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class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Bob Feller</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Feller_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bob_Feller_1953.jpg/220px-Bob_Feller_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="327" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bob_Feller_1953.jpg/330px-Bob_Feller_1953.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Bob_Feller_1953.jpg/440px-Bob_Feller_1953.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1219" data-file-height="1812" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Feller with the Cleveland Indians, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;1953</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1918-11-03</span>)</span>November 3, 1918<br /><a href="/wiki/Van_Meter,_Iowa" title="Van Meter, Iowa">Van Meter, Iowa</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> December 15, 2010<span style="display:none">(2010-12-15)</span> (aged&#160;92)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 19,&#160;1936,&#160;for the&#160;Cleveland Indians</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 30,&#160;1956,&#160;for the&#160;Cleveland Indians</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">266–162</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2,581</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fellebo01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b>&#160;<span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1206676#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>8× <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1938</a>–<a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1941</a>, <a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1946</a>–<a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1948</a>, <a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(baseball)" title="Triple Crown (baseball)">Triple Crown</a> (1940)</li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_wins_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders">AL wins leader</a> (1939–1941, 1946–1947, 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">AL ERA leader</a> (1940)</li> <li>7× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders">MLB strikeout leader</a> (1938–1941, 1946–1948)</li> <li>Pitched three <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitters</a> (1940, 1946, 1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians#Retired_numbers" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians No. 19</a> retired</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame">Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-member-header"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Member of the National</a></th></tr><tr class="nowrap ib-baseball-bio-member" style="background:#272662;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" 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He helped the Indians win a <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> title in <a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a> and an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>-record 111 wins and the <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> in 1954. Feller led the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">wins</a> six times and in <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> seven times. In 1946 he recorded 348 strikeouts, the most since 1904 and then believed to be a record. </p><p>An eight-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a>, Feller was ranked 36th on <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;</span>s 1999 list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was named the publication's "greatest <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> of his time". He was a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Century_Team" title="Major League Baseball All-Century Team">Major League Baseball All-Century Team</a> in 1999. <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> member <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> called Feller "the fastest and best pitcher I ever saw during my career."<sup id="cite_ref-Globe_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Globe-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> believed he was "probably the greatest pitcher of our era."<sup id="cite_ref-Globe_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Globe-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in <a href="/wiki/1962_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="1962 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">1962</a> in his first year of eligibility, with the then fourth highest percentage of votes. He was elected the inaugural President of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players%27_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Players&#39; Association">Major League Baseball Players' Association</a> and both organized and participated in <a href="/wiki/Barnstorm_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnstorm (sports)">barnstorm exhibition games</a> which featured players from both the Major and <a href="/wiki/Negro_leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="Negro leagues">Negro leagues</a>. Feller died at the age of 92 in 2010. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Feller played primarily as a <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> or <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>, emulating <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Rogers Hornsby</a>'s batting stance.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 13">&#58;&#8202;13&#8202;</span></sup> From the age of 15, he began to pitch for the <a href="/wiki/Robert_William_Andrew_Feller_Farmstead#Background" title="Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead">Oakviews</a> after a starting pitcher was injured; while doing so, Feller continued to play American Legion baseball. His catcher during this period was <a href="/wiki/Nile_Kinnick" title="Nile Kinnick">Nile Kinnick</a>, who later won the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> in 1939 and became a member of the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 20">&#58;&#8202;20&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>A student at <a href="/wiki/Van_Meter_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Meter High School">Van Meter High School</a>, Feller was a starting pitcher for the school's baseball team. During this time, he continued to play on the Farmers Union team in the <a href="/wiki/American_Amateur_Baseball_Congress" title="American Amateur Baseball Congress">American Amateur Baseball Congress</a>, and had 19 wins and four losses for Farmers Union one season.<sup id="cite_ref-feller5_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feller5-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 4">&#58;&#8202;4&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gilbert_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gilbert-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 37">&#58;&#8202;37&#8202;</span></sup> He also was the starting <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> for the high school basketball team.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 29">&#58;&#8202;29&#8202;</span></sup> By the age of 16, Feller possessed what critics judged a high quality <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>; major league scouts traveled to <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a> to watch him in the annual national baseball tournament. After the game, several big league clubs offered signing bonuses with their contract offers, but he had already been signed to a professional contract with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 25–26">&#58;&#8202;25–26&#8202;</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Teenage_phenomenon_(1936–1941)"><span id="Teenage_phenomenon_.281936.E2.80.931941.29"></span>Teenage phenomenon (1936–1941)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Teenage phenomenon (1936–1941)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg/220px-1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="377" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg/330px-1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg/440px-1936_Goudey_Bob_Feller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="643" data-file-height="1103" /></a><figcaption>1936 <a href="/wiki/Goudey" title="Goudey">Goudey</a> Feller <a href="/wiki/Baseball_card" title="Baseball card">baseball card</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1936, Feller was signed by <a href="/wiki/Cy_Slapnicka" title="Cy Slapnicka">Cy Slapnicka</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scout</a> for the Indians, for one dollar and an autographed baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 27">&#58;&#8202;27&#8202;</span></sup> While scouting Feller, Slapnicka said, "This was a kid pitcher I had to get. I knew he was something special. His fastball was fast and fuzzy; it didn't go in a straight line; it would wiggle and shoot around. I didn't know then that he was smart and had the heart of a lion, but I knew that I was looking at an arm the likes of which you see only once in a lifetime."<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 375">&#58;&#8202;375&#8202;</span></sup> Feller was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Fargo-Moorhead_Twins" title="Fargo-Moorhead Twins">Fargo-Moorhead Twins</a> and was to report there after finishing the high school semester.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 30">&#58;&#8202;30&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>Slapnicka was later named <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> of the Indians and transferred Feller's contract from Fargo-Moorhead to the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans_(baseball)" title="New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)">New Orleans Pelicans</a>. He was planning to add Feller, along with outfielder <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Henrich" title="Tommy Henrich">Tommy Henrich</a>, to the major league roster after a few exhibition and semi-pro games, <a href="/wiki/List_of_baseball_players_who_went_directly_to_Major_League_Baseball" title="List of baseball players who went directly to Major League Baseball">without either playing for a farm club</a>. By doing so, the Indians would be in violation of Major League Baseball's rule stating that, at the time, only minor league teams could sign amateur baseball players to contracts. </p><p>After a three-month investigation, concluding in December 1936, about whether the Indians broke any Major League Baseball rules by signing Feller, <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Kenesaw Mountain Landis</a> disagreed with the argument presented by Slapnicka and Indians president <a href="/wiki/Alva_Bradley" title="Alva Bradley">Alva Bradley</a>, but awarded both Feller and Henrich <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a> and required the club to pay a $7,500 fine, equivalent to $160,000&#32;in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 375">&#58;&#8202;375&#8202;</span></sup> Landis made the decision partly due to the testimony of Feller and his father, who wanted his son to play for Cleveland and who had also told Landis he would take the issue to court.<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller elected to remain with the Indians but Henrich joined the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. Sports columnist Joe Williams wrote, "For $7500 the Cleveland Indians received $500,000 [equivalent to $11,000,000&#32;in 2023] worth of publicity. ... I feel pretty sure Mr. Alva Bradley, president of the Indians, will admit this is the cheapest investment he ever made in publicity."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller joined the Indians and made his Major League debut on July 19, 1936, in a relief appearance against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a>. A month later on August 23, Feller made his first career start against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>. Indians <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Steve_O%27Neill" title="Steve O&#39;Neill">Steve O'Neill</a> had <a href="/wiki/Denny_Galehouse" title="Denny Galehouse">Denny Galehouse</a> warmed up in the bullpen in case the 17-year-old Feller had early troubles, but he struck out all three batters he faced in the first inning, and recorded 15 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> in earning his first career win. His strikeout total was the highest for a (starting) pitching debut.<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Three weeks later, he struck out 17 batters,<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> tying a single-game strikeout record previously set by <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Dean" title="Dizzy Dean">Dizzy Dean</a>, in a win over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>. He finished the season with a 5–3 record, having appeared in 14 games; he had 47 <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a> and 76 strikeouts in 62 innings.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller's fame reached such a level that when he returned to Van Meter for his senior year of high school, the governor of Iowa greeted him.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His record-setting rookie year made him, according to baseball writer <a href="/wiki/Richard_Goldstein_(writer_born_1942)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)">Richard Goldstein</a>, "the best-known young person in America, with the possible exception of <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Temple" title="Shirley Temple">Shirley Temple</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller's entrance to the big leagues was later described: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It is difficult to imagine now what a marvel Feller was when he burst upon the scene in 1936, a callow youth of 17. Many athletes are great. Bob Feller was seminal. In the long-ago time, unlike nowadays, it was unheard of for teenagers to succeed in the big top of athletics. Children politely waited their turn in the sunshine. Perhaps in all the world only <a href="/wiki/Sonja_Henie" title="Sonja Henie">Sonja Henie</a> had previously excelled at so young an age in any sport that mattered, and, after all, she was but a little girl wearing tights and fur trim, performing dainty figure eights. Feller dressed in the uniform of the major league Cleveland Indians, striking out&#160;– fanning!&#160;– American demigods&#160;... in the only professional team sport that mattered then in the United States.</p><div class="templatequotecite">—&#8202;<cite><a href="/wiki/Frank_Deford" title="Frank Deford">Frank Deford</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>, August 2005<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>As the 1937 season began, Feller appeared on the cover of the April 19, 1937 issue of <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)"><i>Time</i></a> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In his first appearance of the season on April 24, Feller suffered an injury to his elbow while throwing a <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>. He spent April and May healing the arm, and in May graduated from high school; the ceremony aired nationally on <a href="/wiki/NBC_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="NBC Radio">NBC Radio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 69">&#58;&#8202;69&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In mid-May, the Indians considered ending Feller's season early. "We're not taking any chances on that arm and we're not going to allow him to pitch again until the last trace of soreness has disappeared", said Slapnicka.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 18, Feller appeared in his first game since April 24 but did not record an out. He did not pitch again until June 22, when he recorded two innings, then returned to normal pitching duties on July 4.