Catfish Hunter

So Suttelmeyer will try to go above the 500 mark.

He'll be opposed by Jim Catfish Hunter, who has won as many games as any pitcher in the American League this year.

Hunter comes into this game tonight with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses.

He has one win against the Yankees.

He fought the second game of the doubleheader yesterday.

And he'll be batting seventh.

Tony La Russa, who has been brought up from the minor league, will be batting eighth and playing second base and batting ninth and pitching for his third attempt at win number 14, Catfish Hunter.

Jim Catfish Hunter.

And after the conclave was over, it was decided that Alex would be in the lineup this evening against the Oakland A's.

And the Angels will have to be one of the best in baseball if they are to get a split in this two-game series as Jim Catfish Hunter goes after his ninth consecutive victory.

Look over the starting lineups right after our national anthem.

We certainly hope you're planning to be with us for one of the big days of the year, right around the corner.

Dave Duncan will do the catching, the hero of last night's ballgame.

Dick Green will be at second base.

And Jim Catfish Hunter, the Catfish has won eight in a row.

He has lost two at finer and run average of 2.47 going for him.

Tomorrow, Andy Messerschmidt for the Angels.

He's posed by Catfish Hunter.

And the two-two pitch.

Swing! That's number four.

And Green faces a one-two pitch.

Tomorrow, day game, broadcast time at 110.

It'll be Andy Messersmith, the Angels representative in the All-Star game, against Catfish Hunter.

The pitch.

It's 1-1 now.

In the doubleheader tomorrow in Kansas City, it'll be Catfish Hunter and George Lazarik for the Oakland A's.

We don't know who will pitch for Kansas City as yet.

The weather in Kansas City today, they say, is beautiful and long-range forecast for three good days.

Landis, 0-2 pitch to Kraus.

Fouled off.

Marhat in Kansas City will be Catfish Hunter and George Lazarique.

On Tuesday night, Chuck Dobson will pitch in his hometown against the Royals.

Seven pitchers have a victory piece at the moment.

Of course, Catfish Hunter has been saddled with all three Yankee losses.

So Figueroa, the sinker ball pitchers, finished his warm-up throws, and Jim Wolford, the left fielder, steps in for the Kansas City Royals.

Royals beat the Yankees 7-12 last year, and they started off in the opener last night where they left off last year by winning 3-2 as Flieger.

guys.

Right.

He was thrilled to meet Catfish Hunter, and of course it was good for me to see Yogi again.

He's been on the Today program several times.

Should Figueroa win this ballgame, he'll be the first Yankee Earl of 1976 to win a couple of ballgames.

Seven pitchers have a victory piece at the moment, of course, Catfish Hunter.

has been saddled with all three Yankee losses.

So Figueroa, the sinker ball pitcher, is going to finish his warm-up throws, and Jim Wolford, the left fielder, steps in for the Kansas City Royals.

Right.

He was

thrilled to meet Catfish Hunter, and of course it was good for me to see Yogi again.

He's been on the

Very exciting pitcher.

And many of the Yankees said that when they faced him, they felt they were facing Catfish Hunter.

The same type of stuff, but a little more velocity.

Kept the ball down.

Fans want him out for about.

He'll come out, I feel sure.

The last 20-game winner for the Yankees was Catfish Hunter in 1975.

The last left-hander to win 20 games was Fritz Peterson, who won his 20th game on the last day of the season against the Red Sox in Boston.

On August 1st, all fans at the game will receive a Yankee watch.

And then on Sunday, August 2nd, will be Hall of Fame Day honoring Catfish Hunter.

Tickets are on sale right now, and who knows? Mattingly still may have that home run streak alive.

First pitch to Henderson is on the outside corner, strike one.

That series will be highlighted by two special days.

August 1st, it'll be Yankee Watch Day.

August 2nd, Hall of Fame Day, honoring Catfish Hunter.

Tickets are on sale now.

Pitches low and outside, a working ball, 2-1.

Billy Hunter coaching at third base, George Stoller at first with Baltimore, George Bamberger, the Baltimore pitching coach, and Jim Fries, the bullpen coach for Earl Weaver.

Swing and a miss at a low fastball by Coggins, and it's 2-2.

Rich Coggins, who didn't have nearly as good a year as he had his rookie year last year, but he did have a lot of tough luck earlier this year.