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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS	21	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	16 (8)	May 1 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
4	23 (6)	May 8 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-6	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	42 (18)	May 31	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	47 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	GS	21	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	58 (10)	Jun 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	GS	16	3.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
8	63 (4)	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	66 (2)	Jun 23	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	72 (5)	Jun 29	CLE		KCA	L,4-12	GS	21	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	82 (5)	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	88 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-6		8	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	90 (1)	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,1-8		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	95 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
16	98 (2)	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	102 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	107 (4)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	116 (7)	Aug 14	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7		9	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
21	118 (1)	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	123 (4)	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	127 (3)	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	W,7-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	128	Aug 28 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	136 (7)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,4-5	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							25gm		83.0	2	11	3	16	2