( CNN ) -- Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller died Wednesday night in Cleveland , Ohio , of acute leukemia , according to a statement from the Cleveland Indians . He was 92 . Feller was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in August and underwent surgery at the Cleveland Clinic to implant a pacemaker in October . In mid-November , Feller was hospitalized with pneumonia . The major leaguer was an icon for Indians fans . `` We in Cleveland have been blessed to have had him with us these many years , '' said Indians owner Larry Dolan . `` To say he will be missed is such an understatement . '' Feller spent 18 years in a Cleveland Indians uniform . He started 484 games , winning 266 of them . Feller had a lifetime ERA of 3.25 , threw three no-hitters , including the only Opening Day no-hitter in Major League Baseball history , on April 16 , 1940 . In 1946 , he pitched 36 complete games . `` Since 1936 he has been with us . For 75 years he has been a contributing citizen , a model for all athletes , and friend of thousands , '' Dolan said . `` As so it shall be in the larger sense , Bob will be with us always . Not at Opening Day , not at Fantasy Camp , not in the Press Box , but in our hearts . '' Indians manager Manny Acta said Feller was a special person . `` There has never been a great one with such an affiliation to his original franchise , '' Acta said . `` When you think Cleveland Indians , you think Bob Feller and vice-versa . He was a genuine patriot and a big-time Hall of Famer . Boy , he loved the Indians and we all loved him back . ''
He played two years for the Cleveland Indians . He pitched three no - decisions for the team . He was diagnosed with leukemia in August .