Bob Feller waves to the Spring Training crowd in Winter Haven, Fla. - home of the Cleveland Indians. (Photo: March, 2008)
photo by Tim Evearitt
Bob Feller visits with Braves manager Bobby Cox.
photo by Tim Evearitt
Bob Feller was born on Nov. 3, 1918 in Van Meter, Iowa. Some of our senior readers will remember him as "Bullet Bob" or "Rapid Robert."
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 being selected on the first ballot.
Feller played for the Cleveland Indians, his only team, for 18 years. He ended his career with 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, and led the American League in strikeouts seven times and bases on balls eight times. He pitched three no-hit games and shares the major league record with 12 one-hitters.
Feller was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games before the age of 21.
When he was 17 years of age, he struck out 17 batters; he and Kerry Wood are the only two players ever to strike out their age (Wood struck out 20 on May 6, 1998).
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Source: Wikipedia