Greatest pitcher ever dies

I'm not even going to feign I know the answer to this question.

 

So who was he?

 

I dunno', if I'm sure, but it sure sounds like he was the King of all pitchers! :thumbsup:

Batter: "Uh- say Ump! Doncha' think that last pitch sounded low?" :laugh:

Ed

 

I saw him a few times in the 60's. And his first baseman could hit, I believe his name was Jackson.

 

Hank Bauer Unless I am mistaken

 

The late Hank Bauer was an all-star outfielder with the NY Yankees, and later KC, and managed the A's two different times and the Baltimore Orioles. He managed the O's to the World Series title in 1966. He actually was pressed into emergency service as a catcher one time in 1955, and was the factor in the Yanks losing the game on a passed ball. But he was not ever a pitcher, to my knowledge. But good guess. Try again.

Court dismissed!

Ed

 

I saw him a few times on TV, but was never fortunate enough to see him in person, to my detriment. He was a great showman, and usually batted with a kid's bat the was only two feet long, and he could hit with it, as well.

Ed

 

Did anyone notice that this is a link to the news story?

 

I Haven't heard of this guy.

 

I met Eddie Feigner back in the early 1970s when he came to Paducah, Kentucky to play a team of local stars.

I was covering his appearance for the local TV station and I asked him what to expect.

He told me to start out right behind the umpire and catcher, shooting film over their shoulders. "Don't worry about getting hit by a foul tip," Eddie said. "There won't be any fouls. They have to hit it to foul it."

He also said that if anybody did get on (a rarity), he would pick them off first base on the first pitch. When a local batter did get on, I moved to first base, and rolled the camera. He went into this whirlwind windup and suddenly the ball was coming to first out of nowhere. The runner, who couldn't even leave the base until the pitch left Eddie's hands, expected the pitch to go to the late and left. As he saw the pitch coming his way, he was frozen--and of course, out.

He also pitched from second base. Same results. Feigner's team had only five players: Eddie, the catcher, first baseman, another infielder and an outfielder. The fielders didn't have much to do, but all of them could hit a ton.

Eddie Feigner was truly the King.

 

I watched him on Wide World of Sports once. He also pitched blindfolded. One of the fielders came in to retrieve the catcher's throws and hand him the ball. He also told him the location of the previous pitch. Ostensibly, he was there to protect Eddie from batted balls, but, as you said, that never happened. I wish I could have seen him in person.

Tim Reynolds