James Paul David " Jim " Bunning ( born October 23, 1931 ) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.

One of Bunning's sons, David L. Bunning, is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Mussina's career adjusted ERA +, which takes into account the league's average ERA and the parks in which the pitcher plays, is 123 — better than Hall-of-Famers Nolan Ryan, Ted Lyons, Jim Bunning, and Bob Lemon, among others.

Bunning is a surname and may refer to:

** Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first in the National League since 1880.

Bunning pitched for the Detroit Tigers ( 1955 – 63 ).

Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox.

Jim Bunning falls four votes shy of the 321 needed for election in his 13th year on the ballot.

:::: Then-Sen. Bunning had an established career as a Major League Baseball pitcher prior to running for public office.

In 2010, Lewis announced his support for Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson in the race to fill the United States Senate seat of retiring Republican Senator Jim Bunning.

His victory was even more remarkable since six-term incumbent Jim Bunning made a successful run for the Senate in 1998, winning largely by winning his old district by a margin that Democrat Scotty Baesler couldn't make up in the rest of the state.

Similar praise for Rogers leadership in economic development comes from Appalachian Regional Manufacturing ( ARM ) president Linda McGinnis, whose facility employs over 100 people, " Representatives Bunning and Rogers have done their part in helping to keep jobs in an area that desperately needs it.

In 1938 he wore number 1 ( later retired by the Phillies for Richie Ashburn ), wore 26 and then 14 ( later retired by the Phillies for Jim Bunning ) in 1939, wore 29 in 1940 and 1941, 3 again in 1942, 8 in 1943 and 26 again in 1944, his last major league season.

He also ran for the U. S. Senate in 2004, narrowly losing in the general election to Jim Bunning and again in 2010, losing in the primary election to Jack Conway.

Although early polls showed Mongiardo at a significant disadvantage against Bunning, who had more name recognition and campaign funds, Mongiardo was able to make large gains on account of several missteps committed by Bunning and other Kentucky Republicans, including Bunning's admission not to have read newspapers articles on the Iraq war and claims made against Mongiardo regarding his staff's violence against Bunning's wife, his sexual preference, and his physical likeness to Saddam Hussein's sons, for the last of which Bunning later apologized.

However, the western portion of the state broke strongly for Bunning, providing the ultimate margin of victory.

In January 2009, Mongiardo announced that he would be running for the U. S. Senate seat currently held by incumbent Jim Bunning.

Mongiardo called for Bunning to withdraw from reelection, questioning his ability to represent the state because of controversial statements made about the health of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bunning's reportedly strained relationship with other Republican senators.

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When the swim was moved to the swimming pool as a 220 yard race David Bunning, his son, won the cup four times in the 1960s.

When Sloane lost a close race to Lieutenant Governor Martha Layne Collins, Republican nominee Jim Bunning tried to enlist the support of Sloane and his supporters, including Wilkinson.

Though Ashburn and Roberts were gone, younger pitchers Art Mahaffey, Chris Short, and rookie Ray Culp ; veterans Jim Bunning and screwballer Jack Baldschun ; and fan favorites Cookie Rojas, Johnny Callison, and NL Rookie of the Year Richie Allen brought the team within a hairsbreadth of the World Series in 1964 after strong showings in 1962 and 1963.

Bunning pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history on June 21, 1964, against the New York Mets.

When Jim Bunning was pitching his perfect game in 1964, he deliberately violated this superstition, talking to his teammates about the perfect game's progress in order to dispel the tension in the dugout.

: 4 Jim Bunning ( 1964 – 1967 )

After retiring from baseball, Bunning returned to his native northern Kentucky and was subsequently elected to the city council, and then the state senate, in which he served as minority leader.

Mauch decided to start his two pitching aces, Jim Bunning and Chris Short, in 7 of the last 10 games, 6 of those starts on 2 days rest ( all of which they lost ).

In 1886 brothers Arthur and Robert Bunning left London to settle in Perth, Western Australia, and soon gained a government building contract, which led to them founding a group of building companies which later became ' Bunning Bros Pty Ltd '.

One highlight of the season occurred on Father's Day, when Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game against the New York Mets, the first in Phillies history.

Bunning then returned to the Phillies in 1970 and retired in 1971.

In his first season with the Phillies, Bunning entered play on June 21 with a 6 – 2 record on the season.

* June 21 – Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.

Along with outfielder Johnny Callison and pitchers Chris Short and Jim Bunning, Allen led the Phillies to a six-and-a-half game hold on first place with just twelve games to play in an exceptionally strong National League.

While still in the minors, the Pirates traded him in 1967 to the Philadelphia Phillies ( with Harold Clem, Woodie Fryman and Bill Laxton ) for Jim Bunning.

Back problems cut his career a little short, although he and fellow ' 64 ace Bunning led the Phillies from Connie Mack Stadium into Veterans Stadium in 1971.

On August 2, 2007, the U. S. Senate passed a resolution sponsored by Senator Jim Bunning ( R-KY ) officially declaring September 2007 " National Bourbon Heritage Month ", marking the history of bourbon whiskey.

But Maloney was overshadowed by eventual Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers, Bob Gibson of the Cardinals, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants, Tom Seaver of the Mets, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs, and other prominent National League contemporaries like Jim Bunning.

Bunning became the fifth American League pitcher and the 10th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-pitch / three-strikeout half-inning.

The perfect game made him the fifth pitcher in Major League history ( after Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, and Hideo Nomo ) to pitch a no-hitter in both leagues.

Mongiardo ran in the 2004 U. S. Senate election to unseat incumbent first-term Senator Jim Bunning, a former Major League Baseball player.

* Jim Bunning ( b. 1931 ), US Senator from Kentucky, and former Major League Baseball pitcher