27-05-2017 22:39 via 10tv.com

Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame pitcher and U.S. senator, dead at 85

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress, has died. He was 85. Bunning's death Friday was confirmed by Jon Deuser, who served as chief of staff when Bunning was in the Senate. Deuser said Bunning's family notified him about the ex-pitcher's death.Bunning won 224 games in a 17-year major-league career and pitched the first perfect game in modern National League history. He became the first pitcher after 1900 to throw no-hitters in both the American and
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