Feller

He had a fastball many could not touch, and he had control no one would believe, especially at 16, and he got better.

Washington Post writer Shirley Povich wrote, "throwing the ball with the speed of a runaway trai, if Feller , who grew up on heartlands of America, if he had not the control of it, there would have dead bodies everywhere".

He played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians, making several All Star games, striking out the likes of Stan Musial 3 times in one All Star Game, and Musial never argued with the umpires, claiming, "you can't argue with whjat you can't see".  Catchers gloves were little protection at the best of times, but Feller wore out many with his heater.

He enlisted in the war, and served a full term in the Air Force. 

Feller would barnstorm in the off season when he was not returning home to work the family farm.

His father allowed him to throw the ball against the barn door, and well like any Canadian kid shooting a puck against a garage door, he wore out the bard door each fall and winter.

Tom Seaver was said to have watched Feller on baseball reels, and patterned his delivery, b ut not his wind up, which was an exaggerated long and slow drive througth the ball to the plate.

There were no "speed guns" to determine how fast he threw, but asking the old timers about Feller, they just said they closed their eyes and swung at what they heard. Power hitters were no match for Feller, he had most of his troubles with spray hitters, who choked up on the bat.

A Hall of Famer, and a perfect entry for the Zach Wheat Experience.