 Feller began 1947 by setting up a barnstorming tour , pitting his own selected team against a Negro league baseball team led by Satchel Paige . Feller 's team included Stan Musial and Phil Rizzuto while Paige 's included Buck O 'Neil and Hilton Smith . They played in 22 games across the United States , and at the conclusion of the tour , each player had made nearly as much money as the St. Louis Cardinals made as a team for their 1946 World Series win . Against the St. Louis Browns in Feller 's second start of the season , he extended his major league record for one @-@ hitters when he recorded his ninth one @-@ hit game in a shutout win on April 22 . In a June 13 game against the Philadelphia Athletics , having already amassed 10 strikeouts through four innings , Feller fell from the mound , which rain had made slippery , and injured his back . " My fastball was never the same after that " , Feller said . He ended the season as the AL leader in wins ( 20 ) and shutouts ( 5 ) , and led the majors in strikeouts ( 196 ) and innings pitched ( 299 ) . 
