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Jim Bunning, ufficialmente James Paul David Bunning (Southgate, 23 ottobre 1931 – Fort Thomas, 26 maggio 2017), è stato un giocatore di baseball e politico statunitense. Prima di intraprendere la carriera politica, ha giocato nella Major League Baseball (MLB) come lanciatore per 17 stagioni.
James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999 and a member of the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011.
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From 1955 to 1971, in a playing career spent mostly with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies, Bunning would be triumphant in 224 games.
Though the eight-time All-Star would have only one 20-win season, Bunning would win 19 games four times. Often pitching with tough luck, he lost a major league-record five 1-0 decisions in a season. When Bunning retired, he was second on the all-time strikeouts list to Walter Johnson with 2,855.
Bunnings most memorable performance may have come on June 21, 1964 when, on Fathers Day, the father of nine tossed the ninth perfect game in major league history and the first no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher in more than 58 years in a 6-0 victory at the New York Mets. He also pitched a no-hitter for Detroit on July 20, 1958, against Boston, winning...
For most pitchers like me, who arent overpowering supermen with extraordinary stuff like Sandy Koufax or Nolan Ryan, a no-hitter is a freaky thing, Bunning said. You cant plan it. Its not something you can try to do. It just happens.
Everything has to come together good control, outstanding plays from your teammates, a whole lot of good fortune on your side and a lot of bad luck for the other guys. A million things could go wrong but on this one particular day of your life none of them do.
Allen Lewis, a 1981 Ford C. Frick Award honoree who covered Bunning while writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer, said, Hes the only pitcher I ever saw who never threw a pitch that he didnt know exactly what he was trying to do with it. He had purpose with every pitch. Fellow Phillies pitcher Dennis Bennett may have summed up Bunnings important best...
27 mag 2017 · Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning passed away on Friday, due to complications from a stroke suffered last October, the Phillies announced on Saturday. He was 85. Born in Southgate, Ky., on Oct. 23, 1931, Bunning pitched 17 seasons (1955-71) in the Majors for the Tigers, Phillies, Pirates and Dodgers.
- Larry Shenk
28 mag 2017 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died. He...
Our Stories. The Hall of Fame Remembers Jim Bunning. Written by: Craig Muder. In the era before free agency, Jim Bunning proved that great players remain great – regardless of the city they play in. Bunning, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996, died Friday at the age of 85.
Position: Pitcher. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-3 , 190lb (190cm, 86kg) Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, KY. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 9x All-Star. 15 41 14 14 14 14 17 38 14. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. SUMMARY. Career. GS. SV. 3760.1. 2855. 1.179.
