Bob Feller, Indians Hall of Fame Pitcher, Being Treated for Leukemia

by FanHouse Staff

Filed under: Indians, MLB Hall of Fame

Legendary Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller is being treated for leukemia.

Feller, 91, and the third oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, received 10 days of outpatient treatment at the Cleveland Clinic, missing the first five games of an Indians homestand, but he was back at his customary seat in the Progressive Field press box Sunday feeling better.

"I took about two quarts of blood," Feller told reporters. "My blood was down. I only had about half as much blood in my system as I'm supposed to have."

"So far, the evaluation is that I have not felt tired and don't need any more blood. We're very encouraged that everything is going to be all right. But it's going to take another two weeks or a month to really know exactly what's going on. But I'm going to see the doctor [on Monday] and have some more evaluations."

 

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