Sunday, October 30, 2011

Jim "Catfish" Hunter


On this date in 1974, Jim Hunter of the A's wins the Cy Young Award after leading the league with 25 wins and a 2.47 ERA.

"I had some friends here from North Carolina who'd never seen a homer so I gave them a couple." - 1974 World Series post game press conference

3 comments:

Fuji said...

Sweet card... has a vintage shot of the Oakland Coliseum, a colorful design, and the player on the card isn't too shabby either. Love the quote too!

Contrary Guy said...

A somewhat forgotten player, unfortunately.

Fuji said...

He was one of those guys I never actually saw pitch... but as an A's fan, I've heard countless stories. He won't be forgotten by me, until I'm old and start losing my memory ;-)