Only 6,298 fans showed up to the Oakland Coliseum on May 8, 1968, but the people who were there that night will never forget what they saw: perfection. Young Catfish Hunter, all of 22 years old, ...
Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game on this day in 1968. But he wasn’t perfect. He came to bat in the bottom of the fifth and flew out. Excuse me? On a night when he retired 27 consecutive Minnesota ...
The following is excerpted from Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s. Copyright © 2017 by Jason Turbow ...
A smiling Jim "Catfish" Hunter, left, answers questions Monday, January 1, 1975 as New York Yankee president Gabe Paul listens. ASSOCIATED PRESS A most important golden anniversary passed this week.
Folks in Hertford, N.C., will never forget hometown hero and Hall of Fame ace Jim “Catfish” Hunter. They remember their local baseball star as Jimmy. When James Augustus Hunter signed his first ...
Two years before George Steinbrenner signed Reggie Jackson to play right field and sell tickets, The Boss made a significant signing when he brought Jim (Catfish) Hunter from Oakland to The Bronx via ...
If you have spent much time matriculating at some of central Broward County’s most authentic beach bars, you are familiar with the laid-back charms of singer, songwriter and guitarist Catfish Hunter.
David Price is 30 years old, and one of the better pitchers in Major League Baseball. Everyone figured he’d have plenty of suitors during his free agent winter. But few expected the numbers just ...