Player
Thurman Munson
Player Info
- Full Name
- Thurman Lee
- Born
-
June 7, 1947
Akron, OH, USA - Died
- August 2, 1979
- Size
- 5'11" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- August 8, 1969
- Final Game
- August 1, 1979
- Career
- 11 years
Teams
- New York Yankees 1969-1979
Honors
7 x All-Star
1976 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(AL)
1976 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1976 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1976 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1975 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1975 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1975 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1974 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1974 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1973 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
... and 2 more
Career Batting
1,423
G
.292
AVG
1,558
H
113
HR
701
RBI
.755
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 97 | 382 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 42 | .288 |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 154 | 617 | 183 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 73 | .297 |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 149 | 595 | 183 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 85 | .308 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 152 | 616 | 186 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 79 | .302 |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 157 | 597 | 190 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 83 | .318 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 144 | 517 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 64 | .261 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 147 | 519 | 156 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 80 | .301 |
| 1972 | New York Yankees | 140 | 511 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 54 | .280 |
| 1971 | New York Yankees | 125 | 451 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 71 | .251 |
| 1970 | New York Yankees | 132 | 453 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | .302 |
| 1969 | New York Yankees | 26 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .256 |