DATE: Spring 1943 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Cincinnati Reds SUBJECT: Johnny Vander Meer APPROXIMATE SIZE: 5"x7-1/8" MARKS / STAMPING: Photo is affixed to a slightly larger piece of card stock. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: John Samuel Vander Meer (The Dutch Master or Double No-Hit) was born in Prospect Park, NJ and died in 1997 in Tampa, FL. He played major league baseball from 1937 to 1951 as pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, appeared in the 1940 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. Vander Meer is the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. On June 11, 1938, he no-hit the Boston Braves at Crosley Field. Four nights later, in the first night game played at Ebbets Field, he no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers. After his double no-hit achievement, Reds' management wanted Vander Meer to change his uniform number to "00." He politely refused. In 1952, having washed out of the majors, Vander Meer was still hanging on to the game, pitching in the Texas League for Tulsa. Fourteen years after he made history in the majors, Vander Meer no-hit Beaumont 12-0. Vander Meer was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1958. SKU: L15020
Item: L15020
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