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 2, <a href="/wiki/1938_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1938 Cleveland Indians season">1938</a>, Feller was the starting pitcher of a season-ending double-header against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. Detroit's <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Hank Greenberg</a> was two home runs short of <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>'s then-single-season record of 60 home runs. By the ninth inning, Feller had recorded 16 strikeouts, one fewer than the MLB record in a nine-inning game. He tied the record when he struck out Detroit's <a href="/wiki/Pete_Fox" title="Pete Fox">Pete Fox</a> and, when he struck out <a href="/wiki/Chet_Laabs" title="Chet Laabs">Chet Laabs</a> for the fifth time that day, broke the record, to set the modern <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game strikeout leaders">major league record</a> of 18. Greenberg went 1–4 with a double,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> then 3–3 in the nightcap, all singles.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He later said of the game, "Feller's curve was jumping wickedly and with that and his fast ball, he was murder."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller did not earn a win, however, as the Indians lost, 4–1. "It was one of those days when everything feels perfect, your arm, your coordination, your concentration, everything. There was drama in the air because of Greenberg's attempt to break Ruth's record, and the excitement grew even greater when my strikeouts started to add up", Feller said.<sup id="cite_ref-Motorcycle_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Motorcycle-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the 1938 season, Feller led all pitchers with 208 walks and 240 strikeouts.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1939, Feller received his first career Opening Day start, against the Tigers, after a match against the Browns was rained out. He won the game 5–1, allowing three hits.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 84">&#58;&#8202;84&#8202;</span></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Mother%27s_Day" title="Mother&#39;s Day">Mother's Day</a>, Feller pitched against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> with his family in attendance. One pitch was fouled off by <a href="/wiki/Marv_Owen" title="Marv Owen">Marv Owen</a> into the seats and into the face of Feller's mother; he went on to win the game.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller finished the 1939 season leading the AL in wins (24), complete games (24) and innings pitched (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">296<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>&#8260;<span class="den">3</span></span>), and led the majors for a second consecutive year in both walks (142) and strikeouts (246).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BobFellerSig.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BobFellerSig.jpg/180px-BobFellerSig.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BobFellerSig.jpg/270px-BobFellerSig.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BobFellerSig.jpg/360px-BobFellerSig.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Feller's signature, circa 1992–93</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> of the 1940 season featured a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> from Feller against the Chicago White Sox. Feller was assisted by Indians <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mack" title="Ray Mack">Ray Mack</a> when he made a diving play to record the final out.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This is the only no-hitter to be thrown on Opening Day in major league history. However, he followed his no-hitter with a six-run, three-inning performance in his next start, in a game against the Detroit Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-Berkeley_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Berkeley-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By the end of the season, he had a 27–11 record, with his win total the best in the majors that season, and a career-high for Feller.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He accomplished the <a href="/wiki/Pitching_triple_crown" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitching triple crown">pitching triple crown</a> for the 1940 season, as he led the AL in ERA (2.61), wins (27) and strikeouts (261) (the latter two led the entire majors).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller also led the majors with 31 complete games and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">320<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">3</span></span> innings pitched, and won the <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Player of the Year Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller later assessed his first few years in the majors: "I relied on the catcher too much. It's swell to have a good catcher calling 'em for you, but the pitcher should take responsibility on his own shoulders."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>To publicize Feller's extraordinary pitching speed, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball commissioned sports film analysis pioneer and former major leaguer <a href="/wiki/Lew_Fonseca" title="Lew Fonseca">Lew Fonseca</a> to pit Feller's fastball against a motorcycle in a "100 mph" speed trial. The test was conducted in Chicago's Lincoln Park, with Feller in street shoes, suit pants, dress shirt, and tie, pitching without a mound on an asphalt roadway. He was required to hit a target 12 inches (300&#160;mm) in diameter from 60&#160;feet 6&#160;inches (18.44&#160;m) away, "as control is as important as speed".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The still accelerating <a href="/wiki/Harley-Davidson" title="Harley-Davidson">Harley-Davidson</a> passed Feller going 86&#160;mph (138&#160;km/h), yet even with a generous head start the ball beat the bike to the target by several feet. Feller's throw was calculated at the time to have reached 98.6&#160;mph (158.7&#160;km/h), later raised to 104&#160;mph (167&#160;km/h) using updated measuring methods.<sup id="cite_ref-feller5_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feller5-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 27">&#58;&#8202;27&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Motorcycle_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Motorcycle-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller again led the majors in wins (25), strikeouts (260), innings pitched (343), and walks (194) for the 1941 season. His six shutouts were an AL-best on the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> That year, <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> talked about Feller's pitching ability, stating "I don't think anyone is ever going to throw a ball faster than he does. And his curveball isn't human."<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller appeared in the May 12, 1941, edition of <i><a href="/wiki/Life_(magazine)" title="Life (magazine)">Life</a></i>, which said: "...&#160;he is unquestionably the idol of several generations of Americans, ranging in age from 7 to 70. They represent every city, town and village in the land, speak of him familiarly as 'Bob', and talk about him by the hour, with enthusiasm."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_service_(1941–1945)"><span id="Military_service_.281941.E2.80.931945.29"></span>Military service (1941–1945)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Military service (1941–1945)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States entered World War II with the <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attack on Pearl Harbor</a> on December 7, 1941. Feller heard about the bombing while returning from a visit to his terminally ill father at <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines</a> to Chicago where he was to sign a new Indians contract.<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Two days later, he volunteered for the United States Navy, becoming the first American professional athlete to enlist.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Originally he tried to enlist as a fighter pilot but failed hearing tests. Feller attended basic training at Norfolk Naval Base and served as a physical fitness instructor there. He also pitched in baseball games hosted by the military. Although he had received a military exemption owing to his father's failing health, he wanted to serve in combat missions.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller said, "I told them I wanted to&#160;... get into combat; wanted to do something besides standing around handing out balls and bats and making ball fields out of coral reefs."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was assigned to <a href="/wiki/USS_Alabama_(BB-60)" title="USS Alabama (BB-60)">USS&#160;<i>Alabama</i></a>;<sup id="cite_ref-museum_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-museum-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he had hoped to serve on <a href="/wiki/USS_Iowa_(BB-61)" title="USS Iowa (BB-61)">USS&#160;<i>Iowa</i></a>, but it would not be commissioned for another six months after Alabama, joining the fleet February 22, 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 119">&#58;&#8202;119&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>Shortly before Feller left for combat, his father died of brain cancer in early January 1943. Five days later, he married Virginia Winther, whom he had met while in Florida for spring training; she was a student at <a href="/wiki/Rollins_College" title="Rollins College">Rollins College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the marriage, Feller returned to service as Gun Captain aboard <i>Alabama</i> and kept his pitching arm in shape by throwing near a gun turret.<sup id="cite_ref-Tribute_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tribute-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller and the <i>Alabama</i> crew spent most of 1943 in the British Isles along with <a href="/wiki/USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)" title="USS South Dakota (BB-57)">USS&#160;<i>South Dakota</i></a>, but in August were reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/Asiatic-Pacific_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Asiatic-Pacific Theater">Pacific Theater of Operations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 119">&#58;&#8202;119&#8202;</span></sup> Feller's first taste of direct combat was at <a href="/wiki/Operation_Galvanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Galvanic">Operation Galvanic</a> in November 1943. <i>Alabama</i> also served during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Flintlock_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Flintlock (World War II)">Operation Flintlock</a> while primarily being used as an escort battleship in 1944. Feller participated in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea" title="Battle of the Philippine Sea">Battle of the Philippine Sea</a> before his combat duty ended in January 1945; he spent the rest of the war at the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Naval_Training_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Lakes Naval Training Station">Great Lakes Naval Training Station</a> as an instructor.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 124–127">&#58;&#8202;124–127&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>When the war ended, Feller was discharged as a <a href="/wiki/Chief_Petty_Officer_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Petty Officer (United States)">Chief Petty Officer</a> on August 22, 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was decorated with six campaign ribbons and eight <a href="/wiki/Battle_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle star">battle stars</a> while serving on missions in both the Pacific and North Atlantic, and was made an honorary member of the <a href="/wiki/Green_Berets" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Berets">Green Berets</a> later in life.<sup id="cite_ref-feller5_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feller5-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: xiii">&#58;&#8202;xiii&#8202;</span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Baseball_during_Naval_service_(1942,_1945)"><span id="Baseball_during_Naval_service_.281942.2C_1945.29"></span>Baseball during Naval service (1942, 1945)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Baseball during Naval service (1942, 1945)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Feller pitched for the Norfolk Naval Station's Bluejackets baseball team, which went 92–8 in 1942,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and later for the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Great_Lakes" title="Naval Station Great Lakes">Naval Station Great Lakes</a> team.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1945, from early spring to late summer, Feller's naval duties were again at Great Lakes Naval station, where he replaced <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Cochrane" title="Mickey Cochrane">Mickey Cochrane</a> as manager of the baseball program, as well as performed as an active pitcher for the team.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Cleveland_(1945–1948)"><span id="Return_to_Cleveland_.281945.E2.80.931948.29"></span>Return to Cleveland (1945–1948)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Return to Cleveland (1945–1948)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon arrival in Cleveland after his discharge, Feller was honored with a civic luncheon on August 24, 1945, at the Carter Hotel. Feller said to the thousand-plus crowd: "The real heroes didn't come home."<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tribute_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tribute-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later that day, the city held a parade and Feller was the starting pitcher in the Indians' game against the Detroit Tigers. Feller allowed four hits in the game and earned a win in the Indians' 4–2 victory. "I was so tired from all the receptions I didn't know if I could finish the game", Feller said.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> For the 1945 season, he appeared in nine games and notched a 5–3 record with 59 strikeouts and 2.50&#160;ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the 1946 season, Feller signed a $37,500 (equivalent to $586,000&#32;in 2023) contract for that year, including a bonus for attendance, as the Indians felt many were attending baseball games primarily to see him; he was offered $100,000 by <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Pasquel" title="Jorge Pasquel">Jorge Pasquel</a> to play in the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a>, but declined to leave the States again.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 136">&#58;&#8202;136&#8202;</span></sup> Feller recorded his second career no-hitter on April 30, 1946, against the New York Yankees. He allowed five walks and struck out 11 Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller said of the game, "The no-hitter on opening day in Chicago is the one that gets all the attention. But my no-hitter at Yankee Stadium was against a much better team than the White Sox. There was no comparison. I had to pitch to <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Henrich" title="Tommy Henrich">Tommy Henrich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Keller" title="Charlie Keller">Charlie Keller</a> and Joe DiMaggio in the ninth inning to get the Yankees out."<sup id="cite_ref-Antonen_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antonen-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At one point during the season (as he thought he might be nearing <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Rube Waddell</a>'s AL record for strikeouts of 344), Feller claims he confirmed Waddell's total with the AL office.<sup id="cite_ref-Waddell_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waddell-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In his last appearance of the season he fanned five Detroit Tigers on September 29 to set what was then believed to be the then-AL single-season strikeout record of 348.