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Johnny Vander Meer played in 32 games at pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938, starting in none of them. He made 8 putouts, had 38 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .094 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
Art Mahaffey was born June 4, 1938, in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Red Barrett played in 6 games at pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938, starting in none of them. He made 5 putouts, had 3 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
Ray Benge played in 9 games at pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938, starting in none of them. He made one putout, had 2 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
In 1938, Johnny Dickshot played in 29 games, all for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and batting in all of them. He had 35 at bats, getting 8 hits, for a .229 batting average, with 4 runs batted in. He was walked 8 times. He struck out 5 times. He hit only singles.
Johnny Vander Meer played in 32 games at pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938, starting in none of them. He made 8 putouts, had 38 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .094 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
He threw the first of his two consecutive no hitters while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, defeating the Boston Braves 3-0.
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer played in 33 games, all for the Cincinnati Reds, and batting in all of them. He had 83 at bats, getting 15 hits, for a .181 batting average, with 5 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 23 times. He hit only singles.
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched in 32 games for the Cincinnati Reds, with an ERA of 3.12. He started 29 games and finished 0, pitching a total of 16 complete games. He threw 3 shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 15 wins and 10 losses. He pitched a total of 676 outs, facing 948 batters. He gave up 177 hits and 78 earned runs, including 12 home runs. He struck out 125 batters and walked 103.
Johnny Vander Meer in 1938, Allie Reynolds in 1951, Virgil Trucks in 1952 and Nolan Ryan in 1973.
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer played for the Cincinnati Reds. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer had 83 at bats, 15 hits, 0 walks, and was hit by the pitch 0 times. Sacrifice flies weren't counted before 1954. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .181. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer had 83 at bats, and hit 15 singles, 0 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs, for a .181 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer had a .181 On Base Percentage and a .181 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .361. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer had a .181 On Base Percentage and 15 Total Bases for 2.71 Runs Created.
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