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	16-9 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	55 (33-17-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
G Strickland	1

Most Driven In By
B Ãvila	2
L Doby	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	483	3 (2)	Apr 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9	1.03	0.024	3.02	0.04%	0.43	P
2	484	8 (4)	Apr 26 (1)	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	2.18	-0.135	6.25	-0.23%	-1.30	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	485	13 (4)	May 2	CLE		BOS	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.81	-0.041	2.67	-0.08%	-0.33	P
4	486	19 (5)	May 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.87	-0.043	3.03	-0.09%	-0.40	P
5	487	23 (3)	May 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	9	.67	-0.019	2.07	-0.04%	-0.22	P
6	488	27 (3)	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.308	.000	.308	9	1.05	0.013	3.14	0.02%	0.15	P
7	489	31 (3)	May 26	CLE		DET	W,9-8	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.67	-0.034	2.03	-0.06%	-0.87	P
8	490	35 (3)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.211	.000	.211	9	1.41	-0.119	5.00	-0.25%	-1.70	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
9	491	43 (7)	Jun 7 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,8-4	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	9	.81	0.000	2.54	0.00%	0.71	P
10	492	49 (5)	Jun 13	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.227	.056	.283	9	.90	-0.025	3.35	-0.06%	-0.22	P
11	493	53 (3)	Jun 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-6	GS-4	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.292	.158	.450	9	.93	0.083	1.09	0.06%	1.03	P
12	494	58 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.286	.174	.460	9	.88	-0.113	1.08	-0.08%	-1.04	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
13	495	71 (12)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.250	.148	.398	9	.52	-0.048	1.63	-0.09%	-0.88	P
14	496	79 (7)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.133	.383	9	1.59	-0.061	6.66	-0.15%	0.02	P
15	497	86 (6)	Jul 18	CLE		PHA	L,3-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.133	.383	9						P
16	498	94 (7)	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.097	.243	.129	.372	9	1.48	-0.043	2.22	-0.04%	-0.35	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
17	499	100 (5)	Aug 1	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.088	.225	.118	.343	9	.44	-0.041	.42	-0.02%	-0.72	P
18	500	105 (4)	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.139	.377	9	.60	0.018	.75	0.01%	0.16	P
19	501	112 (6)	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.132	.359	9	.97	-0.090	.27	-0.02%	-1.43	P
20	502	118 (5)	Aug 21 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.119	.327	9	.66	-0.069	.01	0.00%	-1.64	P
21	503	128 (9)	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.093	.204	.116	.320	9	.90	-0.027	.07	0.00%	-0.30	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
22	504	136 (7)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.109	.301	9	.32	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
23	505	147 (10)	Sep 16	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.100	.196	.120	.316	9	.62	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
24	506	151 (3)	Sep 22	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.180	.109	.289	9	.48	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.48	P
25	507	155 (3)	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.123	.313	9	.95	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
							16-9		71	57	3	6	1	0	0	1	6	0	23	0	8		1	0	0	0	.105	.190	.123	.313		.88	-0.835	1.92	-1.08%	-10.85

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