[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 35 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN JIM BUNNING

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
colleague of mine, Jim Bunning, who was recently inducted into the 
Baseball Hall of Fame. This is an outstanding honor and one for which 
he and his family should be very proud. I take special interest in his 
election because for 9 years, from 1955 to 1963, he pitched for the 
Detroit Tigers. Being a Tigers fan and a Detroit resident I had the 
good fortune to see Jim Bunning pitch on a number of occasions. He was 
a tremendous pitcher. Although Detroit's record varied through those 
years, Jim Bunning could be counted on for a solid game. It was 
unfortunate for Detroit, but advantageous for baseball history, that 
Jim left the Tigers, and the American League, and moved to 
Philadelphia, and the National League. He would soon become the only 
player in baseball history to throw a no-hitter in each league. His 
lifetime statistics are similarly impressive. Jim Bunning is one of 
those remarkable men who has succeeded not only on the field of sport 
but in the arena of public service. Since his departure from baseball 
in 1971, he has become an adroit and respected legislator. Although we 
don't serve on the same team here in Congress, Jim Bunning, for his 
athletic and congressional achievements will always have my deep 
respect and admiration.{time} 

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