Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller Dies

Hall of Fame Pitcher Bob Feller Dies

Bob Feller was diagnosed with leukemia in August of this year. The Hall of Fame pitcher, who had joined the Cleveland Indians at the age of 17 and spent 18 seasons with them from 1936 to 1956, finally lost his battle with the illness yesterday.

Among his accomplishments on the field were 266 wins, 3 no-hitters and leading the American League in wins, strikeouts, innings, and ERA. Off the field, Feller was something of a war hero. During World War II, Feller served in the U.S. Navy and was the recipient of eight battle stars as well as five campaign ribbons.

Although his career was well underway in 1941 when Feller was leading the league in wins for the third year in a row, he put everything on hold and enlisted in the Navy the day after the Japanese attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.

Bob Feller, baseball legend and war hero, died at the age of 92.