1942: Bob Feller went into the US Navy

On this day in 1942, Bob Feller, who had won 76 games over the last three seasons, went into the US Navy.

We learned a few Decembers ago that Bob Feller passed away at age 92.

I did not see Feller pitch but every baseball fan knows about Bob Feller. 

This is an account of his baseball career:    266 wins, 2,581 K's, 3 no-hitters, 12 one-hitters and 44 shutouts.  

But there is more!

He enlisted after Pearl Harbor and served in World War II for almost 4 years!

What a remarkable life! 

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