visto quel che è successo stasera, sono andato a vedere se mai un ns pitcher avesse fatto un perfect game.....
Jim Bunning 06-21-1964 Philadelphia 6, New York 0
Remembering Jim Bunning's Perfect Game:
The date was June 21, 1964.
The Phillies were playing the Mets at Shea Stadium( se non si realizza tra le mura amiche, immaginate un posto migliore?) in front of 32,026 fans. Jim Bunning took the mound for the Phillies on this Father's Day. The father of seven reached back and threw the game of his life. He faced the minimum 27 up 27 down. It was the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years. Bunning only needed 90 pitches and he threw 79 of them for strikes. 10 of the 27 outs recorded were strikeouts. Johnny Callison homered and Bunning knocked in 2 runs with a double as the Phillies scored 6 runs on 8 hits. Bunning improved to 7-2 with the win. Normally a catcher would not dare to go to the mound while a pitcher was throwing a no hitter let alone a perfect game, but Bunning called Gus Triandos to the mound in the ninth inning. Bunning asked him to tell him a joke, just to get a breather. Triandos could not think of one and just laughed at him then told him to go get this guy. Bunning broke every superstition during the game. He talked about the game to his teammates. He counted down outs saying 9 more to go, 6 more, 3 more,
After the game, Bunning learned his wife and one of his daughters were in the stands for the game. Later that evening he appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. Bunning went on to win 100 games in both leagues and became a hall of famer. No day was better than this one in his illustrious career.
Below is the box score from this historic game.
June 21, 1964
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 0
PHILADELPHIA AB R H RBI NEW YORK AB R H RBI
Briggs, cf 4 1 0 0 Hickman, cf 3 0 0 0
Herrnstein, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hunt, 2b 3 0 0 0
Callison, rf 4 1 2 1 Kranepool, 1b 3 0 0 0
Allen, 3b 3 0 1 1 Christopher, rf 3 0 0 0
Covington, lf 2 0 0 0 Gonder, c 3 0 0 0
Wine*, ss 1 1 0 0 R. Taylor, lf 3 0 0 0
T. Taylor, 2b 3 2 1 0 C. Smith, ss 3 0 0 0
Rojas, ss, lf 3 0 1 0 Samuel, 3b 2 0 0 0
Triandos, c 4 1 2 2 Altman*** 1 0 0 0
Bunning, p 4 0 1 2 Stallard, p 1 0 0 0
Kanehl** 1 0 0 0
Sturdivant, p 0 0 0 0
Stephenson**** 1 0 0 0
_______________________________ ________________________________
TOTALS 32 6 8 6 TOTALS 27 0 0 0
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* Ran for Covington in sixth
** Grounded out for Wakefield in sixth
*** Struck out for Samuel in ninth
**** Struck out for Sturdivant in ninth
LOB- Phi 6, NY 0
2B- Triandos, Bunning
HR- Callison
PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning (W, 7-2) 9 0 0 0 0 10
Stallard (L, 4-3) 5 2/3 7 6 6 4 3
Wakefield 1/3 0 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant 3 1 0 0 0 3
WP-Stallard
Umpires: Sudol, Pryor, Secory, Burkhart
Time- 2:29. Attendance- 32,026
Jim Bunnings career highlights:
Career Numbers
Played 1955-1971 (17 Years)
591 Games
519 Starts (38th All-time)
3760.3 Innings (53rd All-time)
224 Wins (67th All-time) -184 Losses
.549 Winning %
3.27 ERA (3.73 League ERA)
1.179 WHIP
2855 Ks (17th All-time)
151 Complete Games
40 Shutouts
16 Saves
2 No-hitters (One a Perfect Game)
One 20 Win Season (Four 19 Win Seasons)
Six 200 Strikeout Seasons
Six Seasons with ERA under 3.00
Awards
7 All-Star Game Appearances
Cy Young Votes in 1 Season
MVP Votes in 5 Seasons
Top Ten Finishes
Wins - 9 Times (Led league in 1957)
ERA - 7 Times
Winning % - 4 Times
Innings - 10 Times (Led league in 1957, 1967)
Strikeouts - 11 Times (Led league in 1959, 1960, 1967)
Starts - 11 Times (Led league in 1966, 1967)
Complete Games - 9 Times
Shutouts - 7 Times (Led league in 1966, 1967)
