Bullet Bob Feller

At my town’s Memorial Day parade, I caught a glimpse of 91-year-old baseball great Bob Feller, the pride of Van Meter, Iowa. He was born eight days before Armistice Day.
Feller rocked the baseball world during the summer of 1936 when he debuted for the Cleveland Indians at the tender age of 17. He won his first start as he struck out 15 St. Louis Browns. Three weeks later, he struck out 17 Philadelphia Athletics (while walking nine).
Over his career, Feller pitched three no-hitters including the only one thrown on Opening Day. He also tied the record for throwing 12 one-hitters.
The day after Pearl Harbor, Feller joined the U.S. Navy. He was the first major leaguer to volunteer for combat service. Feller served on the USS Alabama.
After the war, he returned to baseball and struck out 348 batters in 1946. He probably would have broken a lot of records had it not been for the war. Feller also helped the Tribe win the 1948 World Series (they haven’t won one since).

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on June 2nd, 2010 at 2:56 pm

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