The Heater from Van Meter

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The Heater from Van Meter is the nickname of Bob Feller, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his exceptional fastball and long career with the Cleveland Indians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
allStarSelections 8
bats right
burialPlace Oakland Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath acute leukemia
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-11-03
dateOfDeath 2010-12-15
earnedRunAverage 3.25
familyName Feller NERFINISHED
finalMLBGameDate 1956-09-30
finalMLBTeam Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
fullName Robert William Feller NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionMethod BBWAA election NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 1962
highSchool Van Meter High School NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 19
knownFor exceptional fastball
long career with the Cleveland Indians
league American League
ledALInERA 1 season
ledALInStrikeouts 7 seasons
ledALInWins 6 seasons
militaryServiceEndYear 1945
militaryServiceStartYear 1941
MLBDebutDate 1936-07-19
MLBDebutTeam Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
nickname Rapid Robert NERFINISHED
The Heater from Van Meter NERFINISHED
noHitters 3
placeOfBirth Van Meter, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
primaryPosition pitcher
servedIn United States Navy NERFINISHED
sport baseball
stateOfBirth Iowa NERFINISHED
strikeouts 2581
teamRetiredNumber 19
teamRetiredNumberBy Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
throws right
throwsFastballClockedAt over 100 mph (reported)
winLossRecord 266–162
worldSeriesChampion 1948

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Bob Feller nickname The Heater from Van Meter