Yankee catcher Thurman Munson wins 1976 AL Most Valuable Player

Thurman Munson 1976 AL MVP

Thurman Munson 1976 AL MVPOn November 17, 1976 ā€” Yankee catcher Thurman Munson (.302, 17, 105), receiving 18 of the 24 first-place votes, easily outdistances Royalsā€™ third baseman George Brett to become the American Leagueā€™s MVP. The teamā€™s captain is the first Bronx Bomber to be selected as the leagueā€™s Most Valuable Player who had also previously won the Rookie of the Year award (1970).

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