Catfish Hunter
Catfish Hunter
James Augustus "Jim" or "Catfish" Hunterwas a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, and New York Yankees. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 career games by the age of 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent. He was a member of five World Series championship teams...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 April 1946
CityHertford, NC
CountryUnited States of America
On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'
I had some friends here from North Carolina who'd never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.
The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time.
The bigger the game, the better I liked it. Not that I was about to let anybody know I was excited. I approached every game the same way. One pitch, one hitter at a time.