Thurman Munson was born on Saturday, June 7, 1947, in Akron, Ohio. Munson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 8, 1969, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Thurman Munson baseball stats page.
"(Thurman) Munson's not moody, he's just mean. When you're moody, you're nice sometimes." - Lyle, Sparky. Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box. Bronson, Eric & Irwin, William. Authors. Open Court Publishers. 9 January 2004. Page 151. [Thurman Munson Quotes]
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Autograph on a 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#650 | Checklist) |
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Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 22 | Yankees | 26 | 86 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .256 | .330 | .349 |
1970 | 23 | Yankees | 132 | 453 | 59 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 6 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .302 | .386 | .415 |
1971 | 24 | Yankees | 125 | 451 | 71 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .251 | .335 | .368 |
1972 | 25 | Yankees | 140 | 511 | 54 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .280 | .343 | .364 |
1973 | 26 | Yankees | 147 | 519 | 80 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 48 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .301 | .362 | .487 |
1974 | 27 | Yankees | 144 | 517 | 64 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 60 | 44 | 12 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | .261 | .316 | .381 |
1975 | 28 | Yankees | 157 | 597 | 83 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 102 | 45 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 23 | .318 | .366 | .429 |
1976 | 29 | Yankees | 152 | 616 | 79 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 105 | 29 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 17 | .302 | .337 | .432 |
1977 | 30 | Yankees | 149 | 595 | 85 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 100 | 39 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .308 | .351 | .462 |
1978 | 31 | Yankees | 154 | 617 | 73 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 35 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 | .297 | .332 | .373 |
1979 | 32 | Yankees | 97 | 382 | 42 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .288 | .340 | .374 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,423 | 5,344 | 696 | 1,558 | 229 | 32 | 113 | 0 | 701 | 438 | 59 | 571 | 21 | 58 | 42 | 160 | .292 | .346 | .410 |
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Yankees | C | 25 | 24 | 654 | 139 | 5.6 | 137 | 119 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .986 | 5.66 |
1970 Yankees | C | 125 | 119 | 327 | 719 | 5.8 | 711 | 631 | 80 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | .989 | 58.71 |
1971 Yankees | C | 117 | 114 | 3,057 | 615 | 5.3 | 614 | 547 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | .998 | 5.42 |
1971 Yankees | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1972 Yankees | C | 132 | 132 | 390 | 661 | 5.0 | 646 | 575 | 71 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .977 | 44.72 |
1973 Yankees | C | 142 | 142 | 420 | 765 | 5.4 | 753 | 673 | 80 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | .984 | 48.41 |
1974 Yankees | C | 137 | 137 | 33 | 840 | 6.1 | 818 | 743 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .974 | 669.27 |
1975 Yankees | 1B | 2 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.59 |
1975 Yankees | 3B | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1975 Yankees | C | 130 | 129 | 3,395 | 818 | 6.3 | 795 | 700 | 95 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 59 | .972 | 6.32 |
1975 Yankees | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1975 Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1976 Yankees | C | 121 | 118 | 3,186 | 627 | 5.2 | 615 | 537 | 78 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 50 | .981 | 5.21 |
1976 Yankees | LF | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.43 |
1976 Yankees | RF | 9 | 7 | 186 | 9 | 1.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.16 |
1977 Yankees | C | 136 | 136 | 3,476 | 742 | 5.5 | 730 | 657 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 76 | 50 | .984 | 5.67 |
1978 Yankees | C | 125 | 126 | 3,189 | 737 | 5.9 | 727 | 666 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 50 | .986 | 6.16 |
1978 Yankees | RF | 13 | 13 | 354 | 35 | 2.7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.59 |
1979 Yankees | 1B | 3 | 3 | 57 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.89 |
1979 Yankees | C | 88 | 88 | 2,264 | 459 | 5.2 | 449 | 405 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | .978 | 5.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,278 | 1,265 | 20,391 | 7,122 | 5.6 | 6,995 | 6,253 | 742 | 127 | 82 | 93 | 308 | 335 | .982 | 9.26 | |
RF Totals | 24 | 21 | 567 | 48 | 2.0 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.19 | |
1B Totals | 5 | 5 | 108 | 43 | 8.6 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.75 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.62 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
11 Years | 1,311 | 1,295 | 21,165 | 7,216 | 5.5 | 7,086 | 6,344 | 742 | 130 | 85 | 93 | 308 | 335 | .982 | 9.04 |
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 86.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1970 Yankees | 5 | 7 | .417 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 75.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1971 Yankees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 45.1 | 6.9 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1972 Yankees | 6 | 7 | .462 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 73.0 | 8.8 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1973 Yankees | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1974 Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1975 Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 49.8 | 11.5 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Yankees | 14 | 11 | .560 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 36.2 | 16.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1977 Yankees | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 33.1 | 10.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1978 Yankees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 102.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1979 Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 127.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 48 | 50 | .490 | 51 | 1 | 77 | 47.3 | 9.4 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Thurman MunsonThurman Munson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 New York Yankees | 15 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1970 New York Yankees | 15 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1971 New York Yankees | 15 | $19,000.00 | Stats | - |
1972 New York Yankees | 15 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1973 New York Yankees | 15 | $53,000.00 | Stats | - |
1974 New York Yankees | 15 | $63,000.00 | Stats | - |
1975 New York Yankees | 15 | $100,000.00 | Stats | - |
1976 New York Yankees | 15 | $120,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1977 New York Yankees | 15 | $250,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1978 New York Yankees | 15 | $250,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1979 New York Yankees | 15 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
Thurman Munson Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Thurman Lee Munson was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1969-1979). Munson was a truly superb defensive catcher and widely considered the "heart and soul" of the Bronx Bombers—a trait that earned him the position of Captain of the Yanks in 1976, their first since Lou Gehrig! [New York Yankee Captains]
Thurman Munson Rookie Card | 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#189)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Thurman Munson was the first catcher to win Rookie of the Year in the American League? Do you know what backstop was the first ever recipient of a Rookie of the Year Award? Clue, he won in 1968. [Answer]
Did you know that Thurman Munson served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:
Thurman Munson bought four planes during his lifetime culminating on November 17, 1978 with the purchase of a blue and white, seven-seat, twin-engine, Cessna Citation 501, that he marked with his Yankee number, "N15NY". Munson was certified to fly the Citation on July 17, 1979, only 11 days after it had been delivered (July 6, 1979). On August 2, 1979, at 4:02 p.m., the Citation struck the ground about 1,000 feet short of runway 1-9 in a field dotted with small trees at the Akron-Canton Airport. Click to view the official National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report below:
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