Biography:Bob Feller was an American baseball pitcher, best known for his 18 seasons with the Cleveland Indians (1936-1956). He threw no-hitters in 1940, 1946, and 1951, and held the record for 12 one-hitters at his retirement.
Feller was part of the Indians' team which one the World Series in 1948. He was an All-Star eight times, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
1936-07-19 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller makes his MLB debut in relief in 9-5 loss to Senators at Griffith Stadium, Washington
1936-08-23 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller's first MLB game as a starter; strikes out 15 St Louis Browns in 4-1 win at League Park, Cleveland
1936-09-13 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 Philadelphia A's in 5-2 win at League Park, Cleveland
1938-10-02 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Detroit Tigers; his Cleveland Indians still lose 4-1 at Cleveland Stadium
1939-09-08 Cleveland Indians Bob Feller, 20, is youngest pitcher to win 20 games
1940-04-16 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller hurls the first and only Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history; beats Chicago WSWhite Sox, 1-0 at Comiskey Park
1940-09-27 MLB Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Floyd Giebells throws 2-0 shut-out over Cleveland Indians Bob Feller to clinch the AL pennant at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio
1942-01-06 MLB pitcher Bob Feller reports for duty in Norfolk, Virginia, after enlisting in the US Navy
1942-07-07 Baseball Military All-Star team (including Bob Feller) loses to American League All Stars 5-0
1945-08-24 MLB Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller returns from serving in the US Navy and strikes out 12
1946-04-30 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller's 2nd career MLB no-hitter; beats New York Yankees, 1-0
1946-10-01 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller claims his MLB record 348th strikeout of season in a 4-1 win over Detroit; record stands for 19 years
1950-01-18 Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000; pay cut is Feller's own suggestion
1950-07-02 Cleveland Indians' pitcher Bob Feller wins his 200th MLB game, 5-3 over Detroit Tigers
1951-07-01 Cleveland Indians veteran hurler Bob Feller pitches his 3rd career no-hitter beating Detroit Tigers, 2-1
1952-04-23 Bob Cain of St. Louis Browns and Bob Feller of Cleveland Indians each pitch a one-hitter, as the home team wins 1-0 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
1955-05-01 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller tosses his record 12th 1-hitter in Indians' 2-0 win v Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Stadium
1962-01-24Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame; Bob Feller is also elected
1990-04-26 Texas Rangers Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 one-hitters in 1-0 win over Chicago White Sox at Arlington Stadium
1993-11-02 First commemorative bricks are laid at Bob Feller Museum, Van Meter, Iowa
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