Yes.
Feller's only World Series appearance came in the 1948 WS against the Boston Braves. He started two games and lost them both.
He started Game 1 and lost to Johnny Sain, 1-0, giving up only 2 base hits while walking 3 and striking out 2 in 8 innings. He started Game 5 and was shelled, giving up 8 hits, including 3 home runs, and 7 runs (all earned) in 6 1/3 innings.
The Braves defeated the Indians in the 1948 World Series, 4 games to 2.
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Feller was raised in Van Meter, Iowa.
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 one (in the major leagues) hit home runs off Bob Feller in 1938.
Pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians who missed nearly 4 full seasons (all of 1942-1944 and most of 1945) serving in the Navy during World War II.