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Bob Feller

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Major League Baseball player (1918-2010)

United StatesLived 1918 to 2010 · aged 92
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Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1956. 25 earned run average (ERA).

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1936 Goudey Feller baseball card1936 Goudey Feller baseball cardFeller's signature, circa 1992-93Feller's signature, circa 1992-93Feller interviewed by the Vivian Luther, editor of the University of Texas campus newspaper, The Shorthorn, in 1950Feller interviewed by the Vivian Luther, editor of the University of Texas campus newspaper, The Shorthorn, in 1950Bob Feller's number 19 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1956.Bob Feller's number 19 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1956.91-year-old Feller in March 200991-year-old Feller in March 2009Feller in 1996Feller in 1996

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Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1956. In a career spanning 570 games, Feller pitched 3,827 innings and posted a win-loss record of 266-162, with 279 complete games, 44 shutouts, and a 3.25 earned run average (ERA). His career 2,581 strikeouts were third all-time upon his retirement.

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United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2010 · aged 92
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13 languages

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