Johnny Vander Meer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 2, 1914 in Prospect Park, NJ us

Died: October 6, 1997 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

High School: Midland Park HS (Midland Park, NJ)

Debut: April 22, 1937 (Age 22-171d, 8,231st in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 7, 1951 (Age 36-186d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: John Samuel Vander Meer

Nicknames: The Dutch Master or Double No-Hit

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

119

121

ERA

3.44

346

286

2104.2

1294

WHIP

1.393

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-16 / in Starts: 15-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	57 (32-10-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (30-19-10)

Most Driven In
L Riggs	1
H Craft	1
B Myers	0
L Frey	0

Most Driven In By
W Berger	2
D Cooke	2
I Goodman	1
F McCormick	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	22	4 (3)	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.84	0.028	2.05	0.04%	0.27	P
2	23	8 (3)	Apr 26	CIN		STL	W,8-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	24	9	Apr 27	CIN		STL	L,0-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	25	14 (4)	May 2	CIN		PIT	W,8-6	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.02	-0.083	1.77	-0.09%	-0.47	P
5	26	20 (5)	May 8	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.84	-0.141	3.10	-0.14%	-1.21	P
6	27	24 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	STL	T,7-7	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.64	-0.043	1.16	-0.05%	-0.58	P
7	28	28 (3)	May 20	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.62	0.054	1.70	0.09%	0.31	P
8	29	32 (3)	May 24	CIN	@	BSN	L,9-10	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.57	-0.043	1.91	-0.09%	-0.94	P
9	30	34 (1)	May 27	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.89	-0.025	4.78	-0.04%	-0.31	P
10	31	37 (2)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	32	38	Jun 1	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9	.88	-0.064	2.04	-0.09%	-0.60	P
12	33	42 (3)	Jun 5	CIN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.16	0.027	3.61	0.05%	0.35	P
13	34	45 (2)	Jun 11	CIN		BSN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.241	.483	9	.68	-0.050	1.78	-0.08%	-0.61	P
14	35	48 (2)	Jun 15	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9	.38	-0.033	.95	-0.05%	-0.72	P
15	36	52 (3)	Jun 19	CIN	@	BSN	W,14-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.237	.237	.474	9	.08	-0.002	.25	0.00%	-0.46	P
16	37	56 (3)	Jun 23	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.50	-0.054	2.59	-0.17%	-1.47	P
17	38	61 (4)	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.196	.196	.196	.391	9	1.00	-0.125	5.19	-0.39%	-1.21	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	39	65 (3)	Jul 3	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.208	.417	9	.83	0.011	2.86	0.02%	0.23	P
19	40	70 (4)	Jul 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.212	.212	.212	.423	9	.63	-0.071	1.52	-0.10%	-0.92	P
20	41	75 (4)	Jul 15	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.36	-0.109	6.36	-0.31%	-0.83	P
21	42	81 (5)	Jul 20	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.379	9	.63	-0.045	1.36	-0.06%	-0.74	P
22	43	86 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.190	.379	9						P
23	44	91 (4)	Jul 29	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.180	.180	.361	9	.53	-0.053	1.34	-0.08%	-1.18	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	45	94 (2)	Aug 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.172	.344	9	1.03	-0.073	1.57	-0.07%	-0.56	P
25	46	98 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,10-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.169	.169	.338	9	.29	-0.008	.92	-0.02%	-0.23	P
26	47	101 (2)	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.164	.328	9	1.71	-0.114	2.74	-0.11%	-1.00	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	48	131 (29)	Sep 6	CIN		STL	L,0-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.164	.164	.328	9						P
28	49	133 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.157	.157	.314	9	.75	-0.054	3.77	-0.16%	-0.62	P
29	50	136 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.48	0.006	7.14	0.02%	-0.05	P
30	51	140 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.164	.164	.329	9	.97	-0.025	2.73	-0.04%	-0.24	P
31	52	143 (2)	Sep 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.171	.342	9	.88	-0.036	.44	-0.01%	-0.42	P
32	53	147 (3)	Sep 29	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.70	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.58	P
33	54	151 (3)	Oct 2	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.181	.181	.181	.361	9	.69	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
							16-16		88	83	6	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	0	5		2	1	0	0	.181	.181	.181	.361		.86	-1.087	2.24	-1.92%	-13.98

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