Subject(s): Bob Feller
Sport: Baseball
Location: Cleveland Indians, Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Unveiled: 1/4/1994
Sculptor: Gary Ross
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth, side 1: ROBERT WILLIAM ANDREW FELLER. [signature] CLEVELAND INDIANS, AMERICAN LEAGUE. 1936-1941 U.S. NAVY 1945-1956. GAMES 570. INNINGS 3,828. WON 266. LOST 162. PCT .621. STRIKEOUTS 2,581. ERA 3.25. Inscribed on plinth, side 2: BORN NOVEMBER 3, 1918. VAN METER, IOWA. SIGNED BY CLEVELAND INDIANS AT 16 YEARS OF AGE IN 1936. SERVED IN W.W.II WITH U.S. NAVY 1941-1945. UNIFORM NUMBER 19 WAS THE FIRST RETIRED BY THE INDIANS 1957. INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME 1962. CHOSEN GREATEST LIVING RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER DURING BASEBALL'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 1969. WINNINGEST PITCHER IN CLEVELAND INDIANS HISTORY. PITCHED THREE NO-HIT GAMES. PITCHED TWELVE ONE-HIT GAMES. Inscribed on plinth, side 3: MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS. OCTOBER 2, 1938 18 STRIKEOUTS IN ONE GAME. 1939 FIRST 20 GAME WINNER BEFORE THE AGE OF 21. 1946 348 STRIKEOUTS IN ONE SEASON. LED AMERICAN LEAGUE IN WINS SIX TIMES. LED AMERICAN LEAGUE IN STRIKEOUTS SEVEN TIMES. APRIL 16, 1940 PITCHED OPENING DAY NO HITTER. EIGHT ALL-STAR GAMES. PITCHED ENTIRE CAREER WITH CLEVELAND INDIANS. [List of contributors on side 4 of plinth].
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