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James Augustus Hunter (April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999), nicknamed "Catfish", was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter is the only pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by age 31.
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Jim "Catfish" Hunter, the Hall of Fame pitcher who ushered in baseball's era of big bucks for free agents, died today at age 53 after battling the disease named after another New York Yankees...
Catfish Hunter (born April 8, 1946, Hertford, North Carolina, U.S.—died September 9, 1999, Hertford) was an American professional baseball player who became one of the most successful right-handed pitchers of the modern era.
James Augustus “Catfish” Hunter played for championship teams in both Oakland and New York, finding success wherever he went. Though his career ended when he was just 33 years old, he still managed to win 224 games and five World Series championships along the way.
Catfish Hunter Bio. Fullname: James Augustus Hunter; Nickname: Jim; Born: 4/08/1946 in Hertford, NC; High School: Perquimans, Perquimans, NC; Debut: 5/13/1965; Hall of Fame: 1987; Died: 9/09/1999
Catfish Hunter, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Monday, April 8, 1946, in Hertford, North Carolina. Hunter was 19 years old when he broke into the major leagues on May 13, 1965, with the Kansas City Athletics.
For someone who always preferred the simple things in life, James Augustus Hunter was a complex man. To most of the world, he was Catfish, the big-game, big-money, right-handed ace who anchored an Oakland A’s pitching staff that won three straight World Series titles from 1972 to 1974.
Catfish Hunter was the cornerstone of the Yankees’ success over the last quarter-century. We were not winning before Catfish arrived. He exemplified class and dignity and he taught us how to...
One of North Carolina’s most prolific baseball players, Jim “Catfish” Hunter excelled on the baseball mound from his young days in Hertford to his last professional years with the New York Yankees.