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	8-17 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	16 (8-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (8-5-2)

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	527	4 (3)	Apr 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.046	3.99	-0.09%	-0.71	P
2	528	7 (2)	Apr 18	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						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
3	529	16 (8)	May 1 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.68	-0.072	2.24	-0.14%	-0.68	P
4	530	23 (6)	May 8 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,9-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	531	42 (18)	May 31	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.22	-0.062	4.52	-0.14%	-0.49	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
6	532	47 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.90	-0.070	6.43	-0.14%	-0.67	P
7	533	58 (10)	Jun 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.75	0.032	5.98	0.07%	0.33	P
8	534	63 (4)	Jun 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
9	535	66 (2)	Jun 23	CLE	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.36	-0.045	1.21	-0.09%	-1.34	P
10	536	72 (5)	Jun 29	CLE		KCA	L,4-12	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.10	0.024	3.20	0.04%	0.25	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
11	537	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
12	538	82 (5)	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
13	539	88 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
14	540	90 (1)	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,1-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
15	541	95 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	.34	-0.027	1.60	-0.08%	-0.38	P
16	542	98 (2)	Jul 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
17	543	102 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	.54	-0.039	3.28	-0.14%	-0.64	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
18	544	107 (4)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	8						P
19	545	108	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
20	546	116 (7)	Aug 14	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
21	547	118 (1)	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
22	548	123 (4)	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
23	549	127 (3)	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
24	550	128	Aug 28 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						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
25	551	136 (7)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		KCA	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.72	-0.018	8.13	-0.12%	-0.17	P
							8-17		25	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139		.82	-0.323	3.20	-0.84%	-4.50

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