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It was pitcher Bob Feller's mom who got hit in the head with a foul ball on Mother's Day in 1939. Feller was on the mound that day and threw the pitch that Marv Owen fouled off, hitting Feller's mom in the head.
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According to Guinness World Records the fastest pitched baseball was thrown by Nolan Ryan on Aug. 20 1974. 100.9 mph There are many different records that have not been adequately confirmed. Joel Zumaya was clocked at 104 mph during the 2006 playoffs. Pitch speeds, however, are often exaggerated or inflated for the benefit of the fans. The Indians' Bob Feller reportedly threw well over 100 mph, and harder than Ryan, but there are no confirmed records of this. Feller was officially clocked at 98 mph late in his career.
Jack Feller played in just one game at catcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1958 and did not start. He played for a total of 3 outs, equivalent to .11 9-inning games. He made one putout, had no assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays. He had 0 passed balls, 1 wild pitch, 0 opponent stolen bases, and 0 opponent caught stealings.
bob feller in the 1940's said that he was clocked at 107.0 m.pH. though back than they clocked p[itches be having their pitches race racing horses and then calculate the distance of the ball that beat the horse.