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August 8, 1969 – Akron native Thurman Munson makes his Major League Baseball debut as a New York Yankee. Munson, who grew up in Canton, would be a seven-time All-Star before dying in a twin-engine jet crash while practicing touch-and-goes at Akron-Canton airport. An empty locker with Munson's number 15 on it remains in the Yankee clubhouse as a tribute to the catcher.
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