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Jim Bunning pitched the only perfect game in Phillies history when he beat the New York Mets in 1964, the first perfect game in the majors during the regular season in 42 years. He also pitched a no-hitter with Detroit in 1958 and was only the second pitcher to throw no-hitters in each league. In each of his first three seasons with the Phillies, he won 19 games, and he started and won the first game at Veterans Stadium. He won 224 major league games, including 89 with the Phillies, and with Philadelphia he struck out 1,197 batters in 1,520.2 innings, threw 23 shutouts, and posted a 2.93 ERA. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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