Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed " the Heater from Van Meter ", " Bullet Bob ", and " Rapid Robert ", was an American baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) …

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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.

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.

Sep 18, 2023 · Cleveland’s Bob Feller had been baseball’s best pitcher in the years leading up to World War II. When war came, he was among the first to enlist, causing him to miss the 1942, 1943, and 1944 seasons, and most of the 1945 season.

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.

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.

It was clear that Bob Feller would become one of the all time great pitchers in baseball. As a rookie he broke the American League record for strikeouts by striking out fifteen batters in a single game.

On June 15, 1942, Feller participated in a five-inning baseball game at the Polo Grounds, New York, as part of an all-sports carnival to raise funds for Army-Navy Relief.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport's Brian Sexton interviews National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller on March 9, 2010