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	2-16 / in Starts: 0-4
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	552	5 (4)	Apr 22 (1)	CLE		DET	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.052	2.05	-0.06%	-0.61	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	553	22 (16)	May 13 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.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	554	45 (22)	Jun 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.013	1.86	-0.03%	-0.10	P
4	555	50 (4)	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.22	-0.006	.92	-0.02%	-0.12	P
5	556	52 (1)	Jun 13	CLE	@	BOS	T,8-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	557	64 (11)	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-11	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.017	1.88	-0.03%	-0.11	P
7	558	67 (2)	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.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
8	559	73 (5)	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,7-13	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.012	1.35	-0.02%	-0.33	P
9	560	75 (1)	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	561	79 (3)	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	562	83 (3)	Jul 18 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.30	-0.066	1.89	-0.06%	-0.47	P
12	563	93 (9)	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	564	96 (2)	Jul 30	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
14	565	103 (6)	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	L,0-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
15	566	107 (3)	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
16	567	113 (5)	Aug 17	CLE		KCA	L,3-9	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.18	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
17	568	130 (16)	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	569	142 (11)	Sep 15	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	1.20	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
19	570	155 (12)	Sep 30	CLE		DET	L,4-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.17	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
							2-16		17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059		.88	-0.300	.83	-0.22%	-3.73

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