<sup id="cite_ref-Fans_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fans-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later research into box scores for Waddell's 1904 pitching appearances credited him with five additional strikeouts, moving the mark to 349 and bumping Feller from the top spot.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller's tally proved the highest for 62 years, until passed by <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a>'s then-record 382 in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1946 season Feller registered career-highs in strikeouts (348), games started (42), games pitched (48), shutouts (10), complete games (36), and innings pitched (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">377<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">3</span></span>)–– all major league bests that season.<sup id="cite_ref-Waddell_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waddell-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fans_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fans-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hall_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller finished 26–15 with an ERA of 2.18, the latter a career-low.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Nearly 20 years later, Feller recalled, "For the 1946 season, though, the Indians were so thin in pitching that [player-manager] <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a> decided I was to pitch every fourth day, regardless of rainouts, open dates, or anything else."<sup id="cite_ref-Waddell_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waddell-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller began 1947 by setting up a <a href="/wiki/Barnstorm_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnstorm (sports)">barnstorming</a> tour, pitting his own selected team against a <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a> team led by <a href="/wiki/Satchel_Paige" title="Satchel Paige">Satchel Paige</a>. Feller's team included <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, while Paige's included <a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil" title="Buck O&#39;Neil">Buck O'Neil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hilton_Smith" title="Hilton Smith">Hilton Smith</a>. They played in 22 games across the United States, and at the conclusion of the tour, each player had made nearly as much money as the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> made as a team for their <a href="/wiki/1946_World_Series" title="1946 World Series">1946 World Series</a> win.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 150–154">&#58;&#8202;150–154&#8202;</span></sup> Against the St. Louis Browns, in Feller's second start of the season, he extended his major league record for one-hitters when he recorded his ninth one-hit game in a shutout win on April 22.<sup id="cite_ref-Fortyseven_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortyseven-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In a June 13 game against the Philadelphia Athletics, having already amassed 10 strikeouts through four innings, Feller fell from the mound, which rain had made slippery, and injured his back. "My fastball was never the same after that", Feller said.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fortyseven_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fortyseven-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He ended the season as the AL leader in wins (20) and shutouts (5), and led the majors in strikeouts (196) and innings pitched (299).<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Series_champion_(1948)"><span id="World_Series_champion_.281948.29"></span>World Series champion (1948)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: World Series champion (1948)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1948_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1948 Cleveland Indians season">1948</a>, the Indians had one of their finest seasons, though Feller experienced a season that had a considerable number of downs as well as ups. Feller was selected to represent the AL All-Stars for the seventh time in his career in the <a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1948 All-Star Game</a>, but declined to play, feeling that his performance did not warrant selection as an All-Star. At one point he was winless for a month,<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and by July 22, his record was 9–12. <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a>, the Indians' <a href="/wiki/Player-manager_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Player-manager (baseball)">player-manager</a>, declared "we sink or swim with Feller", and continued to pick him.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller proceeded to go 10–3 for the remainder of his appearances to finish the season with a record of 19–15, a league-leading 164 strikeouts, and a 3.56&#160;ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Indians won a one-game playoff against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> to determine the team to represent the AL in the World Series; it was the first time the team had won the pennant since the 1920 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 201">&#58;&#8202;201&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>Feller started Game One of the 1948 World Series against the NL-champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a>. In the eighth inning, Feller and Boudreau appeared to have picked off the Braves' <a href="/wiki/Phil_Masi" title="Phil Masi">Phil Masi</a> as he attempted to <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">steal a base</a>, but umpire <a href="/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(sports_official)" title="Bill Stewart (sports official)">Bill Stewart</a> ruled he was safe.<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Masi scored the only run of the game on a Braves single. Despite surrendering just two hits on 85 pitches for the game, Feller and the Indians lost 1–0.<sup id="cite_ref-Pictures_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pictures-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later, photographs showed that Boudreau had tagged Masi out by two feet. Feller said, "Stewart was the only guy in the park who thought he was safe."<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was again named the starter in Game Five, which set an attendance record; the 86,288 fans at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Municipal Stadium</a> in Cleveland was the then-largest attendance at a baseball game.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 432">&#58;&#8202;432&#8202;</span></sup> The Braves put up three runs in the top of the first inning. The Indians came back to tie the game, but by the seventh inning, the Braves regained the lead for good and Feller was removed from the game. He finished having allowed eight hits and seven earned runs.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 204">&#58;&#8202;204&#8202;</span></sup> Lemon won Game Six and gave the Indians their second World Series championship. After the Indians returned to Cleveland and were given a victory parade, Feller said, "This is as good as being President."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_years_(1949–1956)"><span id="Later_years_.281949.E2.80.931956.29"></span>Later years (1949–1956)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Later years (1949–1956)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Feller,_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians,_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_(10004198).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg/220px-Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg/330px-Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg/440px-Bob_Feller%2C_pitcher_for_Cleveland_Indians%2C_interviewed_by_Shorthorn_editor_Vivian_Luther_%2810004198%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2320" data-file-height="1757" /></a><figcaption>Feller interviewed by the University of Texas campus newspaper, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shorthorn" title="The Shorthorn">The Shorthorn</a></i>, in 1950</figcaption></figure> <p>After taking a pay cut to start the 1949 season, Feller pitched on Opening Day against the St. Louis Browns. During the game, he injured his shoulder and missed the rest of April. His performances were mixed during the rest of the season, and he finished the year with a 15–14 record and a 3.75 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 206–211">&#58;&#8202;206–211&#8202;</span></sup> Before the 1950 season, Feller suggested to Indians management he take a pay cut, and did so. Indians general manager Hank Greenberg said, "He himself made the suggestion. In fact, he offered to take more than the 25 per cent maximum pay cut allowed. There was absolutely nothing to it. We all agreed quickly on the figure after Bob showed up yesterday."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In a win over the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader, Feller became the 53rd pitcher to win 200 games.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 64">&#58;&#8202;64&#8202;</span></sup> Throughout the year, players noted that his velocity had returned, and, winning games with finesse rather than power, he was again effective. He finished the year with 16 wins and a 3.43 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 215">&#58;&#8202;215&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>On July 1, 1951, Feller recorded his third career no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers.<sup id="cite_ref-Antonen_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antonen-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "I was depending on my slider and I didn't begin to think of a no-hitter until about the seventh inning. I tried to keep it in the back of my mind, bearing down and concentrating on one hitter at a time", Feller said.<sup id="cite_ref-Corcoran_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Corcoran-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was the third pitcher, after <a href="/wiki/Larry_Corcoran" title="Larry Corcoran">Larry Corcoran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a>, to record three career no-hitters.<sup id="cite_ref-Corcoran_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Corcoran-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He became the first pitcher of the 1951 season to reach 20 wins after he pitched a shutout against the Washington Senators on August 21.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Along with <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Mike Garcia</a>, Feller reached the 20-win mark during the season; they were the first trio of pitchers on the same staff to earn 20 wins since 1931.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 65">&#58;&#8202;65&#8202;</span></sup> The Cleveland starting rotation was so strong that future Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a>'s 17 wins was the only time in an eight-year stretch he <i>didn't</i> win 20.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller went 22–8 in 1951, leading the AL both in wins and with a .733 win percentage. He was named the <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Pitcher_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> Pitcher of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller started the 1952 season with three wins in his first five starts; one of the losses was an April 23 one-hitter against <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cain" title="Bob Cain">Bob Cain</a>, who also allowed only one hit. Feller struggled for the rest of the season, and after an argument with an umpire over a strike call in late August, manager <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a> shut Feller down for the season,<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 227–230">&#58;&#8202;227–230&#8202;</span></sup> finishing 9–13 and a 4.74 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He improved the following year, winning 10 games and losing 7 in 25 starts after Lopez gave him extra days of rest between appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 234">&#58;&#8202;234&#8202;</span></sup> The Indians won 111 regular-season games during 1954, breaking an AL record previously held by the <a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="1927 New York Yankees">1927 New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 67">&#58;&#8202;67&#8202;</span></sup> The 35-year-old Feller finished 13–3 on the year, earning his 250th pitching victory in a May 23 win and his 2,500th career strikeout in a win on June 12.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 68">&#58;&#8202;68&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>The Indians played against the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954 World Series</a>, getting swept in four games. Unlike the 1948 Series, Feller did not make an appearance. Indians manager Al López said of not starting Feller, "I know Feller wanted to start one of the games in the 1954 World Series (when the Indians were swept by the New York Giants), though we never really talked about it ... If we had won the first or second game in New York, I was going to start Feller in Cleveland in the fourth game. But when we didn't (win either game in New York), why in the hell was I going to pitch Feller? He was the fifth starter on the club at that time, and wasn't the Feller he'd been (earlier in his career)."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1955, Feller spent part of the season as a starter, then was moved to the bullpen later in the season. He went 4–4 in 25 appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the off-season, he became chairman of the Ohio <a href="/wiki/March_of_Dimes" title="March of Dimes">March of Dimes</a> and served as player representative for the American League. He worked with <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> representative <a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Robin Roberts</a> throughout the off-season, discussing the possibility of player arbitration and pensions with baseball owners; he then became president of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players%27_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Players&#39; Association">Major League Baseball Players' Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 244">&#58;&#8202;244&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>In the 1956 season, Feller started four games and appeared in 15 others, and finished with an 0–4 record and career-worst 4.97&#160;ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Indians held "Bob Feller Night" on September 9, and he appeared in his last major league game on September 30.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 71">&#58;&#8202;71&#8202;</span></sup> After the season, speculation mounted regarding whether Feller would retire as a player.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 1956, Feller told <i>The Plain Dealer</i>: "I will return to Cleveland later this week and plan to confer with Hank Greenberg before Christmas. I hope to reach a decision at that time."<sup id="cite_ref-Office_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Office-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Greenberg had also offered Feller his release or a job with the Indians in their front office. Greenberg said, "We sincerely want Feller to remain with us. As far as I'm concerned, there will always be a job waiting for Bob in the Cleveland organization."<sup id="cite_ref-Office_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Office-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On December 28, Feller officially retired from the Indians as a player to continue his work selling insurance.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Announcing his retirement, Feller said, "I could have gone with a couple other ball clubs, but anything I might have done with them would have taken the edge off the success I have had with the Cleveland club the last 20 years." He continued, "What if I did pitch another year, so what? I would have to come to the decision I am making now, some time."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CLE_19_BobFeller.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/CLE_19_BobFeller.png/110px-CLE_19_BobFeller.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/CLE_19_BobFeller.png/165px-CLE_19_BobFeller.