Last time on Futurama, we learned many years ago that Fry once competed in a hot dog eating contest. He was actually pretty good at it, but lost against a tough adversary. He tried to see if he still ...

A smiling Jim "Catfish" Hunter, left, answers questions Monday, January 1, 1975 as New York Yankee president Gabe Paul listens. ASSOCIATED PRESS A most important golden anniversary passed this week.

One month after the A’s debut in the Oakland Coliseum following their move from Kansas City, they give their new fans a historic thrill. Jim “Catfish” Hunter threw a perfect game—the first in the ...

To begin to put Charlie Finley in perspective, understand and grant this: Since Oct. 7, 1952, the day the Yankees won their fourth straight World Series, only two owners have won three in succession.

Ray Kroc pledged to make the Padres a winner when he stepped up in January of 1974 and saved the franchise from moving to Washington, D.C. Kroc’s chance to live up to that promise came 11 months later ...

Catfish has the Twins hooked. Catfish Hunter, the Oakland Athletics' 22-year-old right-hander, becomes the first American League pitcher to throw a perfect game in the regular season in 46 years when ...

Catfish Hunter, a pitcher for the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees, grew up in Perquimans County. He died 11 years ago this week.