Jim Bunning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, KY us

Died: May 26, 2017 in Edgewood, KY

Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, KY

High School: St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 20, 1955 (Age 23-270d, 11,275th in major league history)
vs. BAL 7.2 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 3, 1971 (Age 39-315d)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1996. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bunning's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: James Paul David Bunning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.5

224

184

ERA

3.27

591

519

3760.1

2855

WHIP

1.179

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-8 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-2)

Most Driven In
F House	1
F Bolling	0

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	2
A Kaline	1
J Phillips	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	16	97 (96)	Jul 29 (2)	DET		WSH	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	17	100 (2)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	18	101	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,3-18	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
4	19	104 (2)	Aug 5	DET		NYY	W,8-5	3-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.84	0.190	.01	0.00%	0.95	P
5	20	107 (2)	Aug 8	DET		KCA	W,8-7	3-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.23	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.91	P
6	21	112 (4)	Aug 14	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	12-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	2.37	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
7	22	123 (10)	Aug 25	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.29	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.78	P
8	23	127 (3)	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	2-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	.93	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	24	131 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.52	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
10	25	133 (1)	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
11	26	137 (3)	Sep 9	DET	@	KCA	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	2	.69	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
12	27	141 (3)	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,1-5	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
13	28	144 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	DET		BOS	W,8-4	5-GF	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.471	.824	9	.94	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.02	P
14	29	147 (2)	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.353	.471	.824	9						P
15	30	150 (2)	Sep 24	DET		CHW	L,11-14	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.60	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
							7-8		20	18	4	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778		1.07	0.195	.00	0.00%	0.76

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