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Recalling Catfish Hunter's historic day through a 15-year-old's eyes
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Oakland A's on X: #OTD in 1968, Catfish Hunter threw the ninth perfect game in @MLB history! / X
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A's All-Decade: Two MVP-level guys make for an impossible choice at third – Daily Democrat
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Domingo German pitches perfect game as Yankees drub A's
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Vogt Hits Home Run in Final At-Bat of Career - Azusa Pacific University Athletics
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Jim Catfish Hunter Perfect Game Signed 15x11 Original - Sweden
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A's no-hitters
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Mets beat Athletics 9-2 to extend division lead over Braves - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Domingo Germán of Yankees Proves Perfection Can Come at Any Time - The New York Times
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Timeline: The A's, from Philly to K.C. to Oakland
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Rockies use 5-run eighth inning to sweep Brewers
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Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina Jim “Catfish” Hunter Memorial, Hertford