Player Report for #3 Johnny 'The Dutch Master' Vander Meer

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

Rec	13-10
ERA	3.92
IP	208.2
BB	88
K	155

Name:	Johnny Vander Meer	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	The Dutch Master	Salary:	$13,666
Birthday:	11-02-1914	Signed Through:	1940 Season
Age:	25	Years of Major League Service:	5 Years, 26 Days
Born in:	Prospect Park (Pennsylvania)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 70 Days
Weight:	188 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	1932, 9th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Chicago (A)

White Sox

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	8	5	86-88 Mph
Versus LHP	5	8	5
Versus RHP	5	8	5
Talent	5	8	5

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Cutter, Splitter
Endurance:	9
Groundball Pct.:	60
Holding Runners:	9

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 4
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	3
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-27-1940	@ SLA	Win, 9-6	X	6.0	9	6	6	3	5	Win
09-21-1940	@ BOS	Loss, 2-9	X	5.0	9	8	6	6	3	Loss
09-14-1940	DET	Loss, 0-1	X	9.0	5	1	1	4	8	Loss
09-08-1940	CLE	Win, 11-5	X	7.0	11	5	5	2	8	Win
08-21-1940	@ DET	Win, 1-0	X	8.0	7	0	0	1	5
08-16-1940	@ CLE	Loss, 4-12	X	6.0	8	6	6	3	2	Loss
08-12-1940	@ SLA	Loss, 1-5	X	7.1	6	5	4	3	7	Loss
08-07-1940	@ BOS	Win, 5-1	X	9.0	5	1	0	0	10	Win
08-03-1940	@ WAS	Loss, 3-7	X	3.0	8	6	6	1	3	Loss
07-30-1940	DET	Loss, 3-4	X	7.0	11	4	4	4	7	Loss

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	30	30	13	10	0	3.92	208.2	209	103	91	14	88	155	6	20.0	0	18	60.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.98	9.01	6.69	3.80	3.89	1.42	22.3	.308
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	248	57	11	4	2	24	25	48	1	2	0	.230	.299	.331	.630
vs. RHB	554	152	30	10	12	79	63	107	6	6	4	.274	.349	.430	.779

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	9.00	6.0	9	6	6	0	3	5
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	10.80	5.0	9	8	6	1	6	3
April	3	3	0	1	0	2.57	21.0	18	7	6	1	11	15
May	4	4	2	1	0	5.54	26.0	29	16	16	2	10	19
June	7	7	4	1	0	2.59	48.2	44	19	14	2	24	33
July	7	7	4	2	0	3.59	52.2	50	23	21	4	20	37
August	5	5	1	3	0	4.32	33.1	34	18	16	2	8	27
September	4	4	2	2	0	6.00	27.0	34	20	18	3	15	24
Spring Training	4	4	1	3	0	6.75	16.0	15	12	12	2	7	14
Last Year	34	34	18	7	0	4.02	232.2	212	117	104	16	126	168
2 Years Ago	35	35	13	15	0	5.00	261.0	271	166	145	29	168	184
Career	163	160	69	57	0	4.26	1160.1	1126	632	549	89	657	775
Home	14	14	7	4	0	2.82	105.1	98	39	33	6	42	82
Road	16	16	6	6	0	5.05	103.1	111	64	58	8	46	73
Grass	30	30	13	10	0	3.92	208.2	209	103	91	14	88	155
Day	6	6	2	3	0	7.36	33.0	43	31	27	3	19	26
Night	24	24	11	7	0	3.28	175.2	166	72	64	11	69	129

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1933 Chicago (A) - MLB	18	2	2	1	1	0	2.93	15.1	7	7	5	1	8	6	1	1	0.98	.130	2.6
1935 Chicago (A) - MLB	20	30	30	13	9	0	3.78	226.1	204	113	95	11	148	125	9	1	1.56	.272	35.1
1936 Chicago (A) - MLB	21	29	28	10	15	0	4.57	208.2	218	122	106	17	114	131	9	2	1.59	.304	17.5
1937 Chicago (A) - MLB	22	3	1	1	0	0	3.52	7.2	5	4	3	1	5	6	0	0	1.30	.200	1.2
1938 Chicago (A) - MLB	23	35	35	13	15	0	5.00	261.0	271	166	145	29	168	184	12	2	1.68	.307	8.7
1939 Chicago (A) - MLB	24	34	34	18	7	0	4.02	232.2	212	117	104	16	126	168	5	2	1.45	.285	36.7
1940 Chicago (A) - MLB	25	30	30	13	10	0	3.92	208.2	209	103	91	14	88	155	6	0	1.42	.308	22.3
Total MLB		163	160	69	57	0	4.26	1160.1	1126	632	549	89	657	775	42	8	1.54	.293	124.2

