Jim Bullinger

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James Eric (Jim) Bullinger (born August 21, 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1992-96), Montreal Expos (1997) and Seattle Mariners (1998). He batted and threw right handed. He is the brother of pitcher Kirk Bullinger. Bullinger was converted to a pitcher in the Cubs' farm system, after initially playing as a shortstop.

He made his major league debut on May 27, 1992. On June 8 of that year, he hit a home run on the first pitch he faced in his first at bat in the majors. He was the fourth pitcher to accomplish this feat.

In a seven-season career, Bullinger posted a 34-41 record with 392 strikeouts and a 5.06 ERA in 642.0 innings pitched.