| Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning Position: Pitcher
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Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, KY
High School: St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1950.
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Debut: July 20, 1955 (Age 23)
vs. BAL 7.2 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Phillies/Pirates/Dodgers 1955-1971
Final Game: September 3, 1971 (Age 39)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1996.
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 187 | 1 | Apr 11 | DET | CLE | L,5-9 | GS-2 | L(0-1) | 99 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.08 | -0.370 | -5.19 | 1t start tie | 2t 1-- 2 out d6 | |||||||
| 2 | 188 | 4 | Apr 19 | DET | @ | CLE | W,5-2 | GS-6 | 7 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .72 | 0.053 | 0.96 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 3 | 189 | 8 | Apr 23(2) | DET | LAA | W,3-2 | GS-10 | 3 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | 0.294 | 3.25 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 190 | 11 | Apr 27 | DET | BOS | L,2-5 | GS-7 | L(0-2) | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.92 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .69 | -0.134 | -0.33 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 191 | 15 | May 2 | DET | @ | WSA | W,6-3 | CG | W(1-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 | 0.252 | 1.31 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 6 | 192 | 19 | May 6 | DET | @ | CHW | W,11-8 | GS-4 | 3 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .87 | -0.351 | -4.00 | 1b start a 5 | 4b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 7 | 193 | 24 | May 10 | DET | WSA | W,7-1 | CG | W(2-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .67 | 0.214 | 3.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 8 | 194 | 29 | May 14(2) | DET | @ | NYY | L,6-8 | GS-2 | L(2-3) | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .78 | -0.437 | -6.03 | 1b start tie | 2b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 9 | 195 | 33 | May 18 | DET | @ | BOS | L,0-1 | GS-7 | L(2-4) | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .90 | 0.216 | 2.60 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 10 | 196 | 37 | May 23 | DET | @ | MIN | W,5-2 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.89 | 0.138 | 1.74 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 11 | 197 | 42 | May 28 | DET | @ | LAA | W,9-4 | GS-6 | W(3-4) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .88 | -0.037 | 0.36 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 12 | 198 | 47 | Jun 2 | DET | MIN | W,2-0 | SHO | W(4-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.43 | 0.601 | 4.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 13 | 199 | 52 | Jun 6 | DET | @ | CHW | L,1-7 | GS-7 | L(4-5) | 3 | 6.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.84 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .82 | -0.243 | -3.74 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 2 out d6 | ||||||
| 14 | 200 | 56 | Jun 10 | DET | CLE | W,2-0 | GS-9 | W(5-5) | 3 | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 | 0.532 | 4.27 | 1t start tie | 9t 12- 2 out a2 | |||||||
| 15 | 201 | 61 | Jun 15 | DET | BOS | L,1-10 | GS-5 | L(5-6) | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.26 | -0.205 | -2.38 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 16 | 202 | 65 | Jun 20 | DET | @ | WSA | W,5-4 | GS-8 | W(6-6) | 4 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .61 | 0.069 | -0.27 | 1b start a 3 | 8b --- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 17 | 203 | 69 | Jun 25(1) | DET | @ | CLE | W,6-3 | GS-8 | W(7-6) | 4 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.50 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | -0.047 | -0.45 | 1b start tie | 8b -23 1 out a3 | ||||||
| 18 | 204 | 75 | Jun 30 | DET | @ | BAL | W,6-5 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | -0.383 | -1.96 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 1-- 0 out tie | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 205 | 80 | Jul 5(1) | DET | @ | BOS | W,6-2 | CG | W(8-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .62 | 0.274 | 2.63 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| 20 | 206 | 86 | Jul 9(2) | DET | LAA | W,6-3 | GS-9 | W(9-6) | 3 | 8.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.177 | 1.18 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 21 | 207 | 88 | Jul 15 | DET | MIN | W,2-1 | CG | W(10-6) | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.35 | 0.544 | 3.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 22 | 208 | 93 | Jul 19 | DET | BAL | L,2-4 | CG | L(10-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3.42 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .74 | -0.076 | 0.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 23 | 209 | 98 | Jul 24 | DET | @ | LAA | W,5-2 | CG | W(11-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.52 | 0.399 | 3.04 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 24 | 210 | 102 | Jul 29 | DET | MIN | L,4-5 | GS-8 | L(11-8) | 4 | 7.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.33 | 0.235 | 1.75 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 25 | 211 | 106 | Aug 3 | DET | WSA | W,2-1 | CG | W(12-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 32 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.649 | 3.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 26 | 212 | 108 | Aug 5 | DET | CLE | W,7-6 | 8-GF | S(1) | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | 0.291 | 1.05 | 8t --- 0 out a1 | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 27 | 213 | 111 | Aug 8 | DET | @ | CHW | W,3-0 | SHO | W(13-8) | 2 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.555 | 4.49 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 28 | 214 | 115 | Aug 12 | DET | @ | MIN | W,17-3 | CG | W(14-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .49 | 0.022 | 1.81 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a14 | ||||||
| 29 | 215 | 119 | Aug 16 | DET | BAL | L,2-8 | GS-7 | L(14-9) | 3 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.07 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .78 | -0.181 | -1.33 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 30 | 216 | 124 | Aug 20(2) | DET | BOS | W,7-6 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.17 | -0.330 | -2.33 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 31 | 217 | 128 | Aug 25 | DET | @ | WSA | W,6-0 | SHO(8) | W(15-9) | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .63 | 0.298 | 3.83 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 32 | 218 | 133 | Aug 30 | DET | CHW | L,4-7 | GS-7 | L(15-10) | 4 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .95 | -0.070 | -0.33 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 33 | 219 | 137 | Sep 3 | DET | @ | NYY | L,5-8 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.17 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .54 | -0.187 | -1.10 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 34 | 220 | 142 | Sep 8 | DET | @ | BOS | L,2-9 | GS-4 | L(15-11) | 4 | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.47 | -0.231 | -2.14 | 1b start tie | 4b 1-3 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 35 | 221 | 146 | Sep 13 | DET | KCA | W,8-0 | SHO | W(16-11) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.08 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .65 | 0.265 | 4.72 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 36 | 222 | 151 | Sep 17 | DET | NYY | L,4-6 | GS-8 | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.12 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | -0.080 | 0.20 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 37 | 223 | 155 | Sep 23 | DET | @ | LAA | W,4-2 | GS-8 | W(17-11) | 5 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.10 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.31 | 0.346 | 2.48 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 38 | 224 | 161 | Sep 29 | DET | @ | MIN | W,6-4 | GS-4 | 5 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .73 | -0.194 | -1.86 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | |||||||
| DET | 268.0 | 232 | 113 | 95 | 71 | 194 | 25 | 9 | 3.19 | 1110 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.78 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 and 17 runs |
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