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	19-23 / in Starts: 18-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	45 (22-15-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (30-19-9)

Most Driven In
R Lamanno	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
G Hatton	2
J Wyrostek	1
D Williams	1
Self	1
B Adams	1
B Zientara	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	274	3 (2)	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.20	-0.099	3.23	-0.16%	-0.68	P
2	275	10 (6)	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	W,8-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.67	0.046	1.60	0.07%	0.78	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
3	276	15 (4)	May 3	CIN		NYG	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.99	-0.025	2.19	-0.03%	-0.23	P
4	277	18 (2)	May 8	CIN		BSN	L,2-3	CG	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9	.60	0.038	1.05	0.04%	0.31	P
5	278	22 (3)	May 12	CIN		BRO	L,7-9	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	9	1.23	-0.049	1.23	-0.03%	-0.42	P
6	279	27 (4)	May 18	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.438	.385	.822	9	1.69	-0.084	1.75	-0.05%	-0.73	P
7	280	31 (3)	May 23	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.412	.357	.769	9	1.71	-0.045	1.37	-0.02%	-0.45	P
8	281	32	May 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-9	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.412	.357	.769	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	282	35 (2)	May 29	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.313	.681	9	.89	-0.029	.73	-0.01%	-0.50	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
10	283	40 (4)	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.278	.611	9	.97	-0.048	1.85	-0.06%	-0.39	P
11	284	48 (7)	Jun 12 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.375	.450	.825	9	.82	0.045	.93	0.03%	-0.05	P
12	285	53 (4)	Jun 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.346	.409	.755	9	.99	-0.051	.76	-0.02%	-0.41	P
13	286	55 (1)	Jun 18	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.346	.409	.755	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
14	287	58 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.321	.375	.696	9	.80	-0.039	.39	-0.01%	-0.32	P
15	288	63 (4)	Jun 26	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.321	.603	9	.21	-0.021	.08	-0.01%	-0.75	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
16	289	67 (3)	Jul 2	CIN		STL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.161	.257	.290	.547	9	.20	0.004	.12	0.00%	0.12	P
17	290	72 (4)	Jul 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.237	.265	.502	9	1.31	-0.101	.84	-0.04%	-0.85	P
18	291	76 (3)	Jul 10	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	9	.68	-0.040	.64	-0.02%	-0.54	P
19	292	78 (1)	Jul 15	CIN		BRO	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	9						P
20	293	80 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,4-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.238	.263	.501	9						PR
21	294	83 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.250	.275	.525	9	.73	0.008	.38	0.00%	0.05	P
22	295	88 (4)	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,5-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.250	.275	.525	9						P
23	296	91 (2)	Jul 27	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.239	.262	.501	9	2.41	-0.121	.45	-0.01%	-1.07	P
24	297	94 (2)	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.239	.262	.501	9						PR
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
25	298	97 (2)	Aug 2	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.224	.244	.469	9	.69	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-0.58	P
26	299	102 (4)	Aug 7	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.224	.432	9	.36	-0.036	.01	0.00%	-0.55	P
27	300	105 (2)	Aug 11	CIN		STL	L,4-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.208	.224	.432	9						P
28	301	107 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.208	.224	.432	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
29	302	109 (1)	Aug 16	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.228	.231	.459	9	1.28	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.05	P
30	303	113 (3)	Aug 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.228	.231	.459	5						PR
31	304	114	Aug 21	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.230	.232	.462	9	1.06	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
32	305	119 (4)	Aug 27	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.222	.224	.446	9	.64	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
33	306	121 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.222	.224	.446	7						PR
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
34	307	124 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.212	.213	.425	9	1.05	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
35	308	128 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.206	.424	9	.90	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
36	309	133 (4)	Sep 11	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.239	.219	.458	9	.90	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.66	P
37	310	136 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.239	.219	.458	8						PR
38	311	138 (1)	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.149	.230	.209	.439	9	.71	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-1.05	P
39	312	143 (4)	Sep 22	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.231	.225	.456	9	.86	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
40	313	149 (5)	Sep 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.222	.216	.438	9	1.78	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-1.54	P
41	314	151 (1)	Sep 30	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.222	.216	.438	8						PR
42	315	153 (1)	Oct 3	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.214	.208	.422	9	1.39	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
							19-23		88	77	6	11	2	0	1	2	7	0	21	0	4		1	1	0	0	.143	.214	.208	.422		.93	-1.183	.58	-0.34%	-11.37

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