Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023
1. Jim "Catfish" Hunter Marker
Major League Baseball pitcher for 15 years who never played Minor League Baseball
Career Record
224 wins — 166 losses — ERA 3.26
World Series Record
5 wins — 3 losses
P.C.H.S. Baseball 1961-1964
American Legion Baseball 1962-1963
Kansas City Athletics 1965-1967
Oakland Athletics 1968-1974
New York Yankees 1975-1979
Perfect game against the Minnesota Twins — May 8, 1968
First American League pitcher in 46 years to throw a regular season perfect game
First free agent to sign a contract — 1975
Cy Young Award winner — 1974
Elected member of North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame — 1974
Won 20 or more games five consecutive years
Pitched in 6 World Series with Oakland and New York
Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame — 1987
Cooperstown, New York
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 36° 11.344′ N, 76° 27.941′ W. Marker is in Hertford, North Carolina, in Perquimans County. It is on North Church Street north of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
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Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Perquimans County Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Betsy's Ride (a few steps from this marker); Honoring Kilcocanen and the Yeopim Indians (a few steps from this marker); Our Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); John Harvey (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Skinner (about 600 feet away); Edmundson-Fox Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Colored Union Soldiers Monmument
Photographed by Dave W, June 21, 2023
2. Jim "Catfish" Hunter Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. A Rare Monument (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . National Baseball Hall of Fame page for Catfish Hunter.
James Augustus “Catfish” Hunter played for championship teams in both Oakland and New York, finding success wherever he went. Though his career ended when he was just 33 years old, he still managed to win 224 games and five World Series championships along the way.(Submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, February 3, 2021
3. Jim "Catfish" Hunter autograph outside the Catfish Hunter Museum in Hertford
Photographed by Mark Parker, February 3, 2021
4. Jim "Catfish" Hunter Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