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1933 Modesto - A	18	14	0	4	3	4	2.55	49.1	27	16	14	3	18	40	0	0	0.91	.185	8.3
1933 Riverside - AAA	18	16	16	4	9	0	2.76	127.0	96	48	39	5	68	98	6	0	1.29	.266	18.5
1934 Glendale - AAA	19	28	28	15	10	0	2.61	224.1	169	85	65	5	134	202	11	4	1.35	.270	41.4
1937 Glendale - AAA	22	26	26	15	6	0	3.02	202.2	182	82	68	3	100	146	4	1	1.39	.297	34.2
Total AAA		70	70	34	25	0	2.79	554.0	447	215	172	13	302	446	21	5	1.35	.280	94.1
Total A		14	0	4	3	4	2.55	49.1	27	16	14	3	18	40	0	0	0.91	.185	8.3

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1935 Chicago (A) - MLB	20	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	9.0	9	1	1	0	3	8	0	0	1.33	.346	0.0
1938 Chicago (A) - MLB	23	3	0	1	0	0	1.35	6.2	5	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	1.20	.217	0.0
Total MLB		4	1	1	0	0	1.15	15.2	14	2	2	0	6	9	0	0	1.28	.286	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1933 Chicago (A) - ML	P	2	2	0	2	0	3	1	.667	15.1	1.17
1933 Riverside - AAA	P	16	16	10	29	2	40	1	.975	127.0	2.76
1933 Modesto - A	P	14	0	2	9	0	13	2	.846	49.1	2.01
1934 Glendale - AAA	P	28	28	9	39	1	53	5	.906	224.1	1.93
1935 Chicago (A) - ML	P	30	30	10	50	1	62	2	.968	226.1	2.39
1936 Chicago (A) - ML	P	29	28	16	35	1	55	4	.927	208.2	2.20
1937 Chicago (A) - ML	P	3	1	2	1	0	3	0	1.000	7.2	3.52
1937 Glendale - AAA	P	26	26	7	40	1	50	3	.940	202.2	2.09
1938 Chicago (A) - ML	P	35	35	12	48	4	67	7	.896	261.0	2.07
1939 Chicago (A) - ML	P	34	34	16	36	1	58	6	.897	232.2	2.01
1940 Chicago (A) - ML	P	30	30	11	44	1	58	3	.948	208.2	2.37

Player History
11-01-1932	Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the St. Louis (N) Cardinals.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 2 (4).
07-01-1933	Was traded by the St. Louis (N) Cardinals to the Chicago (A) White Sox, along with 1B P. Weintraub, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for 1B B. Leonard, 2B B. Whitehead.
07-09-1933	Was selected to the 1933 Single-A Baseball All-Star Game.
08-01-1933	Wins the A CTN Pitcher of the Month Award.
09-24-1933	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 3 (4).
04-30-1934	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Garland Knighthawks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-21-1934	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Spokane Rascals with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07-01-1934	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Garland Knighthawks with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-08-1934	Was selected to the 1934 Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game.
07-09-1934	Wins the AAA PCL Player of the Week Award.
07-22-1934	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Findlay Vision with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 4 (4).
06-16-1935	Injured (Dislocated Wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-25-1935	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11-08-1935	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,188 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 10 (9); Control: 5 (4).
08-14-1936	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-12-1936	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,499 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 9 (8); Control: 4 (3).
07-11-1937	Was selected to the 1937 Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (6).
06-02-1938	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07-09-1938	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10-16-1938	Won the 1938 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (A) White Sox!
11-06-1938	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,691 through arbitration.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (6).
04-28-1939	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-28-1939	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11-08-1939	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,666 through arbitration.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5).
08-24-1940	Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1938	35	10
1939	34	10

Year	W	Rank
1939	18	7

Year	Winning %	Rank
1935	.591	10
1939	.720	4

Year	HLD	Rank
1937	2	10

Year	HRA	Rank
1938	29	4
1939	16	10

Year	BB	Rank
1935	148	1
1938	168	2
1939	126	1

Year	K	Rank
1935	125	9
1936	131	9
1938	184	5
1939	168	3

Year	WP	Rank
1938	9	8
1939	15	2

Year	BABIP	Rank
1935	.272	4
1939	.285	8

Year	H/9	Rank
1935	8.11	2
1936	9.40	10
1938	9.34	8
1939	8.20	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1935	4.97	6
1936	5.65	3
1938	6.34	4
1939	6.50	2

Year	QS	Rank
1938	19	10

Year	CG	Rank
1939	5	9

Year	SHO	Rank
1936	2	5
1938	2	6
1939	2	4

Year	GB%	Rank
1939	0.56	10