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Originally Posted by GrimmyDee
Glad you mentioned Thurman as he is another major reason I started in 1977. Having been raised in the Akron/Canton area, I was just a few miles away from where Munson's plane went down. I was only 5 at the time, but after reading about him while growing up - I began to admire and miss the guy. I was a catcher for 8+ years.
Thurman is having a great season so far, batting 7th in the potent Yankee lineup:
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Thurman Munson
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
18 73 23 3 1 2 15 8 2 6 .315 .338 .466 .803
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Awesome numbers so far. It's a shame you were so young when he passed you missed one hell of a ball player and the epitomy of what a Yankee is