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Thurman Munson: The Yankees' Eternal, Most-cherished Captain
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The day Thurman died - John Finger dot com
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August 6, 1979: Yankees bury Thurman Munson, win emotional game
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Thurman Munson Cardboard Gods
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Ron Blomberg, Baseball's First DH, Focused On Getting Thurman
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Documents Shed Light on the Life and Death of Thurman Munson - The
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Yankees' Luke Voit and Gio Urshela, Mets' Michael Conforto, Giants
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BLOMBERG: Remembering Thurman Munson 40 years after former Yankee
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