On This Day: April 16
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On This Day: September 8
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1939
With his 12 – 1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians becomes the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games.
On This Day: July 19
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1936
17-year-old Iowa farm boy Bob Feller makes his MLB debut for the Indians, pitching one inning of relief against the Senators in Washington, D.C. The hard-throwing kid allows no hits and no runs, striking out none, and walks two batters.
On This Day: May 24
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1940
The Cleveland Indians edge the St. Louis Browns 3-2 in the first night game at Sportsman’s Park before 24,827. Bob Feller defeats Eldon Auker and even smashes a home run in the effort.
On This Day: May 23
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1948
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits three consecutive home runs a 6 – 5 victory over the Cleveland Indians Two of his homers come off Bob Feller, against whom he would hit 11 in his career.
On This Day: August 24
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1945
Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from the Navy and attracts a crowd of 46,477, who watch him strike out 12 and yield only four hits in a 4-2 win over Detroit’s Hal Newhouser. He will get nine starts during the remainder of the year, including a one-hitter and a pair of four-hitters.
On This Day: January 18
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1950
Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller, coming off a (for him) lackluster 15-14 season, takes a $20,000 salary cut to $45,000. The pay cut is Feller’s own suggestion. Things are certainly different today.
On This Day: July 12
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1951
In a match-up of pitching mound marvels, “Big Chief” Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees defeats Bob Feller of the Indians by pitching a 1-0 no-hitter at Cleveland. The only scoring of the game occurred with Gene Woodling homered for the Yanks.
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On This Day: July 2
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1950
Bob Feller, wins his 200th major-league game, a 5-3 Cleveland Indians win over the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a doubleheader split. The eventual Hall of Fame fireballer will go one to win another 66 games for the Indians before retiring in 1956.
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