Feller played primarily as a shortstop or outfielder, emulating Rogers Hornsby's batting stance. [2]: 13 From the age of 15, he began to pitch for the Oakviews after a starting pitcher was injured; while doing so, Feller continued to play American Legion baseball.His catcher during this period was Nile Kinnick, who later won the Heisman Trophy in 1939 and became a …

Jan 4, 2012 · Bob Feller was a 35-year-old veteran of 15 major-league seasons in 1954 when the Cleveland Indians won 111 games and swept to the American League pennant by eight games over the New York Yankees. His fastball had lost a good deal of its luster and manager Al Lopez had reportedly wanted to release him during spring training.

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Dec 29, 2024 · Bob Feller, a legendary right-handed pitcher known as “Rapid Robert” and “Heater from Van Meter,” made a significant impact on Major League Baseball during his career. He retired from professional baseball in 1956 after 21 remarkable seasons, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest pitchers in the sport’s history.

Dec 1, 2014 · Bob Feller was as curious as anybody else about how hard he could throw a fastball. That led him to participate in a memorable Calvin Griffith stunt to drum up the gate in Washington and to throw against a Chicago policeman riding a motorcycle.

Dec 16, 2010 · Bob Feller, the brilliant pitcher who is the only Cleveland pro athlete to be immortalized with a statue, died Wednesday night of complications from leukemia at age 92.

Dec 17, 2010 · CLEVELAND, Ohio -- No one knew exactly how hard Bob Feller threw a baseball. He pitched before radar guns decorated the scoreboards in every big-league ballpark. At one time the U.S. Army...

Aug 12, 2020 · Bob Feller’s return to major-league baseball after 44 months in the Navy and eight battle stars couldn’t have gone much better as he pitched a complete-game 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers, striking out 12 in a brisk 2 hours and 17 minutes. It was a much-anticipated event which, once Feller got his release orders, happened quickly.

Apr 5, 2010 · CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It had not happened in a major-league game before Bob Feller took the mound Tuesday, April 16, 1940. It has not happened since. The Indians' right-hander no-hit the White Sox...

Dec 16, 2010 · Bob Feller, an Iowa farm boy who became one of baseball’s most enduring stars as an overpowering pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, died Wednesday. He was 92. Feller, who was elected to the...