Catfish Hunter
James Augustus Hunter, nicknamed "Catfish", was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by age 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent, and was a member of five World Series championship teams.
8 April 1946
Born on the same birth date (8 April 1946): Tim Thomerson
Born on the same birth day (8 April): Albert I of Belgium • Anthony Farrar-Hockley • August Wilhelm von Hofmann • Carlos Deltour • Douglas Trumbull • Frédérick Bousquet • Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney • Jack Le Goff • John Gavin • John Thomas Campbell • Marie Byles • Patricia Girard • Patrick Schliwa • Phil Schaap • Sara Northrup Hollister • Toutai Kefu • William Joseph Chaminade • Yip Harburg
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