At Cleveland Stadium, Bob Feller fires his second one-hitter in 10 days, stopping the Boston Red Sox, 2 – 0, while striking out 10. Johnny Pesky has the only hit for Boston. Joe Gordon’s home run off Dave Ferriss is the only run Feller needs.
Al Zarilla’s single in the 7th inning is the only hit off Bob Feller as the Indians beat the Browns, 5 – 0, at Cleveland Stadium.
On the last day of the campaign, by striking out opposing pitcher Hal Newhouser and four others, Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out 348 batters in one season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.
1946 – In Detroit’s Briggs Stadium, Indian fireballer Bob Feller ties Rube Waddell’s strikeout mark with his 343rd K of the season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.
Cleveland Indians’ ace Bob Feller is clocked at 98.6 miles per hour by a U.S. Army device
A bloop single in the 7th inning by former battery-mate Frankie Hayes deprives Bob Feller of a no-hitter against the White Sox. Hayes was traded by Cleveland in June‚ just weeks after hitting a homer in Feller’s April 30thno-hitter. It is the 8th one-hitter of Feller’s career. His 10 games of less than 2 hits betters Addie Joss’s old mark of 9.
On April 30, 1946, future Hall of Famer Bob Feller throws his second career no-hitter-and his first since returning from a three-and-a-half year stint in World War II. Feller blanks the New York Yankees, 1-0, winning the game on Frankie Hayes’ home run in the ninth inning…
Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians makes his first appearance since his return from military duty
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“The 76-year-old gray-haired man puffed contently on an ancient, battered pipe,” wrote Burton Hawkins of The Washington Star, referring to Cy Young, whom he interviewed in May 1943. The sprightly septuagenarian—MLB’s career leader in wins (511), losses (315), complete games (749), innings (7,356), and batters faced (29,565)—discussed a variety of topics with Hawkins, including pitching,…
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