- He was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented constitiuents from Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress
| Real name: | James Paul David Bunning |
Jim Bunning Height
| | How tall was Jim Bunning? | 191 cm / 6 ft 4 in | | Born: | 23 October 1931 Comment | | When did Jim Bunning die? / Died | 26 May 2017 | | How many years did Jim Bunning live? / Lived | 85 years | | Where was Jim Bunning born? | Southgate, Kentucky, US | | Where did Jim Bunning die? / Deathplace | Fort Thomas, Kentucky, US | | Zodiac sign: | Scorpio |
Jim Bunning Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Jim Bunning worth? | $1,500,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | White | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who was Jim Bunning? / Facts
- He is the sole Major League Baseball athlete elected to the United States Senate and the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Bunning pitched from 1955 to 1971 for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers
- 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 June 21, 1964, the first game of a Father's Day doubleheader at Shea Stadium, against the New York Mets
- The perfect game was the first since 1880 in the National League
- Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996 after election by the Hall's Veterans Committee
- After retiring from baseball, Bunning returned to his native northern Kentucky and was elected to the Fort Thomas city council, then the Kentucky Senate, in which he served as minority leader
- In 1986, Bunning was elected to the United States 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 US 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 s쳮ded by current Senator Rand Paul on January 3, 2011
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Net worth: $1,500,000
