7x All-Star, 2x World Series Champ. Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and ...