{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-jim-bunning-35x39-detroit-grey-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Framed Autographed\/Signed Jim Bunning 35x39 Detroit Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eVintage Jim Bunning Framed Autographed Detroit Tigers Grey Baseball Jersey JSA COA — Hall of Famer, Pitcher of a Perfect Game, The Only Player in History to Win 100 Games and Strike Out 1,000 Batters in Both the American and National Leagues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Jim Bunning accomplished something in his professional baseball career that no other pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball has done: he won at least 100 games and struck out at least 1,000 batters in both the American League and the National League. The complete statistical command of both leagues — not one circuit or the other, but both — required a career of extraordinary length, exceptional effectiveness, and the ability to adapt and succeed against batters from two distinct hitting cultures across multiple decades. Bunning delivered all of it, and this framed autographed Detroit Tigers grey baseball jersey, authenticated by JSA, is the collectible that represents the first chapter of that historic career. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚪ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Detroit Grey — The Tigers Road Uniform From Baseball's Power Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚪ The Detroit Tigers road grey jersey with the \"Detroit\" script across the chest is one of the most historically consistent visual elements in the sport — a uniform that has carried the franchise's identity on the road for generations and that has been worn by some of the most significant players and pitchers in the history of the American League. Jim Bunning wore that grey in every AL city from his arrival in Detroit in 1955 through his trade to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1963 — eight seasons in which he established himself as one of the premier pitchers in the league. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Perfect Game — Father's Day 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ On June 21, 1964 — Father's Day — Jim Bunning walked to the mound at Shea Stadium for the Philadelphia Phillies and retired all 27 New York Mets batters he faced, completing only the second perfect game in National League history since 1880. The setting added an element of narrative symmetry that the press of the era recognized immediately: Bunning was the father of nine children, and he achieved baseball's most difficult individual pitching accomplishment on the day set aside to recognize fathers. The Tigers grey represents the career that built toward that Phillies-era pinnacle. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏛️ \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Mound to the Senate — The Complete Jim Bunning Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏛️ Jim Bunning's career extended beyond baseball into political life — he served in the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky beginning in 1987 and then in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011. His public service career, combined with his Hall of Fame baseball accomplishments, made him one of a very small number of Americans who achieved genuine distinction in two completely different fields. The Tigers grey jersey is a piece of the baseball chapter of that remarkable life. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ \u003cstrong\u003eHall of Fame — Class of 1996\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐ Jim Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996 — recognition of a career that produced 224 wins, 2,855 strikeouts, and the specific distinction of being the only pitcher in the history of the sport to dominate both leagues statistically. His plaque in Cooperstown acknowledges the full scope of a career that the numbers confirm as Hall of Fame worthy across the complete spectrum of evaluation. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔒 \u003cstrong\u003eJSA Authentication — Certified Genuine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🔒 James Spence Authentication (JSA) confirms that the signature on this framed Detroit Tigers grey baseball jersey was applied in person by Jim Bunning. The JSA COA provides documented provenance and authentication that travels with the piece. 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