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/CLE_19_BobFeller.png/220px-CLE_19_BobFeller.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="560" /></a><figcaption>Bob Feller's number 19 was <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers" title="List of Major League Baseball retired numbers">retired</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians#Retired_numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> in 1956.</figcaption></figure> <p>He spent his entire career of 18 seasons with the Indians, being one of "The Big Four" in the Indians' pitching rotation in the 1950s, along with Bob Lemon, Early Wynn and Mike Garcia. Feller shares the Major League record of 12 one-hitters with <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, and was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games before the age of 21.<sup id="cite_ref-Antonen_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Antonen-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He ended his career with 266 wins, 2,581 strikeouts and 279 complete games. Over the course of his career, he led the AL in strikeouts seven times and walks four times.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon his retirement, Feller was number three all-time in strikeouts, behind only <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Walter Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and held the major league record for most walks in a career (1,764), and holds the 20th-century record for most walks in a season (208 in 1938).<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Indians retired his jersey number, 19, on December 27, 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a hitter, Feller posted a .151 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (193-for-1282) with 99 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>, 28 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>, 13 <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, 8 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a>, 99 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> and 100 <a href="/wiki/Bases_on_balls" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases on balls">bases on balls</a>. Defensively, he recorded a .963 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball-Reference_10-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball-Reference-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1962, Feller was elected to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>. Both were the first to be elected on their first ballot appearance since the original induction class of 1936.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the time of his induction, only <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a> (98.2%), Babe Ruth (95.1%), and <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Honus Wagner</a> (95.1%) had a higher percentage of ballot votes. In 2010, after Feller had been admitted to hospice, a reporter released a story recalling a 2007 interview with an aged Feller where he brought up Feller's candid assessment of Robinson as a ballplayer. "They overhyped Jackie Robinson. He was a good baserunner. He was a fair hitter. He was an average second baseman. He was not as good a ballplayer as <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a>. There were a lot of better black ballplayers than Jackie Robinson," said Feller.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dispute_with_Commissioner_Chandler">Dispute with Commissioner Chandler</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Dispute with Commissioner Chandler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout his career, Feller played exhibition games during the off-season, playing in towns unaccustomed to seeing major league ballplayers. His exhibition tours often featured other big leaguers and <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league</a> players, like <a href="/wiki/Satchel_Paige" title="Satchel Paige">Satchel Paige</a>, who was also a teammate of Feller's with the Indians.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other players included <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Mickey Vernon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Heath" title="Jeff Heath">Jeff Heath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During a barnstorming tour in 1945, Feller pitched against <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> after he had been signed by the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. He told a reporter in Los Angeles that he believed Robinson was too muscle-bound to succeed against pitching in the major leagues, although Robinson recorded two hits off Feller.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Players had to notify the Commissioner of Baseball, <a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">A.B. "Happy" Chandler</a>, before participating in exhibition games and were not allowed to begin games before the conclusion of the major-league season. Feller wrote to Chandler, challenging the league's limit on the number of games that were allowed to be played and proposing an increase; the Commissioner agreed to Feller's proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewiston_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewiston-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To minimize travel time, Feller employed airplanes, such as two <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3s</a> in 1947, to transport players from town to town. Feller's involvement, as well as that of other major league players, was the subject of meetings between the Commissioner and AL and NL presidents.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1947, Feller announced that he would pitch in the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban winter league</a> during the off-season, but Commissioner Chandler ruled no major-leaguer could play in Cuba.<sup id="cite_ref-Cuban_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuban-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller said he would donate his profits from playing in the Cuban winter league to the American Major League players' pension fund: "I want to prove I'm not going to Cuba for any selfish interest but because there is a principle involved and that is the right of any ball player to work at his chosen profession".<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller also believed it was "grossly unfair" that major leaguers who were U.S. citizens could not play in winter leagues but Latin Americans were permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Indians owner and president Bill Veeck said, "I have no comment on Bob's outside activities. I don't know whether they've hurt him or not. But I do know this. The great majority of the people of Cleveland think they've hurt him."<sup id="cite_ref-Cuban_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cuban-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller's barnstorming business savvy and endorsement details made him one of the wealthiest players of his time but he claimed his off-season exhibitions and barnstorming were necessary to pay for increased medical expenses for his family. His first wife developed anemia after giving birth to their second child when she was given the wrong type of blood during transfusions; she subsequently became addicted to the prescribed medication for her condition.<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was trying to make up lost earnings as a result, since he missed out on $125,000 or more in salary<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> when he served in the Navy; he missed more than three major league seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Lewiston_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lewiston-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller's biographer <a href="/wiki/John_Sickels" title="John Sickels">John Sickels</a> suggested: "They were trying to make money, but part of it was also, he felt that the black players weren't necessarily getting a fair chance and that he wanted to sort of showcase it. And seeing those, I think, those exhibition games helped people realize that the Negro league players were just as good as the Major League players."<sup id="cite_ref-NPR_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Feller_mound.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Bob_Feller_mound.jpg/220px-Bob_Feller_mound.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Bob_Feller_mound.jpg/330px-Bob_Feller_mound.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Bob_Feller_mound.jpg/440px-Bob_Feller_mound.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a><figcaption>91-year-old Feller in March 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Feller, who averaged over 25 wins for the three seasons preceding his military service and won 26 his first year out, estimated that the nearly four years he missed while in the U.S. Navy cost him at least 100 career wins. Given his proven performance on both sides of his hitch it is likely that Feller would have finished his career with more than 350 wins and perhaps 3,800 strikeouts.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bullock2004_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bullock2004-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The always plain-speaking Feller said, "I know in my heart I would have ended up a lot closer to 400 than 300 if I hadn't spent four seasons in the Navy. But don't take that as a complaint. I'm happy I got home in one piece."<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are numerous claims of how fast Feller could actually throw a ball. All are inherently dubious (due to the extremely inaccurate means of measuring used), and none can be proven valid. Best estimates are at least 98&#160;mph and quite possibly several miles an hour over 100&#160;mph. Among them is footage of a Feller fastball being clocked by Army ordnance equipment (used to measure <a href="/wiki/Artillery_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Artillery shell">artillery shell</a> velocity) and registering at 98.6&#160;mph (158.7&#160;km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With primitive equipment, Feller was at one point measured at 105&#160;mph (169&#160;km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-Dolgan_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dolgan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller once mentioned that he was clocked at 104&#160;mph (167&#160;km/h) at Lincoln Park in Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also is credited with throwing the second fastest pitch ever officially recorded, at 107.6&#160;mph (173.2&#160;km/h), in a game in 1946 at <a href="/wiki/Griffith_Stadium" title="Griffith Stadium">Griffith Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Globe_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Globe-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-feller5_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-feller5-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 27">&#58;&#8202;27&#8202;</span></sup> Feller said a 1974 test involving Nolan Ryan would be evaluated when he threw the ball rather than when it reached home plate, and as columnist Milton Richman wrote, Feller said "<a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a> had the best live fast ball he ever saw."<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although subjective, an extremely telling assessment of just how hard Feller was to hit – even for a left-handed hitter, who had an advantage compared to right-handers – was the tribute from <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>, regarded by many as the greatest hitter in baseball history.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He confessed, "Three days before he pitched I would start thinking about Robert Feller, Bob Feller. I'd sit in my room thinking about him all the time. God I loved it&#160;... <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Allie Reynolds</a> of the Yankees was tough, and I might think about him for 24 hours before a game, but Robert Feller: I'd think about him for three days."<sup id="cite_ref-Deford_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was ranked 36th on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a>'</i>s list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and also the publication's "greatest pitcher of his time" as well as a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Century_Team" title="Major League Baseball All-Century Team">Major League Baseball All-Century Team</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Each year, <a href="/wiki/American_Legion_Baseball#Awards" title="American Legion Baseball">American Legion Baseball</a> presents the "Bob Feller Pitching Award" to the pitcher "with the most strikeouts in regional and national competition."<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Feller_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Bob_Feller_1.jpg/180px-Bob_Feller_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Bob_Feller_1.jpg/270px-Bob_Feller_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Bob_Feller_1.jpg/360px-Bob_Feller_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="743" data-file-height="1119" /></a><figcaption>Feller in 1996</figcaption></figure> <p>Feller was elected the inaugural president of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players%27_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Players&#39; Association">Major League Baseball Players' Association</a> in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As president, he appeared before <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> to speak about baseball's <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve clause</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was the first player to get a franchise to agree to a share of game receipts when he was the starting pitcher for Indians' games. He was also the earliest player to <a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(business)" title="Incorporation (business)">incorporate</a> himself (as Ro-Fel, Inc.).<sup id="cite_ref-NPR_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was also one of the first players to work for the right of a player to enter <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NPR_77-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Feller and his wife, Virginia Winther, had three sons, Steve, Martin, and Bruce. The couple divorced in 1971; from the divorce settlement, Virginia received the house she and Feller had built. Virginia died on May 6, 1981, in her home in <a href="/wiki/Shaker_Heights,_Ohio" title="Shaker Heights, Ohio">Shaker Heights, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In retirement, Feller lived with his second wife, Anne (née Thorpe), in <a href="/wiki/Gates_Mills,_Ohio" title="Gates Mills, Ohio">Gates Mills</a>, a suburb of Cleveland.<sup id="cite_ref-Sickels_2-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sickels-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 263">&#58;&#8202;263&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>Feller is credited with being the first baseball star to sign autographs at baseball memorabilia conventions,<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and was such a frequent guest at such events that one <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> writer speculated that he had signed more autographs than any other person.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, Feller received the Golden Plate Award of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Achievement" title="Academy of Achievement">American Academy of Achievement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In June 2009, at the age of 90, Feller was one of the starting pitchers at the inaugural <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame Classic">Baseball Hall of Fame Classic</a>, which replaced the <a href="/wiki/Doubleday_Field" title="Doubleday Field">Hall of Fame Game</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York" title="Cooperstown, New York">Cooperstown, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Feller was treated for <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> in August 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By October, Feller was fitted with a <a href="/wiki/Pacemaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacemaker">pacemaker</a> and was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Pneumonia" title="Pneumonia">pneumonia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Candidiasis" title="Candidiasis">thrush</a>, an infection of the mucous membrane lining the mouth and throat. He was transferred on December 8 from the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Clinic" title="Cleveland Clinic">Cleveland Clinic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hospice_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Hospice care">hospice care</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On December 15, Feller died of complications from leukemia at 92.