I give you the same bloody-nosed boy, Thurman Munson, in a batting cage now before his rookie year, taking his waggles, and a lithe future Hall of Famer named Roberto Clemente looking on.

Thurman Munson, seen here in 1970, was voted American League Rookie of the Year after his first complete season in that year after joining the Yankees late in the season on Aug. 8, 1969.

Aaron Judge became the 14th Yankee to win a Most Valuable Player Award on Thursday night, and just the second to have also won a Rookie of the Year Award. Thurman Munson is the only other player ...

The manager, the coaches and the players not in the lineup lined the top step of the dugout. The starters, with the exception of Jerry Narron, were out on the field at their posit ...

The lady was trying to convince me that Duke Sims — the Tribe’s catcher –was going to have a better season than the Yanks’ rookie catcher, a young man named Thurman Munson. Our debate lasted about 15 ...

Canton’s Thurman Munson won’t have a chance to be part ... He was an American League Rookie of the Year (1970), an AL MVP (1976), and a key figure in the Yankees’ three straight trips ...

Torrez appeared as guest speaker at the Thurman Munson Catchers Scholarship Dinner ... the year he was American League Rookie of the Year. He eventually bought a jet, intending to fly himself ...

George Brett will never forget the late Thurman Munson’s act of kindness in an otherwise hectic and wild fight. Brett, the legendary Royals third baseman, recalled how the Yankees catcher went ...

DETROIT -- New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Luis Gil edged Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser to win the 2024 American League Rookie ... Bahnsen (1968), Thurman Munson (1970), Dave ...