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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-5	GS	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	12 (10)	May 5	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	19 (6)	May 15 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-10	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	22 (2)	May 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	32 (9)	May 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	36 (3)	Jun 1	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	40 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	46 (5)	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	L,7-12	GS	8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
9	49 (2)	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
10	54 (4)	Jun 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	59 (4)	Jun 24	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
12	64 (4)	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-7	GS	22	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	70 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	76 (5)	Jul 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	78 (1)	Jul 15	CLE		PHA	L,0-8	GS	29	5.1	0	1	1	2	0
16	81 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	84 (2)	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	87 (2)	Jul 23	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	93 (5)	Jul 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	GF	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	99 (5)	Aug 4 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,14-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	104 (4)	Aug 9	CLE		SLB	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	106 (1)	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	110 (3)	Aug 15	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	112 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	116 (3)	Aug 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	120 (3)	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	124 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	129 (4)	Sep 3	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	134 (4)	Sep 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	138 (3)	Sep 14	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	140 (1)	Sep 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	143 (2)	Sep 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS	29	6.0	2	3	0	5	0
33	145 (1)	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
34	147 (1)	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,5-8	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0
35	152 (4)	Sep 30	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
36	154 (1)	Oct 2	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							36gm		211.0	12	19	1	32	2