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Catfish Hunter
James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter (April 8, 1946 - September 9, 1999) was a prolific Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher between 1965 and 1979. He earned five World Series championship rings, threw a perfect game in 1968, and was known as a skilled control pitcher. He played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees, and was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.
Hunter died in Hertford, North Carolina, where he was born, as a result of Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was only 53 years old.
Career statistics
| W | L | PCT | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | SO | WP | HBP |
| 224 | 166 | .574 | 3.26 | 500 | 476 | 181 | 42 | 0 | 3449 | 2958 | 1248 | 1380 | 374 | 954 | 2012 | 49 | 49 |
Categories: Baseball Hall of Fame | 1966 American League All-Stars | 1967 American League All-Stars | 1970 American League All-Stars | 1972 American League All-Stars | 1973 American League All-Stars | 1974 American League All-Stars | 1975 American League All-Stars | 1976 American League All-Stars | Kansas City Athletics players | New York Yankees players | Oakland Athletics players | Major league pitchers | 1946 births | 1999 deaths | People from North Carolina
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