- Catfish Hunter's career was starting to wind down at this point. He had arm trouble in 1977 and was able to make only 22 starts.
- Hunter was left off of the playoff roster in the AL Championship Series due to a hernia.
- 1977 Stats:
- Regular Season: 9-9, 4.71 ERA in 22 starts
- AL Championship Series: did not pitch
- World Series: 0-1, 10.38 ERA in 2 games (2 starts)
- 1977 Highlights:
- April 7 - Pitched seven shutout innings and earned the win on opening day to help the Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0.
- June 6 - Allowed two runs in a 9-2 complete game victory over the Texas Rangers.
- Other card blogs: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1974, 1974, 1975, 1975, 1975, 1976, 1976, 1976, 1976 Kellogg's, 1979
This blog covers all things baseball in 1977. Baseball cards from that year is a main focus of the site.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
1977 Topps Baseball #280 - Jim Hunter
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