45 Years Ago Today: After delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer drives in all five runs of the New York #Yankees 5-4 comeback victory vs. the Baltimore #Orioles on an emotional night at Yankee Stadium! (August 6, 1979) #MLB #Baseball #History #RepBX | Baseball by BSmile

Thurman Munson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. | YES Network

⚾️On August 2, 1979 Thurman Munson, the New York Yankees' first captain since Lou Gehrig, is killed when the plane he is piloting crashes short of the runway on an attempted landing at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio. The Cessna Citation twin-engine jet loses its wings and bursts into flames after the crash. The 2 passengers (Dave Hall and Jerry Anderson) try to remove Munson from the plane, but they can't because of the fire. The 2 are taken to the hospital with burns. Munson died of asphyxiat