Thurman Munson was born on June 7, 1947 and died on August 2, 1979. Thurman Munson would have been 32 years old at the time of death or 68 years old today.
Thurman Munson
Thurman Munson hit 18 home runs in 1977, 6 home runs in 1978, and 3 home runs in 1979.
Thurman Munson hit a career total of 113 homeruns over eleven years of regular season play. He hit an additional three homeruns, two in 1977 and one in 1978 in post season play.1969 - 11970 - 61971 - 101972 - 71973 - 201974 - 131975 - 121976 - 171977 - 181978 - 61979 - 3
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In 1979, Thurman Munson played in 97 games, all for the New York Yankees, and batting in all of them. He had 382 at bats, getting 110 hits, for a .288 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 4 sacrifice flies, and 39 runs batted in. He was walked 32 times, 2 times intentionally. He struck out 37 times. He hit 18 doubles, 3 triples, and 3 home runs.
In 1972, Thurman Munson played in 140 games, all for the New York Yankees, and batting in all of them. He had 511 at bats, getting 143 hits, for a .280 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 2 sacrifice flies, and 46 runs batted in. He was walked 47 times, 5 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 58 times. He hit 16 doubles, 3 triples, and 7 home runs.
In 1975, Thurman Munson played in 157 games, all for the New York Yankees, and batting in all of them. He had 597 at bats, getting 190 hits, for a .318 batting average, with 3 sacrifice hits, 10 sacrifice flies, and 102 runs batted in. He was walked 45 times, 8 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 6 times. He struck out 52 times. He hit 24 doubles, 3 triples, and 12 home runs.
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In 1971, Thurman Munson played in 125 games, all for the New York Yankees, and batting in all of them. He had 451 at bats, getting 113 hits, for a .251 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 3 sacrifice flies, and 42 runs batted in. He was walked 52 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 7 times. He struck out 65 times. He hit 15 doubles, 4 triples, and 10 home runs.
In 1978, Thurman Munson played in 154 games, all for the New York Yankees, and batting in all of them. He had 617 at bats, getting 183 hits, for a .297 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 10 sacrifice flies, and 71 runs batted in. He was walked 35 times, 6 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 70 times. He hit 27 doubles, 1 triple, and 6 home runs.
In 1972, Thurman Munson played for the New York Yankees. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1972, Thurman Munson had 511 at bats, 143 hits, 47 walks, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He had 2 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .343. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1972, Thurman Munson had 511 at bats, and hit 117 singles, 16 doubles, 3 triples, and 7 home runs, for a .364 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1972, Thurman Munson had a .343 On Base Percentage and a .364 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .707. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1972, Thurman Munson had a .343 On Base Percentage and 186 Total Bases for 63.76 Runs Created.