⚾ Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers Autographed Grey Baseball Jersey — JSA Authenticated — Southgate, Kentucky — 2x Perfect Game Pitcher — Hall of Fame 1996 — U.S. Senator — 224 Career Wins — James Spence Authentication Certified

⚾ Jim Bunning occupies one of the rarest positions in baseball history: a pitcher who threw perfect games in both the American and National Leagues. The Detroit Tigers chapter of his career produced the first — a perfect game against the Boston Red Sox on July 20, 1958 — and the Phillies chapter produced the second and more famous one, on Father's Day 1964 against the New York Mets, with his wife and many of his children in attendance. This autographed grey Detroit Tigers jersey, authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA), connects Bunning's signature to the franchise where his Hall of Fame career began and where the first of his two perfect games took place. Condition: NOS.

🌟 Southgate, Kentucky — The Ohio Valley Pitcher

Jim Bunning was born on October 23, 1931, in Southgate, Kentucky — just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati — and developed as a pitcher in the Midwest before making his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1955. His early years in Detroit built the command, competitive temperament, and fastball-slider repertoire that would eventually produce one of the most accomplished starting pitching careers of the late 1950s and 1960s. Condition: NOS.

🏟️ Detroit Tigers — The American League Years

Jim Bunning spent the first nine years of his major league career with the Detroit Tigers, developing from a young starting pitcher into one of the American League's most reliable rotational starters. His Tigers years included his first All-Star selection and the July 1958 perfect game against the Boston Red Sox — the first perfect game in the American League since Cy Young had thrown one for the Boston Americans in 1904. The grey road uniform of the Tigers represents the franchise where Bunning established himself as an elite pitcher before the trade to Philadelphia opened the defining chapter of his career. Condition: NOS.

🏆 Hall of Fame — 1996 — A Life After Baseball

Jim Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 — recognized for a career that included 224 wins, 2,855 career strikeouts (second only to Walter Johnson at the time of his retirement), and the unique distinction of pitching perfect games in both major leagues. After his playing career, Bunning entered politics, serving in the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1987 to 1999 and in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2010 — one of the most complete dual careers in the history of professional sport. Condition: NOS.

📋 JSA Authentication — James Spence Authentication

This Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers grey jersey carries James Spence Authentication (JSA) certification — one of the sports memorabilia industry's most recognized third-party authentication services. JSA authentication confirms the signature was witnessed or analyzed against known Bunning exemplars by trained authenticators, providing documented confidence in the autograph. Jim Bunning passed away on May 26, 2017, making his authenticated autographs part of a closed inventory whose availability decreases over time. Condition: NOS.

⚾⭐ Jim Bunning. Southgate, Kentucky. Detroit Tigers. 1955. The development. The command. July 20, 1958. Perfect game. Boston Red Sox. First in the AL in more than 50 years. The Philadelphia trade. Father's Day. June 21, 1964. Perfect game. New York Mets. Both leagues. The only pitcher. 224 wins. Hall of Fame 1996. The Senate. Kentucky. The complete American life. The autographed grey Tigers jersey. JSA. Authenticated. Condition: NOS.