These two were an incredible tandem for the Oakland A’s, with Hunter rolling with four straight 20-win seasons between 1971 and 1974, including a Cy Young Award for his 25-win year of 1974, while Fingers would be collecting 20+ saves a year while notching around 10 wins, all out of the bullpen, pitching over 100-innings every single season.
Just an awesome pair of 1970’s players who would eventually team up once again in Cooperstown with another teammate, Reggie Jackson.
Three important cogs in the three-peat champion teams of 1972-1974 that also included guys like Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Gene Tenace and another ace pitcher, Vida Blue.
Of course, Hunter would sign with the New York Yankees before the 1975 season, setting off the dismantling of the dynasty with everyone, and I mean everyone, soon gone, leading to Oakland becoming a last-place team within a few years.
