Catcher's Mask, worn by Thurman Munson
date: label: date made
content: 1969 - 1979
name: label: associated person
content: Munson, Thurman
label: Associated Name
content: New York Yankees
notes: label: Description
content: Catcher's mask worn by Thurman Munson.
label: Description
content: In a career shortened by tragedy, New York Yankee catcher Thurman Munson (1947-1979) achieved more than most who ever played the game. Named American League Rookie of the Year in his first full season in the Majors (1970,) Munson would go on to appear in seven All-Star games, receive three Gold-Glove Awards, win two World Series (1977,1978) and be honored as the American League's Most Valuable Player (1976.) Munson's importance to the Yankees was recognized by his teammates, who named him captain in 1976: the first player on the club to be given the title since Lou Gehrig in 1935.
label: Description
content: In 1979 Munson died when a plane he was piloting crashed. His number 15, which can be seen written on the inside of the helmet, wa retired by the Yankees.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0706.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0706
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0706.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Catcher's Mask
label: Object Name
content: catcher's mask
label: Object Name
content: catcher's mask, baseball
label: Object Name
content: mask
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 10 in x 12 in; 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 30.48 cm