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	10-22 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	47 (25-16-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
V Stallcup	2
D Howell	1
B Adams	1
W Cooper	1

Most Driven In By
L Merriman	1
D Litwhiler	1
S Meeks	1
W Cooper	1
J Wyrostek	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	316	2 (1)	Apr 21	CIN		STL	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.019	.63	-0.03%	-0.45	P
2	317	7 (4)	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.68	0.010	1.73	0.02%	0.15	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	318	18 (10)	May 8 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,14-7	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.30	0.143	2.99	0.20%	0.38	P
4	319	23 (4)	May 14	CIN		CHC	L,1-13	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.99	-0.025	3.10	-0.05%	-0.24	P
5	320	28 (4)	May 19	CIN		NYG	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.16	-0.060	4.23	-0.13%	-0.54	P
6	321	32 (3)	May 24	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.07	0.011	2.86	0.02%	-0.02	P
7	322	38 (5)	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,6-8	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.45	-0.036	1.54	-0.08%	-0.96	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
8	323	45 (6)	Jun 5	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
9	324	52 (6)	Jun 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,7-20	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.48	P
10	325	57 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,2-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9						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
11	326	67 (9)	Jul 2	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9	.81	-0.048	.27	-0.01%	-0.96	P
12	327	72 (4)	Jul 7	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	9	.82	-0.042	.15	0.00%	-0.35	P
13	328	76 (3)	Jul 10 (2)	CIN		STL	L,4-7	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.042	.115	.042	.157	9	.46	-0.024	.04	0.00%	-0.27	P
14	329	80 (3)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.78	0.024	.03	0.00%	-0.22	P
15	330	87 (6)	Jul 23	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
16	331	91 (3)	Jul 27	CIN		BSN	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.065	.121	.065	.186	9	.68	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
17	332	96 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,0-9	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	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
18	333	100 (3)	Aug 4 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,9-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.088	.162	.088	.250	9	.37	0.038	.00	0.00%	1.38	P
19	334	106 (5)	Aug 9	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.111	.291	9	1.12	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
20	335	110 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.108	.195	.108	.303	9	.40	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
21	336	115 (4)	Aug 20	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.103	.186	.103	.289	9	.72	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
22	337	118 (2)	Aug 23	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.186	.103	.289	4						PR
23	338	120 (1)	Aug 26	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.098	.178	.098	.275	9	1.00	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.84	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
24	339	127 (6)	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	T,9-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.093	.170	.093	.263	9	1.57	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
25	340	131 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.093	.188	.093	.281	9	.42	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
26	341	135 (3)	Sep 9	CIN		STL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	9	.82	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
27	342	136	Sep 10	CIN		STL	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	5						PR
28	343	140 (3)	Sep 14	CIN		BRO	L,2-4	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.085	.189	.085	.274	9	1.36	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
29	344	143 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.179	.080	.259	9	.62	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.24	P
30	345	145 (1)	Sep 19	CIN		BSN	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.080	.179	.080	.259	5						PR
31	346	148 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	9	.73	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
32	347	150 (1)	Sep 24	CIN		PIT	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
33	348	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,3-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249	3						PR
							10-22		66	52	5	4	0	0	0	5	6	0	17	0	8		1	0	0	0	.077	.172	.077	.249		.74	-0.386	.66	-0.07%	-7.13

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