Munson did not like being compared with Boston's handsomer, more stately catcher, Carlton Fisk. One day Appel quite innocently listed in his press notes, AL ASSIST LEADERS, CATCHERS: FISK, Boston ...

Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk were great baseball talents. Munson and Fisk were great players. Fisk had a better career than Munson did. As Helen Gamble of The Practice might say, "I wonder why." ...

Fisk's WAR from 1972-82 was 42.4, so Munson had a better total WAR as well as a better average WAR for their first 10 seasons. Runs Batting, or Rbat, refers to the number of runs better or worse ...

The teams' catchers, New York's Thurman Munson and Boston's Carlton Fisk, started the meelee that helped revitalize the two sides conflict. Munson was the gruff Yankees captain who felt overlooked.

Thurman Munson will get another chance for election Sunday. ... He finished with a .292 batting average while Hall of Fame catchers Carlton Fisk hit .284 and Johnny Bench batted .267 during the 1970s.

Associated Press file photoIn three consecutive World Series -- 1976, 1977, and 1978 -- Thurman Munson hit .529, .320 and .320 respectively. The six-time All-Star died in a plane crash on Aug. 2 ...

Thurman Munson's pedal-to-the-metal career, ... Munson barreled into Boston catcher Carlton Fisk, triggering a 10-minute brawl. Munson's daughter Kelly keeps a photograph of the Fisk collision, ...

Thurman Munson, 25.4 Bill Freehan, 21.1 Of the players in front of Munson, Bench, Carter, Piazza, Fisk and Berra are all in the Hall of Fame, and Rodriguez could be soon.

In his book on baseball legends, Rob Neyer examines a story about rival catchers Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...