Baseball fans are mourning the death of Jim "Catfish" Hunter. The North Carolina native died Thursday ofALS, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Hunter passed away at his home in Hertford.

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 ...

A most important golden anniversary passed this week. New Year’s Eve marked 50 years to the day since the Yankees flew Catfish Hunter up to their temporary offices (Yankee Stadium was midway through ...

One of the most agonizing aspects of the A’s long goodbye to Oakland is knowing when to cut the emotional ties. For some, it was the moment the team announced it is moving to Sacramento after this ...

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 ...