Posted on 05/27/2017 11:08:10 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Former U.S. Senator and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Bunning has died at age 85.
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Jim Bunning served as a state senator, becoming minority leader of the Republican caucus in his first term, before winning northern Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District seat in 1986. He mounted an unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 1983 against former Gov. Martha Layne Collins and went from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Senate in 1998, where he served for two terms.
Bunning, who suffered a stroke in October, pitched Major League Baseball’s seventh perfect game in 1964 as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Bunning is survived by his wife, Mary, nine children, 35 grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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“Bunning is survived by his wife, Mary, nine children, 35 grandchildren and great-grandchildren...”
And if more conservatives were like him (instead of putting ‘things’ first), we wouldn’t be on our way to quickly becoming a minority in the country we founded.
I remember when he pitched for the Tigers. I think they nick named him “The Yankee Killer”, because he had such good luck against the N.Y. Yankees.
Just remembered that was Frank Larry instead of Bunning.
RIP.
His son David was the Federal judge who put Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis in jail for refusing to sign a “marriage” certificate for two homosexuals. If that’s the kind of children Jim Bunning raised, then we’d all have been better off if he didn’t have any kids at all.
And yet John McCain still pollutes the air with his foul RINO breath.
I still have a 1969 Topps baseball card of him. I miss the oldtime pitchers like him, Gibson, Carlton, Seaver,and Ryan. They don’t make them the way they used to.
He lost five 1-0 games in 1967, finishing at 17-15 with a 2.29 ERA and leading the league in strikeouts and innings.
Bill James says Bunning should’ve won the Cy Young award that year (Mike McCormick got it).
Perhaps his other 8 turned out differently. That said, the man is dead. RIP.
Great pitcher, solid Senator. RIP.
Same here.
I still have a 1969 Topps baseball card of him. I miss the oldtime pitchers like him, Gibson, Carlton, Seaver,and Ryan. They don’t make them the way they used to.
First to pitch a no-hitter in both leagues (Detroit and Philadelphia). Wonderful player. Wonderful statesman. He packed a lot in 85 years. RIP, Senator.
Fathers' Day 1964 on a little black and white TV screen.
An excellent pitcher and a better person.
Had one of the best signatures you would ever see. A good man and a fine pitcher. The world was better because of him. RIP, Jim.
this is why I like Rivers the qb...he has 6 children...
I love big families...
I believe one of his kids is the federal judge who locked up Kim Davis for refusing to capitulate to the gay agenda.
A big factor in helping to propel the ‘64 Phillies toward the World Series - until they collapsed in the last week or two and finished second in their league - a great pitcher nonetheless.....
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