Johnny Vander Meer
John Samuel Vander Meer "The Dutch Master; Double No-Hit"
Born: November 2, 1914
Prospect Park, NJ US
Deceased: October 6, 1997
Tampa, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1933-1956
Major League Statistics
Johnny Vander Meer compiled a career record of 76 wins and 73 losses and a 3.54 ERA in his 227-game pitching career with the Dayton Ducks, Scranton Miners, Durham Bulls, Nashville Vols, Syracuse Chiefs, Indianapolis Indians, Oakland Oaks, Tulsa Oilers, Burlington Flints, Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts, Daytona Beach Islanders and Douglas Reds. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1933 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.28 | 32 | 183.0 | 206 | 108 | 87 | 74 | ||||||||||||
1934 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.73 | 32 | 164.0 | 171 | 90 | 68 | 69 | ||||||||||||
1935 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.35 | 24 | 133.0 | 153 | 89 | 79 | 90 | ||||||||||||
1936 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.25 | 10 | 22.3 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 25 | ||||||||||||
1936 | B | PIED | Durham Bulls | 19 | 6 | .760 | 2.65 | 30 | 214.0 | 151 | 74 | 63 | 116 | ||||||||||||
1937 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 5 | 11 | .312 | 3.34 | 17 | 16 | 105.0 | 82 | 54 | 39 | 80 | |||||||||||
1940 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.40 | 14 | 14 | 105.0 | 76 | 33 | 28 | 65 | |||||||||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 63.0 | 78 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.31 | 24 | 24 | 195.0 | 157 | 66 | 50 | 79 | |||||||||||
1953 | B | IIIL | Burlington Flints | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.21 | 19 | 4 | 70.0 | 75 | 41 | 25 | 3 | 46 | ||||||||||
1954 | B | PIED | Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.86 | 10 | 2 | 21.0 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
1955 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 76 | 73 | .510 | 3.54 | 227 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1275.3 | 1204 | 631 | 502 | 3 | 690 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1933 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 32 | 75 | 75 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .173 | .173 | .240 | .413 | 18 | |||||||||||
1934 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 38 | 60 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .183 | .183 | .267 | .450 | 16 | |||||||||||
1935 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | 27 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .309 | .582 | 17 | |||||||||||
1936 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | |||||||||||
1936 | B | PIED | Durham Bulls | 34 | 76 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .197 | .395 | 15 | |||||||||||
1937 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 17 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .229 | .457 | 8 | |||||||||||
1940 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 15 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .389 | .611 | 14 | |||||||||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 14 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 27 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .227 | .394 | 15 | |||||||||||
1953 | B | IIIL | Burlington Flints | 29 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .423 | .731 | 11 | |||||||||||
1954 | B | PIED | Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts | 22 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | |||||||||||
1955 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 18 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .237 | .263 | .500 | 10 | |||||||||||
1956 | D | GASL | Douglas Reds | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 287 | 519 | 519 | 1 | 106 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .204 | .204 | .256 | .461 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1933 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
1934 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
1935 | A | EL | Scranton Miners | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
1936 | B | PIED | Durham Bulls | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
1936 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
1940 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.308 |
1952 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
1953 | B | IIIL | Burlington Flints | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 198 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .086 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1933 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Dayton Ducks | BRO | ||
1934 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Scranton Miners | |||
1935 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Scranton Miners | |||
1936 | B | Piedmont League | Durham Bulls | CIN | ||
1936 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
1937 | AA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
1940 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
1952 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
1953 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Flints | CIN | ||
1954 | B | Piedmont League | Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts | CIN | ||
1955 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | |||
1956 | D | Georgia State League | Douglas Reds | CIN |
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