Profession: Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher
Nationality: American
Why famous: AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x games without a hit
Born: 3. November 1918
Place of birth: Van Meter, Iowa, USA
Generation: Biggest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Died: December 15, 2010 (aged 92)
Cause of death: leukemia
Historical events
- 1936-07-19 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller makes his MLB debut in relief in the 9-5 loss to the Senators at Griffith Stadium, Washington
- 1936-08-23 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller’s debut MLB game; scores 15 St. Louis Browns in 4-1 win at League Park, Cleveland
- 1936-09-13 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller knocks out and record 17 Philadelphia A’s in 5-2 win at League Park, Cleveland
- 1938-10-02 Future Baseball Hall of Famer pitcher Bob Feller sets record 18 Detroit Tigers; his Cleveland Indians are still losing 4-1 at Cleveland Stadium
- 1939-09-08 Indian Bob Feller, 20, is the youngest pitcher to win 20 games
- 1940-04-16 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller hurls the first and only Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history; beats Chicago WS, 1-0 at Comiskey Park
- 1940-09-27 Floyd Giebells, 1st game, 2-0 pennant clinch against Bob Feller
- 1942-01-06 Bob Feller, enlists in the Navy and reports for duty in Norfolk Virginia
- 1942-07-07 Milt All Star Team (including Bob Feller) loses to AL All Stars 5-0
- [1945-08-24ClevelandaceBobFellerreturnsfromtheNavyandstrikes12
- 1946-04-30 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller’s 2nd career MLB no-hitter; beats New York Yankees, 1-0
- 1946-10-01 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller maintains his MLB-record 348th strikeout of the season in a 4-1 win over Detroit; Record stands for 19 years
- 1950-01-18 Indians pitcher Bob Feller takes salary cut from $20,000 to $45,000 after 15-14 season, salary cut is Feller’s own proposal
- 1950-07-02 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller wins his 200th MLB game, 5-3 against Detroit Tigers
- 1951-07-01 Cleveland Indians veteran hurler Bob Feller beats his third career no-hitter against Detroit Tigers, 2-1
- 1952-04-23 Bob Cain of the Browns & Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians each hit a one-hitter
- 1955-05-01 Future Baseball Hall of Famer pitcher Bob Feller throws his 12th 1-hitter record in the Indians’ 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Stadium
- 1962-01-24 Jackie Robinson is the first African American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bob Feller is also elected.
- 1990-04-26 Nolan Ryan matches Bob Feller’s record for pitching 12 1-hitters
- 1993-11-02 First memorial stones are laid at the Bob Feller Memorial
