Catfish Hunter: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Born: April 6, 1946
1964: Signed by Kansas City A's
Debut: May 13, 1965 (A's)
1965: A's owner Charlie Finley gave Hunter his nickname
1968: A's move to Oakland
1968: Perfect Game
1971: A's win AL West
1972-74: A's win World Series
1974: Cy Young Award
1974: 25-12, 2.49, 23 CG, 318.1 IP, 0.986 WHIP, 143 Strikeouts
1974: Signed by New York Yankees
1976: Bob Dylan wrote "Catfish" for Hunter
1976: Fourth Major Leaguer to win 200 games before age 31
1976: Yanks win Pennant
1977-78: Yanks win World Series
1978: Diagnosed with diabetes
1979: Retired
1987: Elected to Hall of Fame (76% of vote)
1990: Bay Area Hall of Fame
1991: #27 retired by A's
1998: Diagnosed with ALS
1999: Died

Accomplishments:
5x World Champion
8x All Star
1974 Cy Young
1974 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2x Player of the Week
Perfect Game (1968)
20+ wins (1971-75)
224-166
3.26
500 Games-476 GS
181 CG
42 SHO
3449.1 IP
2,012 Strikeouts
1.134 WHIP
15+ Wins: 7x
20+ Wins: 5x
Sub 3 ERA: 5x
Sub 2.50 ERA: 2x
10+ CG: 9x
15+ CG: 5x
20+ CG: 3x
30 CG (led league): 1975
200+ IP: 10x
250+ IP: 8x
300+ IP: 2x
1.000 WHIP: 3x
Led league in wins: 2x
Led league in Win %: 2x
Led league in ERA (2.49): 1974
Led league in GS (40): 1970
Led league in IP (328): 1975
Led league in WHIP: 2x
Postseason: 9-6, 3.26, 22 games, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 1 SV, 132.1 IP, 70 Ks 1.126 WHIP (12 Series)

Frank Tanana timeline

Born: July 3, 1953
1971: Drafted by California Angels
1971-3: Minor Leagues
Debut: September 9, 1973 (Angels)
1975: 17 strikeouts
1975: 13 inning ND vs Boston
1976: Tanana and Catfish Hunter each pitched 13 Inning Shutout in ND
1976: Only pitcher with two 13 inning shutout ND
1977: Pitching Title
1979: Shoulder Injury
1979: Angels win AL West
1981: Traded to the Boston Red Sox
1982: Signed by Texas Rangers
1985: Traded to Detroit Tigers
1987: Shutout Blue Jays on final day of season to win AL East
1987: Tigers win AL East
1992: Signed by New York Mets
1993: Traded to New York Yankees
1999: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (0%)
2006: Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:

3x All Star
1977 Pitching Title
3x Player of the Month
Player of the Week (July 20, 1975)
240-236
3.66 ERA
638 Games-616 GS
143 CG
34 SHO
1 Save
4,188.1 IP
2,773 K
1.270 WHIP
Led league in Losses (18): 1982
Led league in ERA (2.54): 1977
Led league in SHO (7): 1977
Led league in strikeouts (1975): 269
Led league in WHIP (0.988): 1976
15+ Wins: 6x
Sub 3.50 ERA: 6x
Sub 3 ERA: 3x
10+ CG: 5x
15+ CG: 3x
20+ CG: 2x
200+ IP: 13x
250+ IP: 3x
200+ Strikeouts: 3x
Postseason: 0-1, 4.35, 2 GS, 10.1 IP, 12 Hits, 6 BB, 4 K, 4 HBP, 1.742 WHIP (2 Series)

Greatest RHP in AL history by team

Baltimore: Jim Palmer (1965-84)
Boston: Roger Clemens (1984-96) and Cy Young (1901-08)
New York Yankees: Red Ruffing (1930-46)
Tampa Bay Rays: James Shields (2006-12)
Toronto Blue Jays: Roy Halladay (1998-2009)
Chicago White Sox: Ted Lyons (1923-46)
Cleveland Indians: Bob Feller (1936-56)
Detroit Tigers: Jack Morris (1977-90)
Kansas City Royals: Bret Saberhagen (1984-91)
Minnesota Twins: Walter Johnson via Washington (1907-27)
Houston Astros: Roy Oswalt (2001-10)
Los Angeles Angels: Nolan Ryan (1972-79)
Oakland A's: Jim Hunter (1965-74)
Seattle Mariners: Felix Hernandez (2005-present)
Texas Rangers: Charlie Hough (1980-90)

All Time single season baseball leaders (in my lifetime)

Batting Average:
George Brett .390 (1980)

Tony Gwynn .394 (1994)

OBP:
Barry Bonds .609 (2004)

Non-Steroid OBP:
Frank Thomas .487 (1994)

Wade Boggs .476 (1988)

SLG:
Barry Bonds .863 (2001)

Jeff Bagwell .750 (1994)

Larry Walker .720 (1997)

At Bats:
Jimmy Rollins 716 (2007)

Runs:
Jeff Bagwell 152 (2000)

Hits:
Ichiro: 262 (2004)

Doubles:
Todd Helton 59 (2000)

Triples:
Curtis Granderson 23 (2007)

Home Runs:
Barry Bonds 73 (2001)

Ryan Howard 58 (2006)

RBI:
Manny Ramirez 165 (1999)

Andres Galarraga 150 (1996)

Walks:
Barry Bonds 232 (2004)

Jeff Bagwell 149 (1999)

Strikeouts:
Mark Reynolds 223 (2009)

Steals:
Rickey Henderson 130 (1982)

OPS:
Barry Bonds 1.421 (2004)

Frank Thomas 1.217 (1994)

Larry Walker 1.171 (1997)

Pitchers

ERA :

Dwight Gooden 1.53 (1985)

Wins:
Steve Carlton 27 (1972)

Bob Welch 27 (1990)

Games:
Mike Marshall 106 (1974)

Saves:
Francisco Rodriguez 62 (2008)

IP:
Wilbur Wood 376 2/3 (1972)

Strikeouts:
Nolan Ryan 383 (1973)

Complete Games:
Catfish Hunter 30 (1975)

Shutouts:
John Tudor 10 (1985)

Game Starts:
Wilbur Wood 49 (1972)

Walks:
Nolan Ryan 204 (1977)

Losses:
Steve Arlin 21 (1972)

Steve Bahnsen 21 (1973)

Mike Maroth 21 (2003)

Top 10 Athletics Moments

Here are the top 10 moments in Philadelphia and Oakland A's History:

1910: $100,000 infield wins World Series: The Philadelphia Athletics fielded a highly paid team. The infield included Harry Davis, Jack Berry, Frank Baker, and Eddie Collins. The A’s won three championships in four years.

1929-1930: A’s go back-to-back: The A’s made three straight World Series appearances and won consecutive titles in 1929 and 1930. To win the pennant, they beat out the Yankees of Ruth and Gehrig.

1932: Jimmy Foxx’s season for the ages: .364, 58 HR, 169 RBI, 151 runs scored, 1.218 OPS, AL MVP.

1950: Connie Mack retires: Mack managed the A’s for fifty years. He won 3584 games as A’s manager and 149 for the Pirates. He won 9 pennants and 5 titles.

1968: Catfish throws perfect game: (against a good hitting Twins team)

1974: Three-peat: The A’s won the world title from 1972-74.

1982: Rickey steals 130 bases: That number is now mind boggling. Wasn’t at the time.

1989: A’s win Earthquake series

1991: Rickey steals #939: and is then overshadowed by Nolan Ryan’s no-hitter.

2002: A’s win 20th straight game: 12-11 over KC