Thurman Lee Munson was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979. A seven-time All-Star, Munson had a career batting average of .292 with 113 home runs and 701 runs batted in (RBIs). Known for his outstanding fielding, he won the Gold Glove Award in three consecutive years (1973–75).

Headlines from June 7, 1947

YOUNG REPUBLICANS HIT TRUMAN RECORD; ' Politics Playing,' Incompetence, Reds on Payroll Are Charged as 700 Convene YOUNG REPUBLICANS HIT TRUMAN RECORD

EISENHOWER BIDS US STABILIZE WORLD; Tells 35th Division, Truman in Audience, We Must Not Let Hostility Abroad Deflect Us THE PRESIDENT GREETED BY ST. LO MAYOR IN KANSAS CITY Eisenhower Urges U.S. Stabilize World Depite Foreign Hostility

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RECOGNITION BY U.S. OF HUNGARY REGIME APPEARS CERTAIN; Issue Is Held Separate From Strong Protest to Russians Against Communist Coup VIEW ON BULGARIA SIMILAR Budapest Envoy Quits Legation -- Soviet Tells Britain Papers in Nagy Case Are Unavailable RECOGNITION BY U.S. OF HUNGARY LIKELY

BRIBERY LAID TO 3 IN THE PIER INQUIRY; Brody, Auditore and Gross Are Indicted Again -- Wechsler to Head Haslett Hearing Brody, Auditore and Gross Indicted On Bribery Charges in Dock Case

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