Catfish Hunter

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Catfish Hunter was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominance in the late 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees.

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Catfish Hunter canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ
human ⓘ
allStarSelection 1966 ⓘ
1967 ⓘ
1968 ⓘ
1970 ⓘ
1972 ⓘ
1973 ⓘ
1974 ⓘ
1975 ⓘ
bats right ⓘ
birthName James Augustus Hunter ⓘ
causeOfDeath Lou Gehrig's disease ⓘ
linked to: ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
CyYoungAward American League Cy Young Award ⓘ
linked to: Cy Young Award
CyYoungAwardYear 1974 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1999-09-09 ⓘ
finalMLBGameDate 1979-09-17 ⓘ
finalMLBTeam New York Yankees ⓘ
fullName James Augustus Hunter ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
HallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ
HallOfFameInductionYear 1987 ⓘ
height 6 ft 0 in ⓘ
jerseyNumber 27 ⓘ
29 ⓘ
league American League ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Kansas City Athletics ⓘ
linked to: Oakland Athletics

New York Yankees ⓘ
Oakland Athletics ⓘ
MLBDebutDate 1965-05-13 ⓘ
MLBDebutTeam Kansas City Athletics ⓘ
linked to: Oakland Athletics
nickname Catfish ⓘ
notableFor dominant pitching in late 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
key role in New York Yankees championships ⓘ
key role in Oakland Athletics dynasty ⓘ
pitchedPerfectGameAgainst Minnesota Twins ⓘ
pitchedPerfectGameDate 1968-05-08 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hertford, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hertford, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
playedFor Kansas City Athletics ⓘ
linked to: Oakland Athletics

New York Yankees ⓘ
Oakland Athletics ⓘ
positionPlayed pitcher ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
teamRetiredNumberBy New York Yankees ⓘ
Oakland Athletics ⓘ
throws right ⓘ
worldSeriesChampion 1972 ⓘ
1973 ⓘ
1974 ⓘ
1977 ⓘ
1978 ⓘ

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