 Feller started the 1952 season with three wins in his first five starts ; one of the losses was an April 23 one @-@ hitter against Bob Cain , who also allowed only one hit . Feller struggled for the rest of the season , and after an argument with an umpire over a strike call in late August , manager Al López shut Feller down for the season . He finished the season with a 9 – 13 record , a 4 @.@ 74 ERA , and a rating of − 3 @.@ 1 in wins above replacement , worst in the major leagues . He improved the following year , winning 10 games and losing 7 in 25 starts after Lopez gave him extra days of rest between appearances . The Indians won 111 regular season games during 1954 , beating an AL record previously held by the 1927 New York Yankees . The 35 @-@ year @-@ old Feller finished 13 – 3 on the year , earning his 250th pitching victory in a May 23 win and his 2,500th career strikeout in a win on June 12 . 
