Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 24, 1975, n'oge egwuregwu megide Baltimore Orioles, Munson na Mike Torrez sere okwu. Torrez gbara Munson egbe n'agba nke mbụ, nye ya goolu n'agba nke anọ, ma gbagoro ya n'isi n'agba nke isii. Mgbe Munson batara na nke asatọ, onye ọka ikpe Nick Bremigan dọrọ Torrez aka na ntị ka ọ ghara ịtụgharị brushback ọzọ; oge a, Torrez fụrụ nsusu ọnụ na Munson. A kpochapụrụ oche ndị ahụ, mana a kụghị ọkpọ ọ bụla; agbanyeghị, mgbe Munson gbasasịrị iji kwụsị bat, ọ na-ebo onye na-agba ya ebubo. Munson gbara bọọlụ nke kachasị elu.318 n'ime, nke bụ nke atọ na egwuregwu n'azụ Rod Carew na Fred Lynn. Maka mmalite nke oge, a họpụtara Munson onye isi ndị otu Yankees mbụ kemgbe Lou Gehrig lara ezumike nká na. Ọ zaghachiri site na ịkụ.302 na 17 home runs na 105 RBI iji nweta American League MVP Award ma duru ndị Yankees gaa n'ọkwa World Series mbụ ha kemgbe ahụ. Ọ gbara bọọlụ.435 na RBI atọ na agba atọ n'egwuregwu bọọlụ
N'asọmpi American League Championship Series megide Kansas City Royals, ma gbaa.529 na RBI abụọ na agba abụọ gbara na World Series megide Cincinnati Reds. Ebe ọ bụ na ọ bụla egwuregwu atọ na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla, Munson gara anọ maka anọ na egwuregwu ikpeazụ nke Series na Yankee Stadium, mana New York kpochapụrụ site na "Big Red Machine". E jikọtara ya na ihe o nwetara na nke ikpeazụ ya abụọ na bats na egwuregwu atọ, ihe isii o nwetara n'usoro ya jikọtara ndekọ World Series nke Goose Goslin nke Washington Senators setịpụrụ na.