Eddie Feigner -- the King and His Court

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

I remember Eddie from the Wide World Of Sports on Saturday's in the '70's
It looked like he was impossible to hit
9743 victories is amazing....How often did he lose?

According to folklore, he could pitch from second base or even the outfield and still strike most batters out.

[Casey2296]

Nice post Peter, unfortunate we can't have this kind of innocent fun anymore. I call it Joe Six Pack fun, reminds me of my Gpa who built and raced dragsters in the late 60's early 70's at OCR.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Nice post Peter, unfortunate we can't have this kind of innocent fun anymore. I call it Joe Six Pack fun, reminds me of my Gpa who built and raced dragsters in the late 60's early 70's at OCR.

Yeah, I should submit Eddie to one of the TPGs and then complain about the result, that would be more in keeping with the times. Imagine some kid used to Prizms freaking out at the hole punch!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Carl Hubbell, who was he?

On February 18, 1967, Feigner appeared in a celebrity charity softball game against many Major League Baseball players. In the game, Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row.[

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Carl Hubbell, who was he?

On February 18, 1967, Feigner appeared in a celebrity charity softball game against many Major League Baseball players. In the game, Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row.[

Here is the game I think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41A9zsLblA

[doug.goodman]

I bought this ball from board member Dave Linardy

[ClementeFanOh]

I saw him locally in the 1970s, he was incredible. The Globetrotter
comparison is apt- Trent King

[kkkkandp]

My father got to bat against him in the early 1960s in a Fourth of July celebration in my then home town of Palisades Park, NJ. He won a prize (an aluminum and webbed plastic strapped lawn chair) for fouling off one of Eddie's pitches! ��

[steve_a]

My grandfather played in Lynn MA and had the opportunity to play vs King & his Court. He was a catcher and on the day showed up very early to watch practice. He stood behind the backstop and watched Eddie to figure out his pitches. His best pitch started right at the batter and broke late over the plate. Come game time my grandfather decided to wait for that pitch, not bail out, and swing at it hard. Eddies first pitch started right at him but never broke, hit him right in the ribs. Apparently advanced scouting was frowned upon but my grandfather got one of his favorite stories out of it.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

According to folklore, he could pitch from second base or even the outfield and still strike most batters out.

Not folklore, I saw him do all that and more!

[mikemb]

Wow, a name from the past. I saw him in either 1965 or 1966 in North Plainfield, NJ.

Mike

[Klrdds]

I saw them play a professional team in the early 1970s called the Clearwater Bombers . My one memory was Eddie pitching from 2nd base blindfolded and striking a batter out on 3 pitches. Unlike the Globetrotters The King and His Court was all serious with fun and showmanship mixed in but there was no officiating complicity. They were out to win. Also the 3 other guys on the team were a finely tuned group who could field , throw , run and hit impressively as well.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The back of my glove tag.

[nebboy]

Very short version but I played softball for a all star traveling US Army team out of Fort Riley KS in 1982-3 and played against his team. He was not in his prime but still very good. It was understood it was an exhibition game and my team were just part of the show and not to play competitively. He was nice to the crowd but had little to do with us. Still I learned a lot and is nothing but a great memory. Glad to see his name being bantered around.

[GoldenAge50s]

I went to one of their games in the early '80's--Got this souvenir book auto'd by the Court w/ an extra of Eddie.