space Antique Arts Home  |  Store Home  |  My Cart  |  My Orders  |  Wish List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us   
Search:   
separator

War Between the States

AUTOGRAPHS

By Category
Click to view Confederate Autographs
Click to view Historical
Click to view Music
Click to view Politicians & Statesmen
Click to view Sports
Click to view U.S. Naval Autographs
Click to view Union Autographs
Click to view World War II Autographs

Store Home
Browse All Items
Our Newest Additions
Search
Our Products
Click view sub-categories AUTOGRAPHS
Click to view Confederate Autographs
Click to view Historical
Click to view Music
Click to view Politicians & Statesmen
Click to view Sports
Click to view U.S. Naval Autographs
Click to view Union Autographs
Click to view World War II Autographs
Click to close category BOOKS
Click to view Civil War Books
Click to view Civil War Magazines
Click to view Historical Books
Click to view World War II Books
Click to close category CIVIL WAR & HISTORICAL ART
Click to view Engravings, Lithographs, Prints, Maps, Etc.
Click to view Harper's Weekly & Frank Leslie's Prints
Click to close category CIVIL WAR BONDS
Click to view Confederate Bonds
Click to close category CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS
Click to view Confederate Documents
Click to view Union Documents
Click to close category CIVIL WAR LETTERS
Click to view Confederate Letters
Click to view Union Letters
Click to close category CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIA
Click to view Merchant & Patriotic Tokens
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to view Patriotic Imprints
Click to view Relics
Click to close category CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Click to view Confederate Veterans
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to view Union Veterans & Grand Army Of The Republic
Click to close category CURRENCY
Click to view Confederate & Southern States Currency
Click to close category GETTYSBURG
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to close category HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA
Click to view Advertising
Click to view Imprints
Click to view Manuscripts
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to view The American Revolution
Click to close category MEDAL OF HONOR
Click to view Autographs
Click to view Photographs
Click to close category NEWSPAPERS
Click to view Antebellum Newspapers
Click to view Confederate Newspapers
Click to view Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspapers
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to view Union Newspapers
Click to close category PHOTOGRAPHY
Click to view Autographed CDV's
Click to view Cabinet Cards
Click to view Civilian CDV'S
Click to view Confederates
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to view Officers & Enlisted Men
Click to view Outdoor Views
Click to view Presidents, Politicians, Famous Personages
Click to view Stereo Views
Click to view Union Generals
Click to view United States Navy
Click to view WBTS Confederate Image Archives
Click to view WBTS Union Image Archives
Click to close category PORTRAITS & HISTORICAL ART
Click to view Famous People, Historical Scenes & Illustrations
Click to view Prominent Americans
Click to close category POSTAL HISTORY
Click to view Civil War, G.A.R. & U.C.V. Postcards
Click to view Confederate Covers & Stamps
Click to view Miscellaneous Envelopes, Stamps, Etc.
Click to view Patriotic Covers
Click to close category PRESIDENTIAL MEMORABILIA
Click to view Miscellaneous
Click to close category THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH & AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
Click to view Documents, Engravings, Newspapers, Photographs, Etc.
Order Policies
About Us
Contact Us!
Our Mailing List
Calendar of Events
Links

Autograph, Jim Bunning

 
Autograph, Jim Bunning (Image1)
Click to zoom
      Ask a Question   Send to a Friend
 

Your Price: $ 25.00
Item Number: Auto5116
 

 



PayPal.com
We also accept Checks and Money Orders.
 
 
 
 


United States Congressman & Senator from Kentucky

Member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame

In 1964, he pitched only the 7th perfect game in MLB history at that time!

Signed United States Senate Card


(1931-2017) Born in Southgate, Kentucky, he graduated from Xavier University in 1953. Bunning, a baseball pitcher, signed a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, and pitched his first game in the major leagues on July 20, 1955. During his 17 year professional career, from 1955 to 1971, he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers. When he retired in 1971, he had the second-highest total career strikeouts in Major League history, and currently ranks 22nd all time. Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Tigers against the Boston Red Sox, and as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, he 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, in New York, against the New York Mets. It was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880! As of 2023, there have been only 24 perfect games in MLB history, and that includes both the American & National Leagues since the 1800's. During Jim Bunning's illustrious MLB career, he was selected to 9 All-Star teams, he led the American League in wins in 1957, with 20, as a member of the Detroit Tigers, he led the American League in strikeouts twice, in 1959 and 1960, with the Tigers, and the National League once, in 1967, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His uniform number 14 has been retired by the Phillies, and in 1984, Bunning was elected to the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Wall of Fame. He was elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown in 1996. His career statistics include 224 wins, 2,855 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 3.27. He served as a Kentucky State Senator, 1980-84; a United States Congressman, from Kentucky, 1987-99; and was a United States Senator, from Kentucky, serving 1999-2011. During his time in the U.S. Congress, he served on the following committees: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on the Budget; and the Committee on Finance. Jim Bunning died in Edgewood, Kentucky, on May 26, 2017, aged 85, following a stroke he had suffered. He was buried at St. Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was the only Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame!

Card Signature With Title as U.S. Senator: 5 x 3 card, partially imprinted, and signed in ink. "Jim Bunning." Printed below his beautiful autograph is Jim Bunning, United States Senator. Choice condition. Very desirable.



You might also like:
Autograph, Stewart Lee Udall

Autograph, Stewart Lee...
$ 75.00
Autograph, Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York City

Autograph, Fernando...
$ 50.00
Autograph, Edward Everett

Autograph, Edward...
$ 95.00
Autograph, William Lloyd Garrison

Autograph, William Lloyd...
$ 350.00
Autograph, Frederick P. Stanton

Autograph, Frederick P....
$ 45.00
Autograph, Wilmer Vinegar Bend Mizell

Autograph, Wilmer...
$ 35.00
Autograph, Richard K. Meade

Autograph, Richard K....
$ 15.00
Autograph, Samuel O. Peyton

Autograph, Samuel O....
$ 15.00
Autograph, Thomas Metcalfe

Autograph, Thomas...
$ 25.00
Autograph, Jacob W. Miller

Autograph, Jacob W....
$ 15.00


PayPal.com
We also accept Checks and Money Orders.

Store Home  ·  About Us  · Catalog  ·  Contact  ·  FAQ / Policies  ·  Privacy  ·  Security  ·  Antique Arts home

· Calendar of Events · · Links ·  Tell a Friend About this Site!  · Join our Mailing List ·

War Between the States
P.O. Box 267
Lady Lake, FL 32158
US
Contact Us!
Updated: Wednesday, December 04 2024
©1995-2024 TIAS.com. All rights reserved.