 The Indians played against the New York Giants in the 1954 World Series , but unlike the 1948 Series , Feller did not make an appearance . The Indians were swept in four games by the Giants . Indians manager Al López said of not starting Feller , " I know Feller wanted to start one of the games in the 1954 World Series ( when the Indians were swept by the New York Giants ) , though we never really talked about it ... If we had won the first or second game in New York , I was going to start Feller in Cleveland in the fourth game . But when we didn 't ( win either game in New York ) , why in the hell was I going to pitch Feller ? He was the fifth starter on the club at that time , and wasn 't the Feller he 'd been ( earlier in his career ) . " In 1955 , Feller spent part of the season as a starter , then was moved to the bullpen later in the season . He won and lost four games each in 25 appearances . During the offseason , he became chairman of the Ohio March of Dimes and served as player representative for the American League . He worked with National League representative Robin Roberts throughout the offseason , discussing the possibility of player arbitration and pensions with baseball owners ; he then became president of the Baseball Players ' Association . 
