Bob Feller

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Bob Feller

Born:	November 3, 1918
Birthplace:	Van Meter, Iowa
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	185 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1936: Amateur Free Agent by the Cleveland Indians
College:	None
High School:	Van Meter High School (IA)
Teams:	Cleveland 1936-1941, 1945-1956

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Robert William Andrew Feller's (born November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, IA) blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. "Rapid Robert" spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1962 (93.75%)

1940 American League Pitcher's Triple Crown
8-time American League All-Star (1938-1941, 1946-1948 & 1950)

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Achievements

AL ERA Leader (1940)
6-time AL Wins Leader (1939-1941, 1946, 1947 & 1951)
3-time AL Games Pitched Leader (1940, 1941 & 1946)
5-time AL Innings Pitched Leader (1931-1941, 1946 & 1947)
7-time AL Strikeouts Leader (1938-1941 & 1946-1948)
3-time AL Complete Games Leader (1939, 1940 & 1946)
4-time AL Shutouts Leader (1940, 1941, 1946 & 1947)
15 Wins Seasons: 10 (1938-1941 & 1946-1951)
20 Wins Seasons: 6 (1939-1941, 1946, 1947 & 1951)
25 Wins Seasons: 3 (1940, 1941 & 1946)
200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 10 (1938-1941 & 1946-1951)
300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1940, 1941 & 1946)
200 Strikeouts Seasons: 5 (138-1941 & 1946)
300 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1946)

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Trivia

Won a World Series Ring with the Cleveland Indians in 1948.
Bob Feller was the first president of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) in 1954.
Bob Feller debuted with 17 strikeouts in his first major league start for the 1936 Cleveland Indians. He was 17 years old at the time. After the season, he returned to Van Meter High School for the 1936-37 school term, as he was a rising senior during the 1936 season. When he graduated in 1937, NBC Radio covered his graduation.

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