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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Team Record in Appearances: 2-16 / in Starts: 0-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 6

1956 Pitching Game Log

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1956 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	552	5	Apr 22(1)	CLE		DET	L,4-6	GS-6		99	5.1	6	4	4	0	1	3	0	6.75	9.31	22	4	11	4	0	6	41			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.085	1.76	-0.10%	-1.09	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	553	22	May 13(1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-5	GS-3	L(0-1)	20	2.0	3	4	4	4	0	0	0	9.82	9.05	13	3	3	0	0	3	30			0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	.90	-0.259	3.57	-0.62%	-3.28	1t start tie	3t 1-3 0 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	554	45	Jun 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-5	5-GF(8)		24	4.0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	6.35	7.05	16	5	5	0	0	3		0	0	2	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	.34	0.053	1.25	0.12%	0.90	5b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
4	555	50	Jun 11(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	5-GF(8)		3	3.2	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.80	6.17	15	4	5	1	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.062	.96	0.15%	3.02	5b 1-3 1 out d4	8b end d 4
5	556	52	Jun 13	CLE	@	BOS	T,8-8	4-4	BS(1)	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.70	6.28	3	0	1	1	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.09	-0.210	7.96	-0.48%	-1.89	4b 123 1 out a3	4b 1-3 2 out tie
6	557	64	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,12-11	5-8		13	4.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.72	5.58	15	3	7	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.214	2.89	0.38%	2.13	5t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d1
7	558	67	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	L,3-8	6-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.54	5.42	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.30	0.01%	0.53	6t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	559	73	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,7-13	5-7		4	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.47	4.94	12	2	6	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.001	.20	0.00%	0.58	5b --- 0 out d8	7b 3 out d6
9	560	75	Jul 7	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.33	4.75	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.12	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
10	561	79	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	10-GF(10)		6	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.33	4.75	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.61	-0.166	20.97	-0.37%	-1.00	10b 123 1 out tie	10b end d 1
11	562	83	Jul 18(1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-7	3-7	L(0-2)	3	4.2	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	3.41	4.78	18	4	7	0	1	4		0	0	0	1	0	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	.80	-0.031	1.17	-0.03%	0.73	3b --- 0 out d1	7b 123 2 out d1
12	563	93	Jul 28	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	7-7		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.30	4.70	3	0	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.12	0.01%	0.53	7t --- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d6
13	564	96	Jul 30	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	4-5		1	2.0	4	3	2	1	2	1	0	3.66	4.93	12	4	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	.06	-0.011	.23	-0.02%	-1.94	4t --- 0 out d8	5t 3 out d11
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	565	103	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	L,0-9	8-8		6	0.0	3	4	4	2	0	0	0	4.78	5.12	5	0	0	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.023	.26	-0.04%	-5.00	8b 123 0 out d2	8b 123 0 out d7
15	566	107	Aug 10	CLE	@	KCA	W,11-0	8-GF	S(1)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.96	7	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	.00	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.05	8b --- 0 out a9	9b end a11
16	567	113	Aug 17	CLE		KCA	L,3-9	2-6		6	4.1	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.23	4.61	19	6	5	0	0	7		1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.020	.31	0.01%	1.37	2t 1-- 2 out d5	6t 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	568	130	Sep 3(1)	CLE	@	KCA	L,2-5	6-7		16	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.28	4.52	7	1	4	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.72	-0.032	1.24	-0.03%	0.12	6b 123 1 out d1	7b 3 out d3
18	569	142	Sep 15	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	L(0-3)	11	9.0	7	5	5	5	6	1	0	4.41	4.45	37	9	10	0	0	7	54			1	0	0	32	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.61	-0.190	.00	0.00%	-0.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
19	570	155	Sep 30	CLE		DET	L,4-8	CG	L(0-4)	14	9.0	14	8	8	3	0	1	0	4.97	4.51	42	14	11	0	5	14	24			1	0	0	38	1	1	0	2	0	0	.64	-0.328	.00	0.00%	-3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
							2-16		W-L:0-4,Sv:1,BSv:1	3.8	58.0	63	34	32	23	18	7	0	4.97	4.51	253	0.77		6%	5%	63	37	15	53%	5	1	0	225	6	3	4	6	2	2	.71	-0.971	.99	-1.00%	-6.11

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