Jim Bunning
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United States Senator from Kentucky |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Wendell Ford |
| Succeeded by | Rand Paul |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Gene Snyder |
| Succeeded by | Ken Lucas |
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James Paul David Bunning October 23, 1931 Southgate, Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Catherine Theis |
| Residence | Southgate, Kentucky |
| Alma mater | Xavier University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Baseball player, investment broker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Born: October 23, 1931 Southgate, Kentucky |
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| July 20, 1955, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
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| September 3, 1971, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
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| Win–loss record | 224–184 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.27 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2,855 | ||
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1996 | ||
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James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.
During his baseball career, he pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1959, the right-hander struck out the side, throwing the minimum nine pitches as a reliever in the top of the ninth inning of Detroit's 5–4 loss to Boston at Briggs Stadium. Sammy White, Jim Mahoney and Ike Delock were the victims of his immaculate inning. When Bunning retired, he had the second-highest total of career strikeouts in Major League history; he currently ranks 17th.
As a member of the Phillies, Bunning pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history on Father's Day Sunday, June 21, 1964, against the New York Mets. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996.
After retiring from baseball, Bunning returned to his native northern Kentucky and was elected to the city council, then the state senate, in which he served as minority leader. In 1986, Bunning was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district, and served in the House from 1987 to 1999. He was elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky in 1998 and served two terms as the Republican junior U.S. Senator. In July 2009, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. Bunning gave his farewell speech to the Senate on December 9, 2010, and was succeeded by current Senator Rand Paul on January 3, 2011.
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