Eddie Feigner
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Eddie "The King" Feigner （March 25, 1925 – February 9, 2007） was an American softball player.
Feigner （pronounced FAY-ner） was born in Walla Walla, Washington as Myrle Vernon King.
He was a softball player for much of his early life, and turned his attention to the sport full-time following an enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He first assembled his four-man team, known as "The King and His Court", in 1946 and took on all comers, first in the Pacific Northwest and then around the country.
The team was known for performing tricks that entertained the audience.
The King and His Court touring team played over ten thousand softball games in a hundred countries from the late 1940s to the beginning of the 21st century and achieved widespread fame similar to that of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Feigner's meticulous records claim 9,743 victories, 141,517 strikeouts, 930 no-hitters and 238 perfect games.
The Washington Post described him as "the greatest softball pitcher who ever lived." Despite his substantial record, Feigner said that while his team was known for taking on local softball teams and often winning by considerable margins,
the intent of the King and His Court was to entertain audiences, never to embarrass opposing players.
"When a man steps up to the plate, we have nothing but respect for him," he was noted for oft quoting.
"The King and His Court" was a four-man team: pitcher, catcher, first baseman, and shortstop.
When asked why the team had four members, Feigner answered he had been told no team could take on his pitching so he should reduce the roster to simply himself.
Feigner accepted the dare and originally wanted a two-man team of himself and catcher, but increased it to three in case an opposing player got a hit.
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