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	8-3 / in Starts: 5-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (4-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
J Wilson	0
L Frey	0

Most Driven In By
I Goodman	4
L Riggs	1
B Werber	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	85	20 (19)	May 13	CIN		STL	T,8-8	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	.63	0.026	2.65	0.07%	0.26	P
2	86	23 (2)	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	11-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	87	26 (2)	May 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-13	4-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.03	0.003	.13	0.01%	0.47	P
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
4	88	45 (18)	Jun 9 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,1-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	9						P
5	89	53 (7)	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.51	-0.013	2.31	-0.03%	-0.22	P
Sept		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
6	90	130 (76)	Sep 5	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.99	-0.098	1.96	-0.12%	-1.49	P
7	91	136 (5)	Sep 13	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-2	GS-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.87	0.034	.70	0.02%	0.38	P
8	92	140 (3)	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	93	142 (1)	Sep 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-13	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.357	.571	9	2.04	0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
10	94	147 (4)	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-8	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.357	.624	9	.46	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
11	95	151 (3)	Sep 26 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.444	.813	9	.74	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
12	96	155 (3)	Sep 29	CIN		PIT	W,11-3	7-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.300	.333	.400	.733	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
							8-3		21	20	6	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		2	0	0	0	.300	.333	.400	.733		.94	0.065	.66	-0.06%	-0.22

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