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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 the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979.
The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the 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 in the American League East, 13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East.
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Narron played for the Yankees as the backup catcher to Thurman Munson. He was the Yankees' starting catcher the day after Munson's death in a plane crash in August 1979, [9] [10] and remained in the dugout during the pregame ceremonies, leaving the catcher's position empty, out of respect for Munson. [9] In November 1979 Narron was traded by ...
The Thurman Munson Catchers Scholarship Dinner is set for Thusday, Aug. 15, at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Canton. ... His position was catcher. Munson helped lead the Yankees to World Series ...
A Canton crowd hears a Yankees World Series hero tell stories about playing alongside and against Canton legend Thurman Munson. Yankee World Series hero Mike Torrez on Thurman Munson's Hall of ...
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Baseball Hall of Famers ... Catchers. Thurman Munson (1970) Bob ...
Yankees catcher Thurman Munson died in a plane crash on August 2, 1979; the Yankees retired his No. 15 on August 4 [11] and dedicated a plaque to him in a pregame ceremony on September 20, 1980. [12] On July 21, 1984, which was Old-Timers' Day, the Yankees retired No. 9 for Roger Maris and No. 32 for Elston Howard while also dedicating plaques ...