Jim Bunning — Seams of the State - Legends of the Mound

James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999 and a member of the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011. He is the only Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate and the National Baseball Hall of Fame to date.

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 career strikeouts in Major League history; he currently ranks 22nd. 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. It was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880.[1] 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 1983, Bunning was the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky. 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 U.S. 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 succeeded by fellow Republican Rand Paul on January 3, 2011.

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Bernard: Before he entered the halls of
Congress, Jim Bunning ruled the mound.

A Hall of Famer with a perfect
game and a no-nonsense attitude, he

brought control, consistency, and
quiet confidence to every start.

Known for his icy stare and surgical
delivery, Bunning’s legacy stretches

from the diamond to the Senate floor.

But in 1964, he was pure pitching
perfection — and that’s where we begin.

Now, here’s the track: Jim
Bunning — Seams of the State, from

the album Legends of the Mound.

He wore the glove like a second skin.

Each motion called from deep within

the strikeouts came like silent songs.

A perfect game delivered call.

He didn't roar.

He didn't run.

Just grip the seams and got it done,

and when the began to fade,

he found another way to stay.

Seems.

Threads of grace.

Thread of grace from diamond

to marble space.

He through with truth.

He truth.

He voted clear.

One leg

in public sphere.

He took the old, like he took the.

With purpose drawn and steady line.

No need to shout.

No need to pose.

His history was working close.

Some man throw then fade from view.

Some

to follow through.

One perfect game, one nation's call.

He played the field, then served us.

All

seems of state.

And of

rhythm.

Firm and straight firm and straight

bunny threads of fade

from stage red seam two Senate hall.

He played the.

That build.

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