"Bullet Bob", this pitcher from Van Meter, Iowa, joined the Indians at age 17 in 1936
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Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at age 92 ...  Dec 15, 2010 ... It all began on the family farm near Van Meter, Iowa, where Feller learned ... signed by the Indians, made his first big-league start in 1936 at 17,...
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On This Day in Baseball History, the Emergence of Bob Feller  The ...  Sep 13, 2016 ... A young age, indeed, as Feller made his first appearance as a 17 year old pitcher for the Indians. Born on November 3, 1918, Feller hailed from Van Meter, Iowa, which ... He appeared in 14 games in 1936, his first year as a professional, ... Finney did steal a base on Bullet Bob's watch, but Feller ended up...
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Bob Feller - Wikipedia  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 ... Feller died at the age of 92 in 2010. ... Feller was born and raised with his sister, Marguerite, in Van Meter, Iowa. His father, William, ran the...
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Bob Feller | American baseball player | Britannica.com  American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher whose fastball made ... William Andrew Feller, also called Rapid Robert and Bullet Bob (born Nov. ... at age 17, when he joined the Indians mid-season in 1936, and he broke the AL ... 3, 1918, in Van Meter, Iowa, he was signed by the Cleveland Indians while...
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High-Kicking Pitching Legend 'Bullet Bob' Feller Remembered | PBS ...  Dec 16, 2010 ... ANNOUNCER: In 1936, the Cleveland scout signs an Iowa farm boy ... It earned him the nicknames Rapid Robert, Bullet Bob, and the Heater from Van Meter. ... Bob Feller made his Major League debut at age 17 for the Cleveland Indians ... For more on Bob Feller, the player and the man, I am joined by Bill...
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Bob Gibson - Wikipedia  Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935) is a retired American baseball pitcher who ... In 1981, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of ... Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won ..... the World Series MVP Award in 1964 and 1967, and won Cy Young Awards...
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Louis Sockalexis - Wikipedia  Louis Francis Sockalexis (October 24, 1871  December 24, 1913), nicknamed The Deerfoot of the Diamond, was an American baseball player. Sockalexis played professional baseball in the National League for three seasons, spending his entire career (1897-1899) as an outfielder for the Cleveland ... A Native American from the Penobscot tribe, Sockalexis is often identified as...
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The Top 100 Cubs Of All Time - #72 Ron Cey - Bleed Cubbie Blue  Dec 10, 2006 ... But, the Cubs needed a third baseman -- 1982's 3B, a fellow named ... Keith Moreland, and even Lopes, who had joined his former Dodger ... 25th anniversary reunion of the 1981 World Championship team. .... Gotta love The Penguin! .... Dodgers fan and grew up around the Garvey, Lopes, Russell and...
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Babe Ruth - Wikipedia  George Herman Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895  August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, he began his MLB career .... As an adult, Babe Ruth suggested that not only had he been running the...
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Question: On May 25, 1935 he slugged the last 3... | Trivia Bistro  Mar 28, 2015 ... Question: On May 25, 1935 he slugged the last 3 home runs of his careernumbers 712, 713 & 714. Who is he? Answer: Babe Ruth...
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Dawson, Andre | Baseball Hall of Fame  Dawson, known as the Hawk, was only the second player in baseball ... By 1987, he left Montreal as a free agent and signed a blank contract with Chicago. ... and was named National League MVP despite the fact that the Cubs finished last in the ... or a human being, said Don Zimmer, who managed Dawson in Chicago.
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The Battle of San Juan Hill - Jul 01, 1898 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, The Battle of San Juan Hill on Jul 01, 1898. ... Included among the U.S. ground troops were the Theodore Roosevelt-led Rough Riders, a .... pitches the third no-hit game of his career to lead the Indians over the Detroit Tigers 2-1. ... Feller was born November 3, 1918, in Van Meter, Iowa, and spent.
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Brady Anderson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com  Brady Anderson ... Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season [*] ... Today in Tribe History: October 15, 1997: The Cleveland Indians (86-75) advance ...... 1996 Apr 14th AL Player of the Week ... 1996 AL 7.3 (4th) ... Home Runs s c a p y .... Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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Bar Chat | The Bar Chat section offers commentary on sports, music ...  Nov 20, 2014 ... Week in Review .... just put up 59 points against a top-20 defense, then the Badgers will be in the mix. .... He has to prove he can play post-beanball. ... In return the Braves get a 24-year-old pitcher who is 25-18 his last two ... As if to mark the occasion, 'Tom Terrific'  the quintessential power pitcher known...
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Ted Williams - Wikipedia  Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918  July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a left ... Williams was returned to active military duty for portions of the 1952 and 1953 seasons to serve as a Marine combat...
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The Baseball Guru - Baseball Names and How They Got That Way ...  Jul 1, 1984 ... Reese was anything but "Pee Wee" in his influence on the Dodgers in over 16 seasons. ... He played 15 years in Brooklyn and followed the team to Los Angeles ... Larsen struck out Junior Gilliam on a breaking ball to start the game. ... The Yankee infield of first baseman Joe Collins, second baseman Billy...
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Christy Mathewson | Society for American Baseball Research  Christy continued pitching for semipro teams in the area while attending Keystone Academy, ... when a left-handed teammate named Dave Williams, who later pitched three games for the Boston Americans in 1902, taught him the fadeaway. ... team, but football was his chief claim to fame at Bucknell, which played a rugged...
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Chief Noc-A-Homa - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com  Sep 25, 2016 ... He would continue as the team's primary mascot throughout the ... 1964, the team had a live mascot, Tim Rynders, who "lived" in a teepee in an...
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One-handed Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott tosses no-hitter - CBS Sports  Sep 4, 2015 ... 4, 1993. The pitcher born with one hand had established himself as an Olympic gold ... runs and 10 hits over 3 2/3 innings against the same Cleveland Indians. ... As many no-hitters are, it was a team effort, noted Indians manager Mike ..... For the first time this postseason, Cleveland's pitching let them down.
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The Cleveland Indians' Ten Greatest Pitchers of All Time  In 1940, he became the only major leaguer to throw a no-hitter in an Opening Day start. ... actually closer to 99Feller wasn't nicknamed Rapid Robert by accident. ... Of Cleveland's Big Four pitchers during the early 1950s, Lemon was likely .... Series (the Indians reached the Fall Classic in 1948, a year after he retired),...
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Retired Numbers | Cleveland Indians  List of Cleveland Indians retired numbers. ... games six times. He also led the league in strikeouts seven times and tossed three no-hitters. ... Bob Lemon, P - #21.