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)

Satchel Paige: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: July 7, 1906

1919-1923: Committed to an Industrial school for truancy

1924-26: Played Semi-pro ball for Mobile Tigers

1926: Signed with Chattanooga Black Lookouts

1927: Sold to Birmingham Black Barons

1927-9: Black Barons

1929: Jumped to Cuban League

1930: Baltimore Black Sox

1931: Homestead Grays

1933: Jumped teams again

1934: Pitched against Dizzy Dean in several exhibitions (they continued through 1945 in the offseason)

1935: Jumped teams again; received a ban from the NNL for jumping

1936: Faced Joe DiMaggio in an exhibition (DiMaggio went 1-for-4 and knocked in the winning run)

1936: Returned to NNL

1937: Jumped to the Dominican Republic

1938: Went to Mexico

1939: Arm problems left him teamless, so he barnstormed some more

1939-40: Puerto Rico

1940-47: Kansas City Monarchs

1946-47: Barnstormed against Bob Feller

1948: Signed by Cleveland Indians

Debut: July 9, 1948 (Oldest man ever to debut at age 42)

1948: Hesitation pitch ruled illegal

1948: Indians win World Series

1951: Signed by St. Louis Browns

1952-53: Made All Star Team

1954-57: Minors and barnstorming

1957: Appeared in the movie, The Wonderful Country

1965: Signed by Kansas City A's

1966: Played final game in minors

1968: Became deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Missouri (lost re-election)

1968-9: Coach/Pitcher for Braves (Braves signed him so he could get a pension)

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Negro League Committee)

1982: Died

Accomplishments:

1948 World Champion

2x All Star

28-31 record

3.29 ERA

179 games-26 starts-7 CG

4 SHO

109 GF

Led league in GF (35): 1952

32 saves

476 IP

288 Strikeouts

1.279 WHIP

Postseason: 1 game, 0.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 runs, 0 strikeouts (1948 World Series)