We’ll never know what numbers the late great New York Yankees‘ Thurman Munson, who was born on June 7, 1947, would have added to his 10-year totals of 113 homers and 701 rbi’s had he not been taken away from us at such a young age.
This consummate Yankee Captain, the first since Lou Gehrig held the honor, is the first June 7 Yankee birthday we will acknowledge this day. Munson was a seven-time All Star in 10 years, he was a great clutch hitter, and had the 10th best World Series career batting average until just a few years ago.