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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

119

121

ERA

3.44

346

286

2104.2

1294

WHIP

1.393

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	18	3.0	1	0	1	2	0
2	8 (3)	Apr 26	CIN		STL	W,8-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	9	Apr 27	CIN		STL	L,0-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (4)	May 2	CIN		PIT	W,8-6	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	20 (5)	May 8	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
6	24 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	STL	T,7-7	GS	35	8.2	0	1	0	1	0
7	28 (3)	May 20	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
8	32 (3)	May 24	CIN	@	BSN	L,9-10	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	34 (1)	May 27	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	0	4	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	38 (3)	Jun 1	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
11	42 (3)	Jun 5	CIN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
12	45 (2)	Jun 11	CIN		BSN	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
13	48 (2)	Jun 15	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
14	52 (3)	Jun 19	CIN	@	BSN	W,14-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
15	56 (3)	Jun 23	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-5	GS	37	7.2	1	1	0	2	0
16	61 (4)	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	65 (3)	Jul 3	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	GS	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
18	70 (4)	Jul 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	75 (4)	Jul 15	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	81 (5)	Jul 20	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	86 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	91 (4)	Jul 29	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	94 (2)	Aug 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
24	98 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,10-11	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	101 (2)	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	131 (29)	Sep 6	CIN		STL	L,0-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
27	133 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	136 (2)	Sep 14 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	140 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	GS	20	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
30	143 (2)	Sep 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
31	147 (3)	Sep 29	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	151 (3)	Oct 2	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
							32gm		225.0	8	38	3	49	0