Former US Sen. Jim Bunning, the only National Baseball Hall of Fame member ever to serve in Congress, has died at the age of 85.

Obituary of Emma Bunning BUNNING, Emma "Marie", age 94, of Coon Rapids, born March 28, 1923 near Jasper, MN and passed away on March 10, 2018 in New Hope.. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Robert G. Miller and Charlie Bunning; parents, Fred Miller and Emma (Braden); brothers, Charles, George and Joseph; son in-law, Jim Anderson. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, a nine-time All-Star who played for four teams over a 17-year career, has died at the age of 85. BUNNING Senator Jim Bunning, 85, of Southgate, KY and formerly of Ft. Thomas, KY, passed away on Friday, May 26th at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood, KY.

Jim Bunning, then with the Tigers, pitching during the 1957 All-Star Game in St. Louis. He was a sidearmer who threw almost as many sliders as he did fastballs, all of which drove the Tigers, his first employer, batty. "The remark appeared to be a thinly veiled hit at fellow Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was the Senate minority leader at the time.COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 27: Hall of Famer Jim Bunning is introduced during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on July 27, 2014 in Cooperstown, New York.

On December 18, 2008, the Lexington Herald Leader reported that Sen. Bunning's non-profit foundation, the Jim Bunning Foundation, has given less than 25 percent of its proceeds to charity. Jim Bunning, then with the Tigers, pitching during the 1957 All-Star Game in St. Louis. Instead, he was tossed overboard after his stellar '67 as part of a Phillies rebuild.The indignity continued after his retirement in '71: Bunning spent five years managing in the Phillies' system, making it all the way to Triple-A before being fired at the behest of Dallas Green, the farm director and Bunning's close friend.

Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died. From his birth on October 23, 1931, to his death on May 26 of this year, Jim Bunning dug into the russet earth of a major- or minor-league pitcher’s mound … The simple fact is that I have not raised the funds necessary to run an effective campaign for the U.S. Jim Bunning, a hard-throwing Hall of Fame pitcher who once threw a perfect game and who took … Sunday obit of Hall of Fame pitcher and conservative Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, written by Richard Goldstein, shows the differing standards by which liberal and conservative politicians are held, even in death. Sen. Rand Paul, who had never before run for office, would hold Bunning's seat by 11 points that November.Even Bunning would acknowledge that a feud with his colleagues was a characteristic way for him to depart Washington. Twelve years later, he took his seat in the Senate.If Bunning the pitcher was a great who never quite got his due, Bunning the senator was close to the opposite. These days, that sort of thing might get a player praise, but back then it got a player run out of town, which is how Bunning wound up dealt to the Phillies in 1964.

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Matt Bevin of Kentucky said, "Kentucky lost a true gem today. Email Bio Follow . Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care.

10/23/1931 - 5/26/2017 Jim Bunning Foundation. It started with the headline: “Jim Bunning, Hall of …

Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.US Senator Jim Bunning, a Republican from Kentucky, questions US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (not pictured) as he testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the state of the country's housing market on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 20, 2009.Bunning, a staunch conservative from northern Kentucky, was elected six times to the US House starting in 1986 before winning the first of two terms for the US Senate in 1998.The six-foot, three-inch Bunning was a strong, right-handed pitcher who scored more than 100 wins and a no-hitter in each of the two major leagues where he played over the course of 15 years in Major League Baseball beginning in 1955.

All Rights Reserved. Jim Bunning (Photofile / MLB Photos via Getty) Jim Bunning, a Baseball Hall of … This Hall of Famer will long be remembered for many things, including a perfect game, a larger-than-life personality, a passion for Kentucky, and a loving family. He was a former Hall of Fame pitcher for...

Bunning started three of those games.Had the '64 Phillies, instead of the Cardinals, gone on to the World Series, and had they, instead of the Cardinals, beaten the Yankees, perhaps Bunning would have been a Philadelphia legend, earning the status he was denied in Detroit. Bunning's unique sense of humor and outlook on life often drew attention, but he was never one to back down.

There is some dispute over why, but there is no dispute that it was not a compliment. "Over the past year, some of the leaders of the Republican Party in the Senate have done everything in their power to dry up my fundraising.