James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter (April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999) was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From to , he was a pitcher for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter is the only pitcher since to win 200<!-- career--> games by age 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent, and was a member of five World Series championship teams. Wikipedia