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In a hypothetical Game 7 of the World Series, who do you give the ball to?

Tough choice, indeed. However, I'm giving the ball to Catfish Hunter. During his prime, i.e. the 72-74 World Series, he was 4-0, with an ERA under 1.75.

With Catfish, it was never about stats, though. He almost always found a way to give up one fewer run than his teammates gave him. That's what made him such a money pitcher.

Not denigrating Gibby or Koufax, either. I saw both of them pitch at Candlestick Park against the Giants.

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Hunter was amazing, but Koufax had a World Series career ERA of 0.95 (in 4 World Series), pitching for light hitting teams.

Gibby’s World Series career ERA was 1.89.

Koufax pitched must-win pennant clinching games twice— I think ‘’65 and’ ‘66. I believe his career record in 1-0 games was 11-3!

Having grown up in the golden era of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, I never saw a “money pitcher“ quite as reliable as Koufax.he seemed to get better the more important the stakes.

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Walter Johnson.