USAToday Bob Feller, an American folk hero and Hall of Famer whose life story consisted of baseball, patriotism, family and farming, died Wednesday night of acute leukemia in a hospice. He was 92. Feller, a right-handed pitcher known as "Rapid Robert" and "Bullet Bob," was an eight-time All-Star who led the American League in strikeouts in seven different seasons and was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games in a season before the age of 21. He threw 279 complete games and pitched three no-hitters during an 18-year career, spent entirely with the Cleveland Indians. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962 and was the longest-tenured living Hall of Famer at the time of his death....
The ORIGINAL flame-thrower was once clocked at over 98mph, although it's said he routinely reached 100mph (radar guns weren't around back in the day) He pitched in the big leagues at the age of 17, making his MLB debut (where he struck out 15) before his senior year in high school. Amazing. RIP.
The ORIGINAL flame-thrower was once clocked at over 98mph, although it's said he routinely reached 100mph (radar guns weren't around back in the day) He pitched in the big leagues at the age of 17, making his MLB debut (where he struck out 15) before his senior year in high school. Amazing. RIP.
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