Player
Johnny Vander Meer
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Samuel
- Born
-
November 2, 1914
Prospect Park, NJ, USA - Died
- October 6, 1997
- Size
- 6'1" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- B / L
- Debut
- April 22, 1937
- Final Game
- May 7, 1951
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- Cincinnati Reds 1937-1949
- Chicago Cubs 1950-1950
- Cleveland Guardians 1951-1951
Honors
4 x All-Star
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1938 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(ML)
1938 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
382
G
.152
AVG
104
H
1
HR
26
RBI
.379
OPS
Career Pitching
119-121
W-L
3.44
ERA
346
G
1,294
SO
2
SV
1.39
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 78 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .141 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .088 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 73 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .247 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .137 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .147 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .132 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .300 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .181 |
| 1937 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 73.2 | 41 | 59 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 10 | 4.90 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 159.1 | 76 | 85 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 14 | 3.41 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.0 | 120 | 124 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 14 | 4.40 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 186.0 | 79 | 87 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 12 | 3.17 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 204.1 | 94 | 78 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 16 | 2.87 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 289.0 | 174 | 162 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 12 | 2.43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 244.0 | 186 | 102 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 13 | 2.82 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 226.1 | 202 | 126 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 1 | 3.75 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 48.0 | 41 | 41 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 9 | 4.67 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 129.0 | 102 | 95 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 10 | 3.12 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 225.1 | 125 | 103 |
| 1937 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 5 | 3.84 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 84.0 | 52 | 69 |