This day in baseball: Munson’s plaque
Posted: September 20, 2016 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, Thurman Munson, Yankee Stadium Leave a commentOn September 20, 1980, a bronze plaque was dedicated to Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium. Munson had passed away the previous year attempting to land his Cessna Citation at Akron-Canton Airport.