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.
NO
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.
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.
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.
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.
bob feller
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107.6
He was in the armed forces
Municipal Stadium in Cleveland on July 1, 1951.
Bob Feller's fastest pitch was unofficially recorded at 107.6 mph (173.4 km/h) in 1946 during an exhibition game.
Yes.
No, only pitches to home plate count towards the pitch count.
no they do not
Feller was quoted as saying: "He's tied up in the shoulders and can't hit an inside pitch to save his neck. If he were a white man, I doubt if they would even consider him big league material, except perhaps as a bat boy." Ironically, both Feller and Robinson were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in the same year, 1962.
no