It was a successful Saturday afternoon for Munson and the Yankees on June 2, 1973. Munson caught a shutout behind the plate as Fritz Peterson (7 IP) and Sparky Lyle (2 IP) outdueled California's Nolan Ryan, 2-0. In three plate appearances Munson walked twice and struck out once. He scored the Yankees' second run in the fifth inning on a sac fly by Horace Clarke. (Ron Blomberg had an RBI single in the fourth for the other Yankee run.)
In other news, a supertanker and a container ship collided in New York Harbor, killing 15 crew members between the two ships. Other news of the day included an election in Australia, the Greek government was in turmoil with their king having just been deposed, and John Dean prepared his testimony in the Watergate hearings.
These Deckle Edge cards must be super rare. Just checked COMC and they don't have a single card in stock. I like how Topps tells the collector the exact date the photo was taken. It would have been cool had they used a newspaper clipping from that date.
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