• Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with...
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    Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canton, Ohio, United States, primarily used for baseball. The facility is named after former Major League...
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  • that stirs the drink. Maybe I should say me and Munson, but he can only stir it bad." Thurman Munson was "uncharacteristically happy" about the team getting...
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    drafted fairly early during this period due to their lackluster records, Thurman Munson was the only pick who lived up to his billing. On January 3, 1973, CBS...
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  • up Thurman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thurman may refer to: In the United States: Thurman, Indiana Thurman, Iowa Thurman, Kansas Thurman, New...
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  • seven errors. Thurman Munson caught the final out of the game on a foul pop by Cey. This would be the final post-season game for Thurman Munson before his...
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    responded with consecutive two-out singles by Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, and Chris Chambliss, scoring Munson. In the top of the sixth inning, Steve Garvey...
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    vacant until team owner George Steinbrenner named Thurman Munson as captain in 1976. Following Munson's death, Graig Nettles served as captain. Willie Randolph...
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    and Thurman Munson, Both ascending up into heaven. I just can't get it out of my mind. I just saw the full moon, And it just reminded me of Thurman Munson...
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  • franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89–71, finishing fourth...
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  • DiMaggio Lou Gehrig Ron Guidry Derek Jeter Mickey Mantle Don Mattingly Thurman Munson Paul O'Neill Mariano Rivera Babe Ruth Joe Torre Bernie Williams Yogi...
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    Herzog's decision to go with Doug Bird in the eighth inning to face Thurman Munson resulted in him belting a go-ahead two-run shot as the Yankees won 6-5...
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  • die during the regular season since 1979, when the New York Yankees' Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. Kile was born on December 2, 1968, in Garden...
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  • that gave him an appearance similar to that of former Yankee catcher Thurman Munson. His name was a play on the classic American folk song "Yankee Doodle...
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  • international soccer player Thomas Volney Munson (1843–1913), American horticulturalist and viticulturist Thurman Munson (1947–1979), American Major League Baseball...
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  • again, this time to Canton, Ohio, as Canton Coyotes. The team played at Thurman Munson Stadium. They would spend just one season in Canton, finishing fourth...
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    perhaps the highlight of the 1969 season for Yankees' fans. Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning against...
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    Moore". "Bob Moose". "Guy Morton". "Johnny Mostil". "Pat Mullin". "Thurman Munson". "Mike Norris". "Ron Oester". "Tony Oliva". "Tom Pagnozzi". "Mel Parnell"...
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  • McGregor, and Rick Dempsey. The heart of the team was Yankee captain, Thurman Munson, whose grit and determination were factors in his winning the 1976 American...
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  • off of NL starter Andy Messersmith in the top of the third inning. Thurman Munson led off with a double to open the inning, and advanced to third base...
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  • Rob Lavin, Yankees pitcher Ken Holtzman Erik Jensen, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson Loren Dean, Yankees back-up catcher Fran Healy Seth Gilliam, Yankees...
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  • John Mayberry hit a two-run home run off of Dick Tidrow in the third. Thurman Munson provided the Yankee runs in the third with a two-run home run of his...
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  • moved to Canton, Ohio, and became the Canton-Akron Indians playing at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium. After the 1996 season, the franchise moved up I-77...
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  • hungry for a title. Added to the mix was Kent State University catcher Thurman Munson, who hit .420 on the season and was named league MVP. During the regular...
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    and baseball players Thurman Munson (Thurman Munson: An Autobiography) and Tom Seaver, and wrote a biography of Munson (Munson: The Life and Death of...
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    subtitled On and Off The Field with Thurman Munson. Dan Epstein, a well-known baseball writer, assisted Blomberg, and Munson's widow wrote an introduction. Blomberg...
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  • produced a half-hour special report, when Yankees catcher and captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash in August 1979. Even though the UPI position...
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    the third Yankee to die in a plane crash. The prior two were catcher Thurman Munson (on August 2, 1979) and pitcher Jim Hardin (on March 9, 1991). Yankees...
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    Stanley Thurman Munson Jim Kaat† N/A 1974 George Scott Bobby Grich Brooks Robinson*† Mark Belanger Paul Blair Amos Otis Joe Rudi Thurman Munson Jim Kaat†...
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    the Yankees' all-star catcher, Thurman Munson. Bench rose to the occasion, hitting .533 with two home runs, while Munson also hit well, with a .529 average...
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