<sup id="cite_ref-Goldstein_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldstein-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM,_VAN_METER,_IOWA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg/220px-BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg/330px-BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg/440px-BOB_FELLER_MUSEUM%2C_VAN_METER%2C_IOWA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2784" data-file-height="1848" /></a><figcaption>Former Bob Feller Museum in his birthplace, <a href="/wiki/Van_Meter,_Iowa" title="Van Meter, Iowa">Van Meter, Iowa</a>, today the city hall</figcaption></figure> <p>Of Feller's death, Mike Hegan, Indians broadcaster and son of former Feller teammate and battery mate <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hegan" title="Jim Hegan">Jim Hegan</a>, stated, "The Indians of the 40s and 50s were the face of the city of Cleveland and Bob was the face of the Indians. But, Bob transcended more than that era. In this day of free agency and switching teams, Bob Feller remained loyal to the city and the team for over 70 years. You will likely not see that kind of mutual loyalty and admiration ever again."<sup id="cite_ref-Indians_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indians-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2010, the "Cleveland Indians Man of the Year Award" was renamed the "<a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Feller Man of the Year Award">Bob Feller Man of the Year Award</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Indians_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indians-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Opening Day of the 2011 season, the Indians invited Feller's widow, Anne, to present a silent first pitch. During pregame introductions, Cleveland players wore a No. 19 jersey in honor of Feller. For the entire 2011 season the players' uniforms were outfitted with an outline of Feller's pitching motion. The organization also made a permanent memorial of the press-box seat that Feller used in later life.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller_Museum" title="Bob Feller Museum">Bob Feller Museum</a> opened in Feller's birthplace, <a href="/wiki/Van_Meter,_Iowa" title="Van Meter, Iowa">Van Meter, Iowa</a>, on June 10, 1995. Designed by Feller's son Stephen, on land donated by Brenton Banks,<sup id="cite_ref-about_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the museum had two rooms that contained Feller memorabilia and items from his own collection. The Feller bat used by Babe Ruth when he made his last public appearance at Yankee Stadium is at the museum. Feller said a teammate had stolen the bat and eventually it was purchased by the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Deck" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Deck">Upper Deck</a> sports card company for $107,000. Feller later offered the company $95,000 in return for the bat.<sup id="cite_ref-Ruth_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruth-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following Feller's death in 2010, the museum faced serious funding issues. In 2015, with family approval, the Bob Feller Museum was donated to the city of Van Meter for use as the city hall. Some artifacts remain on permanent exhibit and can be viewed free of charge.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller_Act_of_Valor_Award" title="Bob Feller Act of Valor Award">Bob Feller Act of Valor Award</a> was created to honor the life of Feller. The award recognizes "individuals that possess the values, integrity, and dedication to serving our country that Bob Feller himself displayed."<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DHL_Hometown_Heroes" title="DHL Hometown Heroes">DHL Hometown Heroes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_titles_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball titles leaders">Major League Baseball titles leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(baseball)#Pitching_Triple_Crown" title="Triple Crown (baseball)">Major League Baseball Triple Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_wins_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_wins_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders">List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders">List of Major League Baseball career strikeout 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Potomac Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57488-707-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57488-707-5"><bdi>978-1-57488-707-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Bob+Feller%3A+Ace+of+the+Greatest+Generation&amp;rft.pub=Potomac+Books&amp;rft.date=2005&amp;rft.isbn=978-1-57488-707-5&amp;rft.aulast=Sickels&amp;rft.aufirst=John&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-feller5-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-feller5_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-feller5_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-feller5_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-feller5_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFellerRocks2001" class="citation book cs1">Feller, Bob; Rocks, Burton (2001). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bobfellerslittle00bobf"><i>Bob Feller's Little Black Book of Baseball Wisdom</i></a></span>. Chicago: Contemporary Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8092-9843-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8092-9843-0"><bdi>0-8092-9843-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Bob+Feller%27s+Little+Black+Book+of+Baseball+Wisdom&amp;rft.place=Chicago&amp;rft.pub=Contemporary+Books&amp;rft.date=2001&amp;rft.isbn=0-8092-9843-0&amp;rft.aulast=Feller&amp;rft.aufirst=Bob&amp;rft.au=Rocks%2C+Burton&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbobfellerslittle00bobf&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Gilbert-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Gilbert_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFellerGilbert1990" class="citation book cs1">Feller, Bob; Gilbert, Bill (1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ewLMKATa0gwC&amp;q=bob+feller+semi-pro&amp;pg=PA38"><i>Now Pitching, Bob Feller</i></a>. New York City: Kensington Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8065-2362-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-8065-2362-X"><bdi>0-8065-2362-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Now+Pitching%2C+Bob+Feller&amp;rft.place=New+York+City&amp;rft.pub=Kensington+Publishing&amp;rft.date=1990&amp;rft.isbn=0-8065-2362-X&amp;rft.aulast=Feller&amp;rft.aufirst=Bob&amp;rft.au=Gilbert%2C+Bill&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DewLMKATa0gwC%26q%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2Bsemi-pro%26pg%3DPA38&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Encyclopedia-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Encyclopedia_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchneider2004" class="citation book cs1">Schneider, Russell (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zjLiv-NNsiQC&amp;q=larry+doby+encyclopedia&amp;pg=PA435"><i>The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia</i></a> (Third&#160;ed.). Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58261-840-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-58261-840-2"><bdi>1-58261-840-2</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+Cleveland+Indians+Encyclopedia&amp;rft.place=Champaign%2C+Illinois&amp;rft.edition=Third&amp;rft.pub=Sports+Publishing&amp;rft.date=2004&amp;rft.isbn=1-58261-840-2&amp;rft.aulast=Schneider&amp;rft.aufirst=Russell&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzjLiv-NNsiQC%26q%3Dlarry%2Bdoby%2Bencyclopedia%26pg%3DPA435&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Deford-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Deford_6-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDeford2005" class="citation magazine cs1">Deford, Frank (August 8, 2005). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 5,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Calgary+Herald&amp;rft.atitle=Grove+and+Feller+Top+Pitchers&amp;rft.pages=7&amp;rft.date=1939-12-19&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DaSFkAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1656%2C5187847%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2B1939%2Bseason%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/04.16.html">"An Opening Day Jewel"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. Associated Press. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&amp;rft.atitle=An+Opening+Day+Jewel&amp;rft.date=1940-04-16&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fpackages%2Fhtml%2Fsports%2Fyear_in_sports%2F04.16.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Berkeley-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Berkeley_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKirksey1940" class="citation news cs1">Kirksey, George (April 22, 1940). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zngoAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4185,1821693&amp;dq=bob+feller+no+hitter+detroit+tigers&amp;hl=en">"No Hit, No Run Jinx Beats Feller In Second Appearance"</a>. <i>Berkeley Daily Gazette</i>. United Press International. p.&#160;9<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Berkeley+Daily+Gazette&amp;rft.atitle=No+Hit%2C+No+Run+Jinx+Beats+Feller+In+Second+Appearance&amp;rft.pages=9&amp;rft.date=1940-04-22&amp;rft.aulast=Kirksey&amp;rft.aufirst=George&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DzngoAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4185%2C1821693%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2Bno%2Bhitter%2Bdetroit%2Btigers%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1940-pitching-leaders.shtml">"1940 American League Pitching Leaders"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&amp;rft.atitle=1940+American+League+Pitching+Leaders&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fleagues%2FAL%2F1940-pitching-leaders.shtml&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RAUxAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5903,5218176&amp;dq=bob+feller+1939&amp;hl=en">"Bob Feller Avoids Mistakes Of 1939"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Reading_Eagle" title="Reading Eagle">Reading Eagle</a></i>. Associated Press. August 30, 1940. p.&#160;16<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+Avoids+Mistakes+Of+1939&amp;rft.pages=16&amp;rft.date=1940-08-30&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DRAUxAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5903%2C5218176%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2B1939%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZ7t_DNi9w">[2]</a> "Before Radar Guns Bob Feller", original dialogue of the film's narrator.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcKelway1941" class="citation magazine cs1">McKelway, St. Clair (May 12, 1941). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=sUwEAAAAMBAJ&amp;q=bob+feller&amp;pg=PA51">"Bob Feller: Baseball Idol Devotes Himself to Care and Worship of His Right Arm"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Life_(magazine)" title="Life (magazine)">Life</a></i>. pp.&#160;51–60.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Life&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller%3A+Baseball+Idol+Devotes+Himself+to+Care+and+Worship+of+His+Right+Arm&amp;rft.pages=51-60&amp;rft.date=1941-05-12&amp;rft.aulast=McKelway&amp;rft.aufirst=St.+Clair&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DsUwEAAAAMBAJ%26q%3Dbob%2Bfeller%26pg%3DPA51&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBuckheit2009" class="citation news cs1">Buckheit, Mary (November 12, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=buckheit/091112&amp;sportCat=mlb">"For Feller, Navy was easy decision"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 27,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&amp;rft.atitle=For+Feller%2C+Navy+was+easy+decision&amp;rft.date=2009-11-12&amp;rft.aulast=Buckheit&amp;rft.aufirst=Mary&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespn%2Fpage2%2Fstory%3Fpage%3Dbuckheit%2F091112%26sportCat%3Dmlb&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDonegan2010" class="citation news cs1">Donegan, Lawrence (December 16, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/dec/16/baseball-bob-feller">"The Sport Blog: Baseball great Bob Feller pitched in for his team and his country"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 27,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&amp;rft.atitle=The+Sport+Blog%3A+Baseball+great+Bob+Feller+pitched+in+for+his+team+and+his+country&amp;rft.date=2010-12-16&amp;rft.aulast=Donegan&amp;rft.aufirst=Lawrence&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2Fblog%2F2010%2Fdec%2F16%2Fbaseball-bob-feller&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMead1998" class="citation book cs1">Mead, William B. (December 1, 1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=N6mvtbofX34C&amp;q=bob+feller&amp;pg=PA191"><i>Baseball Goes to War</i></a>. Broadcast Interview Source. p.&#160;192. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-934333-38-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-934333-38-6"><bdi>0-934333-38-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Baseball+Goes+to+War&amp;rft.pages=192&amp;rft.pub=Broadcast+Interview+Source&amp;rft.date=1998-12-01&amp;rft.isbn=0-934333-38-6&amp;rft.aulast=Mead&amp;rft.aufirst=William+B.&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DN6mvtbofX34C%26q%3Dbob%2Bfeller%26pg%3DPA191&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-museum-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-museum_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHoffman" class="citation web cs1">Hoffman, Dennis. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120728164432/http://www.bobfellermuseum.org/halloffamer_bobFeller/bob_feller_biography.asp">"Bob Feller Biography"</a>. <i>Bobfellermuseum.org</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bobfellermuseum.org/halloffamer_bobFeller/bob_feller_biography.asp">the original</a> on July 28, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 10,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Bobfellermuseum.org&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+Biography&amp;rft.aulast=Hoffman&amp;rft.aufirst=Dennis&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bobfellermuseum.org%2Fhalloffamer_bobFeller%2Fbob_feller_biography.asp&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Tribute-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Tribute_35-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Tribute_35-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBastian2011" class="citation news cs1">Bastian, Jordan (March 31, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120510073202/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110331&amp;content_id=17223902&amp;vkey=news_cle&amp;c_id=cle">"Indians, fans pay tribute to Feller"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110331&amp;content_id=17223902&amp;vkey=news_cle&amp;c_id=cle">the original</a> on May 10, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=MLB.com&amp;rft.atitle=Indians%2C+fans+pay+tribute+to+Feller&amp;rft.date=2011-03-31&amp;rft.aulast=Bastian&amp;rft.aufirst=Jordan&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcleveland.indians.