He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, despite having won only 224 games.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, despite having won only 224 games. He was granted free agency by arbitrator Peter Seitz after a dispute with his first team's owner over a fifty thousand dollar life insurance policy, but this ruling proved less important than that of Andy Messersmith the following year. Debuting in 1965, his finest season saw his Cy Young Award winning campaign, which culminated in his team's third consecutive World Series title. He was known as a great big game pitcher, starting in six World Series, winning five. With a nickname given by Charles Finley, FTP, name this dominant pitcher of the 1970's, who originally pitched for the Oakland Athletics before signing with George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankee's, and whose nickname was "Catfish."
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, despite having won only 224 games.
Jim “Catfish” {Hunter}