When it comes to baseball, there aren’t many names that are more widely known than the iconic New York Yankees. They have been involved in some breathtaking moments throughout their decorated and colorful history. Today, we will explore their top 5 moments and delve into these moments in more detail. Not only can you…
Ranking the Catchers With a commanding presence behind the plate and a rocket arm, Johnny Bench was the best defensive catcher in history. But that wasn’t all. The powerful right-handed slugger won a pair of Most Valuable Player awards and led the Reds to six division titles, four pennants, and two championships. He hit…
Welcome to this day in baseball Daily rewind my name is Tom Hannon and I am your host. Thank you so much for joining me today as we back step our way through July 29 – August 4. Our format has been changing a bit and just to give you a quick recap, we are…
Thurman Munson Position: CatcherBats: Right • Throws: Right5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)Born: June 7, 1947 in Akron, OHDied: August 2, 1979 in Summit County, OHBuried: Sunset Hills Cemetery, Canton, OHDraft: 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 (12,886th in major league history)vs. OAK 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0…
Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter is named the 11th captain in club history. The 28 year-old joins Hal Chase (1912), Roger Peckinpaugh (1914-21), Babe Ruth (for six days in 1922), Everett Scott (1922), Lou Gehrig (1935-41), Thurman Munson (1976-79), Graig Nettles (1982-84), co-captains Willie Randolph and Ron Guidry (1986-89), and Don Mattingly (1991-95).
1990 – In the first extra-inning World Series game since 1986, the underdog Cincinnati Reds beat the powerful Oakland Athletics, 5 – 4, in ten innings, to take a surprising 2-0 lead in the World Series. Reds outfielder Billy Hatcher goes 4 for 4 to run his consecutive streak of hits to seven, tying a World Series record set by Thurman Munson.
On January 29, 1982, the New York Yankees name Graig Nettles the 6th team captain. Nettles becomes the first Yankee captain since Thurman Munson, who was killed in a 1979 plane crash. The honor was held by only two other players in the last 40 years. The slick-fielding veteran third baseman is the American League…
1980 – The late Yankee catcher Thurman Munson is inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of Kent State University.
After delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson’s funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer, a teammate and close friend of the deceased Yankee catcher, drives in all the runs in the Yankee 5-4 comeback victory over the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. The New York outfielder, with a bat he will never use again, hits a three-run home run and wins the game with a two-run single in 9th inning.
On August 2, 1979, 32-year-old Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees is killed when the Cessna Citation I/SP jet he is learning to fly clips a tree and crashes 1,000 feet short of the runway at Akron-Canton Regional Airport. The Yankee catcher had been taking lessons for over two years so he could get…