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This Day In New York Yankees History: Thurman Munson Passes From Plane Crash
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The Day Baseball Was No Longer Just a Game - Frank Fiume
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Thurman Munson & the Shea Stadium scoreboard: The awful way Lee Mazzilli and Mets found out about Yankee catcher's death – New York Daily News
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Pepe: Thurman Munson will be missed off the field, too – New York Daily News
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Celebrating Thurman Munson's life by those who knew him
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Lot Detail - ''New York Daily News'' From 3 August 1979 -- Yankee's Thurman Munson Dies in Plane Crash
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Thurman Munson & the Shea Stadium scoreboard: The awful way Lee Mazzilli and Mets found out about Yankee catcher's death – New York Daily News
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The Day Baseball Was No Longer Just a Game - Frank Fiume
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A Look Back: New York Yankees captain Thurman Munson perished in tragic plane crash 42 years ago
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The Day Baseball Was No Longer Just a Game - Frank Fiume
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MetsRewind on X: August 2, 1979: @Yankees catcher Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. @Mets broadcasters Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner broke the news during a game at Shea Stadium. Here's