Bob Feller
Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "The Heater from Van Meter," "Bullet Bob," and "Rapid Robert," was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. One of the best right-handed pitchers in baseball history, Feller was a prodigy who entered the major leagues when he was 17. Feller played for the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1956, his career interrupted by four ... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
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Bob Feller once demanded a 25 percent pay cut
Source: YAHOO!Believe it or not, Bob Feller demanded less money from the Indians in 1950. (AP)In the middle of this arbitration season, we should pause to remember one of the stories that made the late Bob Feller one of baseball's true iconoclasts. Indeed, on this date ...
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Medical field of dreams: Doctor meets spirit of baseball in Bob Feller
Source: Cleveland Plain DealerWe tried to fix his leukemia. He stayed in the hospital a few days until we could confirm his diagnosis, and daily rounds with him stretched longer and longer as he educated us about his life. Most of the residents in training hadn't heard of ...
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Yogi Berra: Two No-Hitters by the Same Pitcher in 1951 and a WS Perfect Game
Source: Bleacherreport.comOn July 12, 1951, Allie Reynolds started for the New York Yankees at Cleveland's Municipal against "Rapid" Robert Feller. Eleven days earlier, Feller had no-hit the Detroit Tigers, although he allowed a run. Neither Reynolds nor Feller allowed a hit ...
