Thurman Munson was killed in the plane crash in which ... much of it due to one of the most famous quotes in baseball history: “I’m the straw that stirs the drink … Munson thinks he [can ...

Four decades later, it’s still tough to believe there’s no happy ending to the last Thurman Munson story. No miracles. No one pulled the Yankee captain from the burning wreckage of the Cessna ...

Lakota West High School’s baseball team lost to Lewis Center Olentangy 3-1 in a Division I state semifinal on Saturday at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton.

In the 40 years since Diana Munson lost her husband, Thurman, in a plane crash, she’s had countless conversations with fans who tell her where they were when the accident happened and she never ...

We remember Munson not for the life he lived, but for the way he died. So I guess it's fair to say that I'm not exactly the most qualified candidate to read a book about Thurman Munson. But boy ...

The pilot, Yankees captain Thurman Munson, could not be freed before the Cessna twin-engine turbojet burst into flames. The news of the 32-year-old All-Star catcher’s death stunned the baseball ...

New York Yankees' star catcher, Thurman Munson, died on Aug. 2, 1979, when the plane he was flying crashed short of the runway at Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio. He was 32. A cornerstone of the team ...

He turned around to face home plate. Then it hit him. The area around home was empty. Thurman Munson was missing. “It’s the only game that, when I went out there, I didn’t feel like pitching ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: As a May 7 re-dedication of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium approached, writer Steve Doerschuk talked to family members of the Yankee captain for fresh perspective of Munson's ...

World Series hero Mike Torrez will speak at annual Thurman Munson dinner in Canton Tickets available to public. Event promotes Munson's Hall of Fame candidacy. New York Yankees World Series hero ...

Diana Munson, the widow of the Yankees’ Thurman Munson, talks about raising children after the death of their celebrity father and her advice, as a mother, to Vanessa Bryant. By Harvey Araton ...

Gleyber Torres was honored this week at the 40th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner. Like Munson before him, the Yankees shortstop is dedicated to helping his community, even when the cameras ...