Cleveland Hall of Famer 'first and foremost a great American'
(NEWSER) - Bob Feller, the Iowa farm boy who became one of the greatest pitchers baseball has ever seen, has died aged 92, reports the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. The Hall of Famer—whose fastball earned him the nicknames "Bullet Bob" and the "Heater from Van Meter"—signed for the Cleveland Indians at age 17 in 1936 and spent his entire career with the team. He is still the Indians' career leader in shutouts, innings pitched, walks, complete games, wins, and strikeouts, the AP notes. More»
