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Jim "Catfish" Hunter

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* 8-time AL All-Star (1966, 1967, 1970 & 1972-1976) * Perfect Game (May 8, 1968) * AL Cy Young Award Winner (1974) * AL ERA Leader (1974) * 2-time AL Wins Leader (1974 & 1975) * AL Innings Pitched Leader (1975) * AL Complete Games Leader (1975) * 15 Wins Seasons: 7 (1970-1976) * 20 Wins Seasons: 5 (1971-1975) * 25 Wins Seasons: 1 (1974) * 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 10 (1967-1976) * 300 innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1974 & 1975) * Member of five World Series Championship teams: Oakland Athletics (1972, 1973 & 1974) and New York Yankees (1977 & 1978) * Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1987 (elected with Billy Williams) * My six major league home runs were hit against Barry Moore, Frank Bertaina, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, Sam McDowell, and Mickey Lolich. * Hit a combined .429 (24-for-56) against All-Stars Mike Cuellar, Mickey Lolich, Sam McDowell, Denny McLain, Camilo Pascual, Gary Peters, and Mel Stottlemyre * Held All-Stars Tommie Agee, Sal Bando, Bert Campaneris, Chris Chambliss, Doug DeCinces, Dwight Evans, George Hendrick, Frank Howard, and Bobby Richardson to a .129 collective batting average (40-for-310) * Held Thurman Munson plus Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, and Carl Yastrzemski to a .211 collective batting average (107-for-506) Catfish Hunter was only the 4th (and last) American League pitcher to win 20 games in a season for 5 consecutive seasons (1971-1975). The others were Walter Johnson (10), Lefty Grove (7), and Bob Feller (5). Jim Palmer had 2 consecutive 4-year streaks (1970-1973) and (1975-1978) for 8 in 9 years.

Who I'd like to meet:

Being a pro athlete, I've already met just about everyone I could hope to meet. That being said, I wouldn't mind being able to have shook Hank Williams' hand. But he's with The Lord now. However, that Waylon Jennings seems like he'd be a barrel of fun. Probably could tell a good story or two. Here's some friends of mine that I hope y'all can meet someday. The first is Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. A real class act. Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
Bill "The Spaceman" Lee is really something else. I could tell you some stories about him, but this is a family website. Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
And we can't forget my pal Dock Ellis. They say he pitched a no-hitter while "tripping" on the LSD. I can't verify the story myself, though. I'm a whiskey kinda guy. Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
Meet Guitar Wolf, some kooky kats from Japan that I met on my last tour of that country. They had a real appreciation for baseball and rock 'n roll, two passions of mine. Enjoy...

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Hometown: Bear Swamp, NC
  • Orientation: Straight
  • Body type: 6' 2" / Athletic
  • Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
  • Religion: Christian - other
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries
  • Smoke / Drink: Yes / Yes
  • Occupation: MLB Pitcher
  • Income: $250,000 and Higher

Companies

  • Kansas City Athletics

    • Kansas City, Missouri US
    • Starting Pitcher
    1965-1967

  • Oakland Athletics

    • Oakland, California US
    • Starting Pitcher
    1968-1974

  • New York Yankees

    • New York, New York US
    • Starting Pitcher
    1975-1979

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