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	12-19 / in Starts: 11-18
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	48 (24-18-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
E Miller	1
R Mueller	1

Most Driven In By
G Hatton	1
F Baumholtz	1
B Haas	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	243	17 (16)	May 4 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-10	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	244	20 (2)	May 9	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.047	1.94	-0.06%	-0.49	P
3	245	24 (3)	May 13	CIN		BRO	W,7-5	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.13	0.039	1.61	0.03%	0.39	P
4	246	30 (5)	May 18 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.62	-0.031	1.13	-0.03%	-0.33	P
5	247	32 (1)	May 24	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		1	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.86	-0.023	1.23	-0.02%	0.17	P
6	248	37 (4)	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,12-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.53	-0.040	1.90	-0.03%	-0.46	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
7	249	43 (5)	Jun 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.95	-0.051	1.18	-0.04%	-0.38	P
8	250	50 (6)	Jun 10 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.63	-0.034	1.02	-0.03%	-0.49	P
9	251	54 (3)	Jun 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	1.56	-0.091	3.15	-0.11%	-0.66	P
10	252	58 (3)	Jun 21	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.41	-0.076	2.57	-0.08%	-0.68	P
11	253	62 (3)	Jun 25	CIN		PHI	W,9-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9	.43	-0.011	.57	-0.01%	-0.11	P
12	254	66 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-7	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.22	0.053	.36	0.05%	1.12	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
13	255	74 (7)	Jul 6 (1)	CIN		STL	L,0-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
14	256	79 (4)	Jul 12	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	.75	-0.039	1.50	-0.05%	-0.34	P
15	257	83 (3)	Jul 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	9	1.32	-0.071	2.25	-0.07%	-0.55	P
16	258	86 (2)	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9	.92	-0.047	1.73	-0.05%	-0.41	P
17	259	91 (4)	Jul 24	CIN		BRO	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9	2.18	-0.096	1.01	-0.03%	-0.93	P
18	260	96 (4)	Jul 28	CIN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.065	.094	.065	.158	9	.56	-0.059	.09	-0.01%	-1.29	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
19	261	100 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.086	.059	.145	9	2.10	-0.171	.10	-0.01%	-1.30	P
20	262	107 (6)	Aug 6	CIN		STL	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.081	.056	.137	9	1.01	-0.052	.06	0.00%	-0.49	P
21	263	112 (4)	Aug 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.051	.075	.051	.126	9	1.51	-0.121	.02	0.00%	-0.99	P
22	264	115 (2)	Aug 15	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.050	.073	.050	.123	9	.47	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
23	265	116	Aug 16	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.073	.050	.123	7						PR
24	266	119 (2)	Aug 19	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.047	.089	.047	.135	9	.51	0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
25	267	124 (4)	Aug 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.047	.089	.047	.135	9						P
26	268	129 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,7-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	9	.39	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	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
27	269	134 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,13-2	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.104	.224	9	.08	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
28	270	137 (2)	Sep 6	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.100	.215	9	1.49	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.05	P
29	271	143 (5)	Sep 13 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.077	.127	.096	.223	9	.89	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
30	272	148 (4)	Sep 17	CIN		PHI	W,12-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.089	.136	.125	.261	9	.53	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
31	273	152 (3)	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.133	.123	.256	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
							12-19		69	57	3	5	2	0	0	2	3	0	18	0	9		1	1	0	0	.088	.133	.123	.256		.88	-0.927	.72	-0.55%	-8.95

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