Bob Feller

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, IA us

Died: December 15, 2010 in Cleveland, OH

Buried: Gates Mills - North Cemetery, Gates Mills, OH

High School: Van Meter HS (Van Meter, IA)

Debut: July 19, 1936 (Age 17-259d, 8,035th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 37-332d)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 14 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1962. (Voted by BBWAA on 150/160 ballots)
View Bob Feller's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Robert William Andrew Feller

Nicknames: Rapid Robert or Heater from Van Meter

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Relatives: Cousin of Hal Manders

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.4

266

162

ERA

3.25

570

484

3827.0

2581

WHIP

1.316

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-11 / in Starts: 10-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	52 (24-16-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
O Hale	4
F Pytlak	2
B Campbell	2
H Trosky	1

Most Driven In By
L Lary	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	15	3 (2)	Apr 24	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.36	0.007	3.33	0.01%	0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	16	18 (14)	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	17	52 (33)	Jun 22	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	18	61 (8)	Jul 4	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.04	-0.031	.90	-0.02%	-0.36	P
5	19	67 (5)	Jul 11	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.21	-0.066	.61	-0.02%	-0.20	P
6	20	73 (5)	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.62	-0.133	.85	-0.04%	-0.93	P
7	21	76 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,9-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
8	22	80 (3)	Jul 24	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.51	-0.027	.05	0.00%	-0.31	P
9	23	83 (2)	Jul 28	CLE	@	PHA	L,7-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	24	87 (3)	Aug 1	CLE	@	WSH	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.66	-0.058	.02	0.00%	-1.42	P
11	25	92 (4)	Aug 6	CLE	@	NYY	T,6-7	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	1.21	-0.152	.01	0.00%	-1.90	P
12	26	95 (2)	Aug 11 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	.55	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
13	27	100 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.99	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.14	P
14	28	104 (3)	Aug 19	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
15	29	106 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.76	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
16	30	109 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	.93	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
17	31	115 (5)	Aug 29 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.171	.121	.293	9	1.26	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	32	119 (3)	Sep 2	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.194	.405	9	.83	0.087	.00	0.00%	0.70	P
19	33	126 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.244	.282	.526	9	.82	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.90	P
20	34	130 (3)	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.275	.513	9	1.27	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
21	35	136 (5)	Sep 15 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.250	.467	9	1.42	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-1.85	P
22	36	141 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.229	.244	.474	9	1.66	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.73	P
23	37	145 (3)	Sep 23	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.229	.244	.474	9						P
24	38	148 (2)	Sep 26 (2)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.231	.245	.476	9	.91	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
25	39	150 (1)	Sep 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.226	.240	.466	9	1.34	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
26	40	154 (3)	Sep 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.214	.226	.441	9	.47	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.95	P
							14-11		56	53	1	9	1	1	0	9	3	0	17	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.214	.226	.441		1.00	-0.496	.23	-0.07%	-7.70

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