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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-11 / in Starts: 14-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	67 (38-18-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Murcer	5
F Tepedino	1
G Michael	1
J Hall	1
Self	1
F FernÃ¡ndez	0
J Kenney	0
J Pepitone	0

Most Driven In By
H Clarke	2
L Boehmer	1
Self	1
B Robinson	1
B Cox	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	113 (112)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	8	1.05	0.162	.00	0.00%	2.66	C
2	2	115 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		OAK	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	1.000	1.625	6	.77	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.77	C
3	3	116	Aug 12	NYY		MIN	W,10-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.538	.667	1.205	5	1.49	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.35	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	136 (19)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.538	1.009	5	1.83	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
5	5	137	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.476	.529	1.006	7	1.04	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.48	C
6	6	138	Sep 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.440	.450	.890	7	1.07	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
7	7	140 (1)	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.414	.417	.830	8	.84	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
8	8	141	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	5	1.22	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.93	C
9	9	142	Sep 10	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	6	.62	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
10	10	143	Sep 11	NYY	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.450	.441	.891	3	.70	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.59	C
11	11	145 (1)	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.316	.409	.395	.804	3	1.91	-0.265	.00	0.00%	-2.14	C
12	12	146	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	6	.71	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
13	13	147	Sep 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.365	.348	.713	6	1.17	0.275	.00	0.00%	0.29	C
14	14	148	Sep 15	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.345	.327	.672	7	.49	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.27	C
15	15	149	Sep 16	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG(13)	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.344	.321	.665	8	1.61	0.233	.00	0.00%	0.78	C
16	16	150	Sep 17	NYY		WSA	W,2-1	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.309	.642	7	1.39	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
17	17	151	Sep 18	NYY		WSA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.328	.322	.650	7	1.02	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.05	C
18	18	154 (2)	Sep 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.238	.310	.302	.611	7	2.11	-0.367	.00	0.00%	-2.10	C
19	19	155	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.320	.292	.612	7	.53	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.39	C
20	20	156	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG(14)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229	.313	.286	.598	7	1.95	-0.210	.00	0.00%	-1.06	C
21	21	157	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.309	.282	.590	7	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
22	22	158	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.306	.307	.613	7	.54	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
23	23	159	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.295	.295	.590	6	.60	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
24	24	160	Sep 28	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.215	.292	.291	.583	9	4.59	0.372	.00	0.00%	0.90	PH
25	25	161	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.319	.337	.656	7	.57	0.200	.00	0.00%	1.42	C
26	26	162	Oct 1	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.330	.349	.679	7	1.63	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.96	C
							15-11		97	86	6	22	1	2	1	9	10	1	10	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	.256	.330	.349	.679		1.17	0.436	.00	0.00%	0.67

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