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20110331%26content_id%3D17223902%26vkey%3Dnews_cle%26c_id%3Dcle&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinoli2002" class="citation book cs1">Finoli, David (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hbSJCgAAQBAJ&amp;q=feller&amp;pg=PA24"><i>For the Good of the Country: World War II Baseball in the Major and Minor Leagues</i></a>. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786413706" title="Special:BookSources/9780786413706"><bdi>9780786413706</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=For+the+Good+of+the+Country%3A+World+War+II+Baseball+in+the+Major+and+Minor+Leagues&amp;rft.place=Jefferson%2C+NC&amp;rft.pub=McFarland+Press&amp;rft.date=2002&amp;rft.isbn=9780786413706&amp;rft.aulast=Finoli&amp;rft.aufirst=David&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DhbSJCgAAQBAJ%26q%3Dfeller%26pg%3DPA24&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRadford2011" class="citation web cs1">Radford, Rich (July 24, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171020033504/https://pilotonline.com/sports/baseball/navy-world-series-in-world-war-ii-norfolk-hosted-baseball/article_2add0ead-8422-5467-bfc7-cbafc2fdbc12.html">"Navy World Series: In World War II, Norfolk hosted baseball's best"</a>. <i>The Virginian-Pilot</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pilotonline.com/sports/baseball/navy-world-series-in-world-war-ii-norfolk-hosted-baseball/article_2add0ead-8422-5467-bfc7-cbafc2fdbc12.html">the original</a> on October 20, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 19,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Virginian-Pilot&amp;rft.atitle=Navy+World+Series%3A+In+World+War+II%2C+Norfolk+hosted+baseball%27s+best&amp;rft.date=2011-07-24&amp;rft.aulast=Radford&amp;rft.aufirst=Rich&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpilotonline.com%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fnavy-world-series-in-world-war-ii-norfolk-hosted-baseball%2Farticle_2add0ead-8422-5467-bfc7-cbafc2fdbc12.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHolmes2016" class="citation web cs1">Holmes, Dan (June 13, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083907/https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2016/06/13/cochranes-best-team-never-chance-play-world-series/">"Great Lakes Naval teams were best of the World War II era"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2016/06/13/cochranes-best-team-never-chance-play-world-series/">the original</a> on October 20, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 19,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Great+Lakes+Naval+teams+were+best+of+the+World+War+II+era&amp;rft.date=2016-06-13&amp;rft.aulast=Holmes&amp;rft.aufirst=Dan&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitathletic.com%2Fblog%2F2016%2F06%2F13%2Fcochranes-best-team-never-chance-play-world-series%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBullock2004" class="citation book cs1">Bullock, Steven R. (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1Idyqj51P-MC&amp;q=feller&amp;pg=PA118"><i>Playing for Their Nation: Baseball and the American Military During World War II</i></a>. University of Nebraska Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0803213379" title="Special:BookSources/0803213379"><bdi>0803213379</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Playing+for+Their+Nation%3A+Baseball+and+the+American+Military+During+World+War+II&amp;rft.pub=University+of+Nebraska+Press&amp;rft.date=2004&amp;rft.isbn=0803213379&amp;rft.aulast=Bullock&amp;rft.aufirst=Steven+R.&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D1Idyqj51P-MC%26q%3Dfeller%26pg%3DPA118&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/search/#query=feller+bluejackets">"Matches for Feller Bluejackets"</a></span>. <i>Chicago Tribune</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&amp;rft.atitle=Matches+for+Feller+Bluejackets&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fchicagotribune.newspapers.com%2Fsearch%2F%23query%3Dfeller%2Bbluejackets&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=fellebo01&amp;t=p&amp;year=1946">"Bob Feller 1946 Pitching Gamelogs"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 5,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+1946+Pitching+Gamelogs&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fgl.cgi%3Fid%3Dfellebo01%26t%3Dp%26year%3D1946&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Antonen-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Antonen_42-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Antonen_42-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Antonen_42-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAntonen2012" class="citation news cs1">Antonen, Mel (December 17, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/hallfame/2010-12-15-bob-feller-dies-cleveland-indians_N.htm">"Hall of Fame pitcher, Indians great Bob Feller dies at 92"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=USA+Today&amp;rft.atitle=Hall+of+Fame+pitcher%2C+Indians+great+Bob+Feller+dies+at+92&amp;rft.date=2012-12-17&amp;rft.aulast=Antonen&amp;rft.aufirst=Mel&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fhallfame%2F2010-12-15-bob-feller-dies-cleveland-indians_N.htm&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Waddell-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Waddell_43-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Waddell_43-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Waddell_43-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDaley1964" class="citation news cs1">Daley, Arthur (November 6, 1964). "Memories of 1946 Season Are Fond for Bob Feller". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Milwaukee_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="The Milwaukee Journal">The Milwaukee Journal</a></i>. New York Times News Service. p.&#160;2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Milwaukee+Journal&amp;rft.atitle=Memories+of+1946+Season+Are+Fond+for+Bob+Feller&amp;rft.pages=2&amp;rft.date=1964-11-06&amp;rft.aulast=Daley&amp;rft.aufirst=Arthur&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fans-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Fans_44-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fans_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0S1JAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2442,4996782&amp;dq=bob+feller+348+strikeouts&amp;hl=en">"Bob Feller Fans Five; Sets Mark"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Vindicator" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vindicator">Youngstown Vindicator</a></i>. Associated Press. September 30, 1946. p.&#160;8<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Youngstown+Vindicator&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+Fans+Five%3B+Sets+Mark&amp;rft.pages=8&amp;rft.date=1946-09-30&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D0S1JAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D2442%2C4996782%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2B348%2Bstrikeouts%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMinasian" class="citation web cs1">Minasian, Isabelle. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://baseballhall.org/discover/as-sell-rube-waddell-to-browns">"A's Sell Rube Waddell to Browns"</a>. <i>Baseball Hall of Fame</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 20,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Baseball+Hall+of+Fame&amp;rft.atitle=A%27s+Sell+Rube+Waddell+to+Browns&amp;rft.aulast=Minasian&amp;rft.aufirst=Isabelle&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbaseballhall.org%2Fdiscover%2Fas-sell-rube-waddell-to-browns&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/SO_p_leagues.shtml">"Yearly League Leaders &amp; Records for Strikeouts"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&amp;rft.atitle=Yearly+League+Leaders+%26+Records+for+Strikeouts&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fleaders%2FSO_p_leagues.shtml&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hall-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Hall_47-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Hall_47-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hz9QAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5134,3181823&amp;dq=bob+feller+348+strikeouts&amp;hl=en">"Robinson Cracks Hall's Barrier, Feller In, Too"</a>. <i>St. Petersburg Independent</i>. Associated Press. January 24, 1962. p.&#160;4B<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=St.+Petersburg+Independent&amp;rft.atitle=Robinson+Cracks+Hall%27s+Barrier%2C+Feller+In%2C+Too&amp;rft.pages=4B&amp;rft.date=1962-01-24&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DHz9QAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5134%2C3181823%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2B348%2Bstrikeouts%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A5MAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=968,6876528&amp;dq=bob+feller+1946&amp;hl=en">"Hal Newhouser Top Hurler In A.L. Again"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Evening_News" class="mw-redirect" title="San Jose Evening News">San Jose Evening News</a></i>. Associated Press. December 17, 1946. p.&#160;17<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=San+Jose+Evening+News&amp;rft.atitle=Hal+Newhouser+Top+Hurler+In+A.L.+Again&amp;rft.pages=17&amp;rft.date=1946-12-17&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D_A5MAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D968%2C6876528%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2B1946%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fortyseven-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Fortyseven_49-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Fortyseven_49-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=fellebo01&amp;t=p&amp;year=1947">"1947 Bob Feller Pitching Gamelogs"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com&amp;rft.atitle=1947+Bob+Feller+Pitching+Gamelogs&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fgl.cgi%3Fid%3Dfellebo01%26t%3Dp%26year%3D1947&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReichler1947" class="citation news cs1">Reichler, Joe (April 23, 1947). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VDsiAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=1543,1391299&amp;dq=bob+feller+no+hitter+detroit+tigers&amp;hl=en">"Bob Feller and Hal Gregg Hurl One-Hitters In Major League Features"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Argus-Press" title="Argus-Press">Argus-Press</a></i>. Owosso, Michigan. Associated Press. p.&#160;12<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Argus-Press&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+and+Hal+Gregg+Hurl+One-Hitters+In+Major+League+Features&amp;rft.pages=12&amp;rft.date=1947-04-23&amp;rft.aulast=Reichler&amp;rft.aufirst=Joe&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DVDsiAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1543%2C1391299%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2Bno%2Bhitter%2Bdetroit%2Btigers%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pictures-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Pictures_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEck1948" class="citation news cs1">Eck, Frank (October 7, 1948). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0BU_AAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5112,4321267&amp;dq=bob+feller+retirement&amp;hl=en">"Rookie Rickert Breaks Up Bobby's No-Hit Try"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Windsor_Daily_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="The Windsor Daily Star">The Windsor Daily Star</a></i>. p.&#160;3<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 5,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Windsor+Daily+Star&amp;rft.atitle=Rookie+Rickert+Breaks+Up+Bobby%27s+No-Hit+Try&amp;rft.pages=3&amp;rft.date=1948-10-07&amp;rft.aulast=Eck&amp;rft.aufirst=Frank&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D0BU_AAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5112%2C4321267%26dq%3Dbob%2Bfeller%2Bretirement%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mjZlAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6220,1972307&amp;dq=1948+world+series+bob+feller+indians+win&amp;hl=en">"Cleveland Crazy Over Champs"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Vancouver_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vancouver Sun">The Vancouver Sun</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 5,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Vancouver+Sun&amp;rft.atitle=Cleveland+Crazy+Over+Champs&amp;rft.pages=10&amp;rft.date=1948-10-12&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DmjZlAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6220%2C1972307%26dq%3D1948%2Bworld%2Bseries%2Bbob%2Bfeller%2Bindians%2Bwin%26hl%3Den&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown2012" class="citation news cs1">Brown, David (January 18, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/bob-feller-once-demanded-pay-cut-185949119.html">"Big League Stew blog: Bob Feller once demanded a 25 percent pay cut"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Sports">Yahoo! Sports</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 27,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Yahoo%21+Sports&amp;rft.atitle=Big+League+Stew+blog%3A+Bob+Feller+once+demanded+a+25+percent+pay+cut&amp;rft.date=2012-01-18&amp;rft.aulast=Brown&amp;rft.aufirst=David&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fmlb-big-league-stew%2Fbob-feller-once-demanded-pay-cut-185949119.html&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Corcoran-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Corcoran_54-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Corcoran_54-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Didn't Have Much At Start,' Bob Says; Considers Yank No-Hitter Biggest Thrill". <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Daily_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami Daily News">Miami Daily News</a></i>. 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Bob Lemon, at baseball-reference.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/tsn.shtml">"The Sporting News Pitchers of the Year &amp; The Sporting News Major League Players of the Year"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 31,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=MLB.com&amp;rft.atitle=Indians+Retired+Numbers&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcleveland.indians.mlb.com%2Fcle%2Fhistory%2Fretired_numbers.jsp&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScalzo2010" class="citation news cs1">Scalzo, Joe (December 15, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161021001242/http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/dec/15/feller8217s-heat-could-be-felt-off-the-f/">"Feller's heat could be felt off the field"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Vindicator" class="mw-redirect" title="The Vindicator">The Vindicator</a></i>. Youngstown, Ohio. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/dec/15/feller8217s-heat-could-be-felt-off-the-f">the original</a> on October 21, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Vindicator&amp;rft.atitle=Feller%27s+heat+could+be+felt+off+the+field&amp;rft.date=2010-12-15&amp;rft.aulast=Scalzo&amp;rft.aufirst=Joe&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vindy.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Fdec%2F15%2Ffeller8217s-heat-could-be-felt-off-the-f&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Bob Feller to Make a Barnstorming Tour". <i><a href="/wiki/The_Milwaukee_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="The Milwaukee Journal">The Milwaukee Journal</a></i>. Associated Press. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 22,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=MLB.com&amp;rft.atitle=Bob+Feller+Act+of+Valor+Award&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Findians%2Fcommunity%2Ffeller-act-of-valor&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Feller&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFeller2007" class="citation book cs1">Feller, Bob (2007). <i>Hello, Slider!</i>. Mascot Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-932888-88-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-932888-88-1"><bdi>978-1-932888-88-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Hello%2C+Slider%21&amp;rft.pub=Mascot+Books&amp;rft.date=2007&amp;rft.isbn=978-1-932888-88-1&amp;rft.aulast=Feller&amp;rft.aufirst=Bob&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFellerBill_Gilbert2002" class="citation book cs1">Feller, Bob; Bill Gilbert (2002). <i>Now Pitching, Bob Feller: A Baseball Memoir</i>. Citadel Press. p.