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Bob Feller Dies: 'Rapid Robert' Facts

Dec 16, 2010 – 11:00 AM
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(Dec. 16) -- Nicknamed "Rapid Robert" for his 100 mph fastballs, Cleveland Indians legend and Hall of Famer Bob Feller is being remembered today as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. He passed away Wednesday at age 92 due to complications from leukemia.

Feller joined the Indians in 1936 at the ripe old age of 17 and soon rivaled Shirley Temple as one of the most famous young people in America. He pitched his first no-hitter when he was 21, and by 22 he had more than 100 wins under his belt.

"I don't think anyone is ever going to throw a ball faster than he does. ... His curveball isn't human," Joe DiMaggio was quoted as saying in 1941, according to The New York Times.

Surge Desk offers a look at Feller's stellar career:

  • Seasons with the Indians: 18 (he won 266 games for the team)
  • Total innings pitched: 3,828 in 570 appearances
  • Career strikeouts: 2,581, leading the American League in strikeouts seven times
  • Career shutouts: 46
  • Earned runs: 1,384
  • No hitters: 3 (plus 12 one-hitters)
  • Total hits allowed: 3,271
  • Walks: 1,764
  • World Series titles: 1, with the Indians in 1949

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