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Hunter is enshrined in the Hall of Fame as an Athletic, as he spent two-thirds of his career with them. Francisco Cervelli holds Hunter’s No. 29 Yankees jersey today.
Hunter won the 1978 World Series-clinching Game 6 with his seven strong innings.
Sadly, the right-hander lost his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1999 at age 53.