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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)...
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    Series in 1972, 1973, and 1974, led by players including Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, and owner Charlie O. Finley. After...
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    Baseball Hall of Fame: Cy Young, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay. David Cone won the Cy Young Award...
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  • 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991. "Catfish" was a tribute to future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Catfish Hunter. Joe Cocker covered the song and included...
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  • the Boston Red Sox at mid-July suffering from injuries to pitchers Catfish Hunter and Jim Beattie. A public display of antipathy between manager Billy...
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    On May 8, 1968, Jim "Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the Minnesota...
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    intra-squad theatrics for the American League. After yet another banner year (Catfish Hunter won 25 games, Reggie Jackson knocked in 105 runs, and Billy North stole...
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  • band fronted by Don Walker Catfish (album), a 1976 album by Four Tops "Catfish" (Bob Dylan song), a song about Catfish Hunter on Dylan's The Bootleg Series...
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  • against the wall in the ninth inning on a ball hit by Denis Menke. Catfish Hunter pitched eight strong innings, consistently wiggling out of trouble,...
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    straight World Series titles. Joining a staff that featured Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter, he won 19 games in 1972 (7th in the AL) and was named to the All-Star...
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    League team was leading 4–1 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Catfish Hunter gave up a home run and two singles. With runners at first and second...
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  • season is in full swing with the annual quest to catch "Catfish Hunter," an unusually large catfish that seems to enjoy eluding anyone who tries to catch...
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  • beard. In an attempt to do just that, Finley asked A's pitchers Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Rollie Fingers (who came to be known for his long handlebar mustache)...
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    move that started the modern era of free agency, signing star pitcher Catfish Hunter away from Oakland. Midway through the 1975 season, the team hired former...
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  • Giambi (2000) Miguel Tejada (2002) See: Cy Young Award Vida Blue (1971) Catfish Hunter (1974) Bob Welch (1990) Dennis Eckersley (1992) Barry Zito (2002) See:...
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  • pitching staff featured three 20-game winners, Ken Holtzman (21–13), Catfish Hunter (21–5), and Vida Blue (20–9), with Rollie Fingers (22 saves, 1.92) serving...
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  • White and Rivers set the table for the power hitters. Super free agent Catfish Hunter headed the staff while reliever Sparky Lyle led the A.L. in saves with...
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  • with the Athletics. The 1973 A's had three 20-game winners in Jim (Catfish) Hunter, Ken Holtzman and Vida Blue. The A's were on the receiving end of some...
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  • games to 1. Rollie Fingers, World Series Most Valuable Player Award Catfish Hunter, P, American League Cy Young Award 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star...
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  • O'Neill Mariano Rivera Babe Ruth Joe Torre Bernie Williams Yogi Berra Catfish Hunter Roger Maris The History of the Yankees; a six-part, six-hour series...
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  • Hunter - drums, percussion (on track 5) Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 434. ISBN 9780862415419. Eder, Bruce. Catfish Rising...
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    A's won a fifth consecutive division title, but the loss of pitcher Catfish Hunter, baseball's first modern free agent, left them vulnerable, and they...
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    83 Rick Reuschel 2,015 84 Orel Hershiser 2,014 85 Dan Haren 2,013 86 Catfish Hunter † 2,012 87 Andy Benes 2,000 88 Billy Pierce 1,999 89 Kevin Appier 1...
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    Stephen Vogt (category Columbus Catfish players)
    coined for him the chant "I believe in Stephen Vogt!" Vogt won the Catfish Hunter Award for being the Athletics' most inspirational player for three consecutive...
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  • (under Alvin Dark), pitcher Catfish Hunter filed a grievance, claiming that the team had violated its contract with Hunter by failing to make timely payment...
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  • Thurman Munson, who was elected to start by the fans; Chris Chambliss; Catfish Hunter; Willie Randolph; Mickey Rivers; and Sparky Lyle. By the end of the...
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    league home run in the history of the Coliseum. On May 8 of that year, Catfish Hunter pitched the ninth perfect game in Major League history at the Coliseum...
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    forced to use a sore-shouldered Catfish Hunter in Game 2. The Dodgers hit three homers in the first three innings off Hunter, as Ron Cey hit a two-run home...
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  • increase over the prior year's 62–99 mark. The team's young core of Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Gene Tenace...
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    229 70 George Mullin 228 71 Zack Greinke (0) 225 72 Jim Bunning* 224 Catfish Hunter* 224 74 Hooks Dauss 223 Paul Derringer 223 Mel Harder 223 77 Tim Hudson...
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