Top Yankee Moments Of 2008 – Bobby Murcer

Posted by admin on January 5, 2009 under Top Yankee Moments Of 2008 | 2 Comments to Read

The passing of Bobby Murcer was definitely one of the low points of 2008. I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s listening to him announce the Yankee games. Listening to some of the video clips after his death, his voice just sounded like what I remember the Yankee games sounded like.

I may have known him more as a broadcaster than a baseball player, but his achievements as a player were more than noteworthy.

He was an all star five times and had one golden glove award.

With his 252 homeruns in his career, he’s tied with Brett Boone and Joe Torre for 185th most homeruns in major league history.

But what I might remember Murcer for is the game the day after Thurman Munson’s funeral. Yankees manager Billy Martin wanted to give Murcer the day off, but Murcer insisted on playing. He didn’t just play, he practically won the game for the Yankees. The Yankees were losing in the seventh inning, but Munson brought them back from a 4–0 deficit with a 3-run homer, then hitting a walk-off 2-run single down the left-field line in the bottom of the 9th.

Bobby Murcer tribute video from Youtube:

From doing a little research for this post, I found out that he wrote an autobiography – “Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes.” I’m definitely adding that to my list of books to read soon.