Bob Feller Pitching photograph

Date1951

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Bob Feller pitching a baseball from the mound. Feller's body position is currently right after a pitch has been delivered, which is signalled by his right-plant leg being high above the field behind his body, his stepping leg supporting his weight underneath him, his right pitching arm is by the side of his left knee while his left glove had is behind his body. On the reverse, there is an article cut out of a newspaper pasted on which has a low quality version of the image with the caption CONTROL'S the things with the new Bobby Feller who abruptly changed from Cleveland's strike-out king to a successful curve-baller. The 32-year-old right-hander is a major factor in the Indians' race for the '51 pennant. In addition, there is a purple stamp which labels the date as 'SEP 16 1951'

Object numberBL-1968-00196-027

Publisher New York Journal-American

Subject Feller, Bob, 1918-2010

Subject Cleveland Guardians (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 032 New York Journal-American photographic materials

Dimensions7 x 9 in.

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