Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1956.

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Jan 4, 2012 · Bob Feller was a 35-year-old veteran of 15 major-league seasons in 1954 when the Cleveland Indians won 111 games and swept to the American League pennant by eight games over the New York Yankees. His fastball had lost a good deal of its luster and manager Al Lopez had reportedly wanted to release him during spring training.

Dec 1, 2014 · Bob Feller was as curious as anybody else about how hard he could throw a fastball. That led him to participate in a memorable Calvin Griffith stunt to drum up the gate in Washington and to throw against a Chicago policeman riding a motorcycle.

Dec 16, 2010 · Bob Feller, the brilliant pitcher who is the only Cleveland pro athlete to be immortalized with a statue, died Wednesday night of complications from leukemia at age 92.

Dec 4, 2017 · Entering play on September 26, Feller led the American League in games pitched (43), games started (39), innings pitched (334), strikeouts (254), shutouts (6), and wins (24). His 27 complete games were second in the AL and his ERA (3.18) was fourth.

Dec 29, 2024 · Bob Feller, a legendary right-handed pitcher known as “Rapid Robert” and “Heater from Van Meter,” made a significant impact on Major League Baseball during his career. He retired from professional baseball in 1956 after 21 remarkable seasons, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest pitchers in the sport’s history.

Bob Feller began his major league journey in 1936, at age 17, fresh off his family’s farm in Van Meter, Iowa. It was during his rookie season that Feller earned the nickname “Rapid Robert” because of his devastating fastball and high strikeout totals.

Bob Feller Hall of Fame Athlete and Man. In any discussion of baseball greats, the name of Bob Feller will soon come up. The baseball accomplishments of "Rapid Robert" are legendary. He is arguably the greatest right-handed pitcher ever to play the …

Dec 2, 2018 · A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, Bob Feller was only 17 when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings of an exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advised to seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseball contract.