Bob Feller
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Played American Legion Baseball: Adel, Iowa, and Highland Park Post, Des Moines, Iowa
The Bob Feller Pitching Award is presented annually to the pitcher with the most strikeouts in ALB regional and national competition.
MLB career: 18 seasons with Cleveland Indians
MLB highlights: eight-time All-Star, one-time World Series champion, six-time American League wins leader, one-time American League ERA leader, seven-time major league strikeout leader, pitched three no-hitters
Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1962 (first American Legion Baseball alumnus elected to Hall)
Notable: Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as the first American professional athlete to enlist after the attack on Pearl Harbor