&#160;232. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8065-2362-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8065-2362-0"><bdi>978-0-8065-2362-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Now+Pitching%2C+Bob+Feller%3A+A+Baseball+Memoir&amp;rft.pages=232&amp;rft.pub=Citadel+Press&amp;rft.date=2002&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-8065-2362-0&amp;rft.aulast=Feller&amp;rft.aufirst=Bob&amp;rft.au=Bill+Gilbert&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFellerBurton_Rocks2001" class="citation book cs1">Feller, Bob; <a href="/wiki/Burton_Rocks" title="Burton Rocks">Burton Rocks</a> (2001). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bobfellerslittle00bobf/page/160"><i>Bob Feller's Little Black Book of Baseball Wisdom</i></a></span>. McGraw-Hill Professional. p.&#160;<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bobfellerslittle00bobf/page/160">160</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8092-9843-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8092-9843-3"><bdi>978-0-8092-9843-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Bob+Feller%27s+Little+Black+Book+of+Baseball+Wisdom&amp;rft.pages=160&amp;rft.pub=McGraw-Hill+Professional&amp;rft.date=2001&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-8092-9843-3&amp;rft.aulast=Feller&amp;rft.aufirst=Bob&amp;rft.au=Burton+Rocks&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbobfellerslittle00bobf%2Fpage%2F160&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABob+Feller" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Honig, Donald (1975) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/baseballwhengras00honi/page/258"><i>Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It</i></a>. New York: Coward, McGann &amp; Geoghegan. pp.&#160;258–281. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/SBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="SBN (identifier)">SBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-698-10660-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-698-10660-1">698-10660-1</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKalb2005" class="citation book cs1">Kalb, Elliott (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whosbetterwhosbe0000kalb_x9l5/page/416"><i>Who's Better, Who's Best in Baseball?</i></a>. 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J. Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Cicotte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Cicotte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bagby_Sr." title="Jim Bagby Sr.">Bagby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Mays" title="Carl Mays">Mays</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Urban_Shocker" title="Urban Shocker">Shocker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rommel" title="Eddie Rommel">Rommel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/George_Uhle" title="George Uhle">Uhle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Lyons</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rommel" title="Eddie Rommel">Rommel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/George_Uhle" title="George Uhle">Uhle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Waite_Hoyt" title="Waite Hoyt">W. Hoyt</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/George_Pipgras" title="George Pipgras">Pipgras</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/George_Earnshaw" title="George Earnshaw">Earnshaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Crowder" title="Alvin Crowder">Crowder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Crowder" title="Alvin Crowder">Crowder</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Wes_Ferrell" title="Wes Ferrell">Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bridges" title="Tommy Bridges">Bridges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Red_Ruffing" title="Red Ruffing">Ruffing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Hughson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Parnell" title="Mel Parnell">Parnell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Porterfield" title="Bob Porterfield">Porterfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sullivan_(baseball)" title="Frank Sullivan (baseball)">Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lary" title="Frank Lary">Lary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Bunning</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Estrada" title="Chuck Estrada">Estrada</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jim_Perry_(baseball)" title="Jim Perry (baseball)">J. Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Terry" title="Ralph Terry">Terry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Mudcat_Grant" title="Mudcat Grant">Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Kaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Lonborg</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Earl_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Earl Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cuellar" title="Mike Cuellar">Cuellar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_McNally" title="Dave McNally">McNally</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jim_Perry_(baseball)" title="Jim Perry (baseball)">J. Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Lolich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">G. Perry</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Wood" title="Wilbur Wood">W. Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Wood" title="Wilbur Wood">W. Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Jenkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Goltz" title="Dave Goltz">Goltz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Leonard" title="Dennis Leonard">Leonard</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Flanagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Stone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Dennis Martínez">D. Martínez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_McCatty" title="Steve McCatty">McCatty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Pete_Vuckovich" title="Pete Vuckovich">Vuckovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">L. Hoyt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">L. Hoyt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Dave Stewart (baseball)">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Viola" title="Frank Viola">Viola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Welch_(baseball)" title="Bob Welch (baseball)">Welch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Erickson" title="Scott Erickson">Erickson</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gullickson" title="Bill Gullickson">Gullickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)">Brown</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDowell" title="Jack McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Key" title="Jimmy Key">Key</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mussina" title="Mike Mussina">Mussina</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Pettitte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Cone" title="David Cone">Cone</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Rick_Helling" title="Rick Helling">Helling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">P. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Hudson</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mulder" title="Mark Mulder">Mulder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Zito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Halladay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Schilling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Colón</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Chien-Ming_Wang" title="Chien-Ming Wang">Wang</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Beckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jered_Weaver" title="Jered Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Scherzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Scherzer</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jered_Weaver" title="Jered Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Keuchel" title="Dallas Keuchel">Keuchel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Porcello" title="Rick Porcello">Porcello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Carrasco_(baseball)" title="Carlos Carrasco (baseball)">Carrasco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Jason_Vargas" title="Jason Vargas">Vargas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Snell" title="Blake Snell">Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Bieber" title="Shane Bieber">Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bassitt" title="Chris Bassitt">Bassitt</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Zach_Eflin" title="Zach Eflin">Eflin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tarik_Skubal" title="Tarik Skubal">Skubal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_ERA_champions" title="Template:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_ERA_champions" title="Template talk:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_ERA_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">American League season ERA leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Siever" title="Ed Siever">Siever</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Moore" title="Earl Moore">E. Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Addie_Joss" title="Addie Joss">Joss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Doc_White" title="Doc White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Addie_Joss" title="Addie Joss">Joss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Krause" title="Harry Krause">Krause</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Vean_Gregg" title="Vean Gregg">Gregg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Joe_Wood" title="Smoky Joe Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Cicotte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Shawkey" title="Bob Shawkey">Shawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Faber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Faber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Wilcy_Moore" title="Wilcy Moore">W. Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Garland_Braxton" title="Garland Braxton">Braxton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Harder" title="Mel Harder">Harder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Thornton_Lee" title="Thornton Lee">T. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Haynes_(baseball)" title="Joe Haynes (baseball)">Haynes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Bearden" title="Gene Bearden">Bearden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Garcia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Saul_Rogovin" title="Saul Rogovin">Rogovin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Lopat" title="Eddie Lopat">Lopat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Garcia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Baumann_(baseball)" title="Frank Baumann (baseball)">Baumann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Donovan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aguirre" title="Hank Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Horlen" title="Joe Horlen">Horlen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bosman" title="Dick Bosman">Bosman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Diego_Segu%C3%AD" title="Diego Seguí">Seguí</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Blue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Stewart" title="Sammy Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Honeycutt" title="Rick Honeycutt">Honeycutt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stieb" title="Dave Stieb">Stieb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Key" title="Jimmy Key">Key</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Allan_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Allan Anderson (baseball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ontiveros_(pitcher)" title="Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)">Ontiveros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guzm%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Juan Guzmán (baseball)">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Freddy García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Millwood" title="Kevin Millwood">Millwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/John_Lackey" title="John Lackey">Lackey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">C. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">An. Sánchez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sanchez_(baseball)" title="Aaron Sanchez (baseball)">Aa. Sanchez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Snell" title="Blake Snell">Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Bieber" title="Shane Bieber">Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ray" title="Robbie Ray">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tarik_Skubal" title="Tarik Skubal">Skubal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_strikeout_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_strikeout_champions" title="Template:AL strikeout champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_strikeout_champions" title="Template talk:AL strikeout champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_strikeout_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL strikeout champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_strikeout_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_strikeout_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders">American League season strikeout leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Smith_(1900s_pitcher)" title="Frank Smith (1900s pitcher)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Shocker" title="Urban Shocker">Shocker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Red_Ruffing" title="Red Ruffing">Ruffing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bridges" title="Tommy Bridges">Bridges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bridges" title="Tommy Bridges">Bridges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Hughson</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Bobo_Newsom" title="Bobo Newsom">Newsom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Trucks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Raschi" title="Vic Raschi">Raschi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Bunning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Bunning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)" title="Al Downing (baseball)">Downing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Lolich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bannister" title="Floyd Bannister">Bannister</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. 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Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Esteban_Loaiza" title="Esteban Loaiza">Loaiza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Kazmir" title="Scott Kazmir">Kazmir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Burnett" title="A. J. 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Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">L. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">Smoltz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Sutter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dazzy_Vance" title="Dazzy Vance">Vance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Welch" title="Mickey Welch">Welch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Joe_Williams" title="Smokey Joe Williams">J. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vic_Willis" title="Vic Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Catchers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Berra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bresnahan" title="Roger Bresnahan">Bresnahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Campanella" title="Roy Campanella">Campanella</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Cochrane" title="Mickey Cochrane">Cochrane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dickey" title="Bill Dickey">Dickey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Ewing" title="Buck Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ferrell" title="Rick Ferrell">Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Gibson" title="Josh Gibson">J. Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Hartnett" title="Gabby Hartnett">Hartnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lombardi" title="Ernie Lombardi">Lombardi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Biz_Mackey" title="Biz Mackey">Mackey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Santop" title="Louis Santop">Santop</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Schalk" title="Ray Schalk">Schalk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Simmons" title="Ted Simmons">T. Simmons</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">First basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Anson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jake_Beckley" title="Jake Beckley">Beckley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bottomley" title="Jim Bottomley">Bottomley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Brouthers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Chance" title="Frank Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Connor" title="Roger Connor">Connor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">G. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Leonard" title="Buck Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_McGriff" title="Fred McGriff">McGriff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Mize</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_P%C3%A9rez" title="Tony Pérez">Pérez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mule_Suttles" title="Mule Suttles">Suttles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Taylor_(first_baseman,_born_1888)" title="Ben Taylor (first baseman, born 1888)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">Terry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Thome</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Alomar" title="Roberto Alomar">Alomar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Biggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">E. Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Doerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Evers" title="Johnny Evers">Evers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Fox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Frisch" title="Frankie Frisch">Frisch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gordon" title="Joe Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Herman" title="Billy Herman">Herman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Hornsby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Lazzeri" title="Tony Lazzeri">Lazzeri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski" title="Bill Mazeroski">Mazeroski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bid_McPhee" title="Bid McPhee">McPhee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">J. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryne_Sandberg" title="Ryne Sandberg">Sandberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Red_Schoendienst" title="Red Schoendienst">Schoendienst</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third basemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Beltré</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">J. Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Dandridge" title="Ray Dandridge">Dandridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Johnson" title="Judy Johnson">J. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">Kell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Lindstrom" title="Freddie Lindstrom">Lindstrom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Mathews" title="Eddie Mathews">Mathews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Rolen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Santo" title="Ron Santo">Santo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Schmidt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pie_Traynor" title="Pie Traynor">Traynor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deacon_White" title="Deacon White">D. White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jud_Wilson" title="Jud Wilson">J. Wilson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shortstops</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bancroft" title="Dave Bancroft">Bancroft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Banks" title="Ernie Banks">Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Cronin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Davis_(baseball)" title="George Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Travis_Jackson" title="Travis Jackson">T. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hughie_Jennings" title="Hughie Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Larkin" title="Barry Larkin">Larkin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Lloyd" title="John Henry Lloyd">Lloyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_Maranville" title="Rabbit Maranville">Maranville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pee_Wee_Reese" title="Pee Wee Reese">Reese</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sewell" title="Joe Sewell">Sewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Smith" title="Ozzie Smith">O. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tinker" title="Joe Tinker">Tinker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Trammell" title="Alan Trammell">Trammell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arky_Vaughan" title="Arky Vaughan">Vaughan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wallace_(baseball)" title="Bobby Wallace (baseball)">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Montgomery_Ward" title="John Montgomery Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wells" title="Willie Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Left fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Burkett" title="Jesse Burkett">Burkett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Clarke" title="Fred Clarke">Clarke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Delahanty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hafey" title="Chick Hafey">Hafey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Irvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelley" title="Joe Kelley">Kelley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Kiner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heinie_Manush" title="Heinie Manush">Manush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Medwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="Jim O&#39;Rourke (baseball)">O'Rourke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">J. Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">A. Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheat" title="Zack Wheat">Wheat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Center fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Averill" title="Earl Averill">Averill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cool_Papa_Bell" title="Cool Papa Bell">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">W. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Max_Carey" title="Max Carey">Carey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Charleston" title="Oscar Charleston">Charleston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earle_Combs" title="Earle Combs">Combs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Duffy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Hill" title="Pete Hill">Hill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edd_Roush" title="Edd Roush">Roush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_Stearnes" title="Turkey Stearnes">Stearnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Crist%C3%B3bal_Torriente" title="Cristóbal Torriente">Torriente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Waner" title="Lloyd Waner">L. Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">H. Wilson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Right fielders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Clemente</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kiki_Cuyler" title="Kiki Cuyler">Cuyler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Flick" title="Elmer Flick">Flick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Gwynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hooper" title="Harry Hooper">Hooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">R. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Keeler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King_Kelly" title="King Kelly">K. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Klein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McCarthy_(baseball)" title="Tommy McCarthy (baseball)">T. McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Ott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rice" title="Sam Rice">S. Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Enos_Slaughter" title="Enos Slaughter">Slaughter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Waner" title="Paul Waner">P. Waner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Youngs" title="Ross Youngs">Youngs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Designated hitters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Baines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">E. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Managers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Alston" title="Walter Alston">Alston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Durocher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rube_Foster" title="Rube Foster">R. Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ned_Hanlon_(baseball)" title="Ned Hanlon (baseball)">Hanlon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Herzog</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Huggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Lasorda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Mack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)">J. McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">McGraw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McKechnie" title="Bill McKechnie">McKechnie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Robinson" title="Wilbert Robinson">W. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selee" title="Frank Selee">Selee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Southworth" title="Billy Southworth">Southworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Stengel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">D. Williams</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Executives<br />and pioneers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Barrow" title="Ed Barrow">Barrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Bulkeley" title="Morgan Bulkeley">Bulkeley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Cartwright" title="Alexander Cartwright">Cartwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)" title="Henry Chadwick (writer)">Chadwick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Comiskey" title="Charles Comiskey">Comiskey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Candy_Cummings" title="Candy Cummings">Cummings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barney_Dreyfuss" title="Barney Dreyfuss">Dreyfuss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Fowler" title="Bud Fowler">Fowler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Frick" title="Ford Frick">Frick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Giles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Gillick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Grant_(baseball)" title="Frank Grant (baseball)">Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Will_Harridge" title="Will Harridge">Harridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Hulbert" title="William Hulbert">Hulbert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson" title="Ban Johnson">B. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Kuhn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Landis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_MacPhail" title="Larry MacPhail">La. MacPhail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_MacPhail" title="Lee MacPhail">Le. MacPhail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Effa_Manley" title="Effa Manley">Manley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Miller" title="Marvin Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_O%27Malley" title="Walter O&#39;Malley">O'Malley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil" title="Buck O&#39;Neil">O'Neil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Pompez" title="Alex Pompez">Pompez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Posey" title="Cumberland Posey">Posey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Branch_Rickey" title="Branch Rickey">Rickey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Ruppert" title="Jacob Ruppert">Ruppert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Schuerholz" title="John Schuerholz">Schuerholz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Selig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Spalding" title="Albert Spalding">Spalding</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Veeck" title="Bill Veeck">Veeck</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Weiss_(baseball)" title="George Weiss (baseball)">Weiss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sol_White" title="Sol White">S. White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J._L._Wilkinson" title="J. L. Wilkinson">Wilkinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Wright_(sportsman)" title="George Wright (sportsman)">G. Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Wright" title="Harry Wright">H. Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Yawkey" title="Tom Yawkey">Yawkey</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Umpires</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Barlick" title="Al Barlick">Barlick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nestor_Chylak" title="Nestor Chylak">Chylak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jocko_Conlan" title="Jocko Conlan">Conlan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Connolly_(umpire)" title="Tom Connolly (umpire)">Connolly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Evans" title="Billy Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Harvey_(umpire)" title="Doug Harvey (umpire)">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Klem" title="Bill Klem">Klem</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_McGowan" title="Bill McGowan">McGowan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hank_O%27Day" title="Hank O&#39;Day">O'Day</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template:Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template talk:Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_MLB_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News MLB Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> MLB Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Hubbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Allen_(baseball)" title="Johnny Allen (baseball)">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer" title="Johnny Vander Meer">Vander Meer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marion</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski" title="Bill Mazeroski">Mazeroski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Maury_Wills" title="Maury Wills">Wills</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Drysdale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boyer" title="Ken Boyer">Boyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Sandberg" title="Ryne Sandberg">Sandberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Hershiser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Mitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Palmeiro" title="Rafael Palmeiro">Palmeiro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Delgado</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Donaldson" title="Josh Donaldson">Donaldson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" 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