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Johnny
Vander Meer		  
Nickname: Dutch Master
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 198
 
Born: November 2, 1914 in Usa, NJ, PROSPECT PARK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1940   
Gold Glove 1939   
All-Star Selections 1938    1940    1943    1946    1948    1949   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 8 8 8
1938 23 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 8 8 8
1939 24 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 8 8 8
1940 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 4 3 3 8 8 8
1941 26 BSN NL $ 6,671,429 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 8 7 7
1942 27 BSN NL $ 6,671,429 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 9 8 8
1943 28 OAK AL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 4 4 8 8 8
1944 29 OAK AL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 4 4 8 8 8
1945 30 DET AL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 3 3 8 7 7
1946 31 NYG NL $ 7,770,000 9 10 10 10 4 3 3 7 7 7
1947 32 NYG NL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 3 3 7 7 7
1948 33 NYG NL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 3 3 7 7 7
1949 34 NYG NL $ 7,770,000 8 10 10 10 4 3 3 7 7 7
1950 35 DET AL $ 6,000,000 7 10 10 10 3 3 3 6 6 6
1951 36 BSN NL $ 6,000,000 7 10 9 9 3 2 2 5 4 5
1952 37 BSN NL $ 6,000,000 7 8 8 8 2 1 1 4 3 3
1953 38 BSN NL $ 6,000,000 6 7 6 6 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 39 BSN NL $ 500,000 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,770,000 9 10 10 10 4 4 4 9 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1938 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1939 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1940 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1941 26 BSN NL $ 6,671,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 27 BSN NL $ 6,671,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 28 OAK AL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 29 OAK AL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 30 DET AL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 31 NYG NL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 32 NYG NL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 33 NYG NL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 34 NYG NL $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 35 DET AL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 36 BSN NL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 37 BSN NL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 38 BSN NL $ 6,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 39 BSN NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,770,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1937 22 BSN NL 1 7 .125 10 10 1 0 0 62.0 60 31 6 31 43 4.50 .249 .329 .407 .735 2.1
    AAA   16 4 .800 23 23 2 2 0 166.3 127 52 5 64 180 2.81 .211 .287 .284 .571  
1938 23 BSN NL 18 14 .563 44 44 4 2 0 309.7 252 110 13 134 195 3.20 .220 .301 .314 .615 25.4
1939 24 BSN NL 16 13 .552 33 33 6 1 0 243.7 208 87 8 117 192 3.21 .230 .319 .328 .647 14.6
    AAA   2 1 .667 3 3 1 1 0 22.3 15 4 0 9 32 1.61 .190 .273 .241 .513  
1940 25 BSN NL 18 14 .563 44 43 10 1 0 338.0 267 102 24 146 245 2.72 .217 .299 .338 .637 31.0
1941 26 BSN NL 10 11 .476 30 30 6 0 0 223.7 183 81 12 114 176 3.26 .220 .314 .330 .644 16.1
1942 27 BSN NL 10 22 .313 43 40 12 2 0 295.3 253 128 22 155 219 3.90 .234 .329 .351 .681 19.5
1943 28 OAK AL 24 15 .615 44 44 12 2 0 327.7 269 127 18 169 276 3.49 .225 .319 .336 .655 28.0
1944 29 OAK AL 12 18 .400 44 44 5 0 0 317.7 291 153 25 153 283 4.33 .242 .328 .385 .713 15.7
1945 30 OAK AL 12 8 .600 29 29 3 1 0 204.7 158 85 10 131 170 3.74 .214 .331 .320 .651 13.7
  DET AL 9 2 .818 14 14 2 1 0 108.0 84 37 6 55 80 3.08 .215 .312 .326 .637 9.5
  TOT   21 10 .677 43 43 5 2 0 312.7 242 122 16 186 250 3.51 .214 .324 .322 .646 23.2
1946 31 NYG NL 20 17 .541 44 44 9 1 0 327.3 263 147 36 187 263 4.04 .221 .328 .373 .701 17.5
1947 32 NYG NL 18 16 .529 43 42 6 2 0 305.3 257 136 33 182 245 4.01 .227 .332 .372 .703 15.9
1948 33 NYG NL 20 13 .606 42 42 7 1 0 305.3 219 137 35 179 277 4.04 .199 .308 .347 .656 22.0
1949 34 NYG NL 17 14 .548 37 37 10 4 0 255.0 207 119 26 162 194 4.20 .220 .333 .363 .695 12.9
1950 35 NYG NL 12 6 .667 21 9 1 0 0 146.3 122 73 17 99 121 4.49 .224 .343 .371 .714 9.9
  DET AL 6 3 .667 42 19 1 0 5 96.7 72 34 10 60 80 3.17 .205 .320 .342 .662 8.4
  TOT   18 9 .667 63 28 2 0 5 243.0 194 107 27 159 201 3.96 .217 .334 .360 .694 18.3
1951 36 DET AL 9 9 .500 27 27 2 1 0 160.3 145 115 25 142 130 6.46 .241 .385 .416 .801 1.5
  BSN NL 6 5 .545 14 14 1 0 0 100.7 87 43 15 48 86 3.84 .233 .318 .398 .717 7.3
  TOT   15 14 .517 41 41 3 1 0 261.0 232 158 40 190 216 5.45 .238 .361 .409 .770 8.8
1952 37 BSN NL 2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 0 32.0 27 13 5 23 22 3.66 .233 .357 .405 .762 3.0
1953 38 BSN NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 1 5 4 3.00 .227 .370 .455 .825 0.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.0 14 7 1 7 15 5.25 .298 .389 .426 .814  
1954 39 AAA   2 2 .500 17 0 0 0 2 13.7 13 7 4 6 8 4.61 .255 .333 .490 .824  
17 Years Sim 240 208 .536 638 565 98 19 5 4165.3 3429 1760 347 2292 3301 3.80 .224 .324 .353 .677 274.5
4 Years AAA 20 7 .741 51 26 3 3 2 214.3 169 70 10 86 235 2.94 .217 .295 .302 .596  
Season Average 14 12 .538 37 33 5 1 0 245.0 201 103 20 134 194 3.80 .224 .324 .353 .677  
Career Highs 24 22 .677 63 44 12 4 5 338.0 291 158 40 190 283 5.45 .249 .370 .455 .825  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2447 1238 246 1629 2305   .229 .331 .359 .690
vs LH   982 522 101 663 996   .212 .310 .340 .650
Home 134 95 .585 332 286 41 13 3 2154.3 1727 829 158 1173 1698 3.46 .219 .320 .338 .658
Away 106 113 .484 306 279 57 6 2 2011.0 1702 931 189 1119 1603 4.17 .229 .329 .369 .699
Mar/Apr 51 39 .567 120 110 17 6 0 792.3 676 343 56 436 607 3.90 .230 .330 .361 .691
May 45 40 .529 108 98 23 2 0 723.0 594 315 69 439 555 3.92 .223 .333 .355 .688
June 40 31 .563 101 96 8 1 0 688.9 553 286 47 425 574 3.74 .218 .330 .334 .664
July 33 38 .465 106 87 13 3 1 641.3 538 290 64 354 523 4.07 .228 .329 .369 .698
August 34 37 .479 117 95 22 4 4 747.3 622 307 61 356 586 3.70 .227 .315 .355 .670
Sep/Oct 37 23 .617 86 79 15 3 0 572.3 446 219 50 282 456 3.44 .212 .305 .344 .649
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1937 22 BSN NL 10 18 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .389 .421 .389 .810 2.9 0.6
1938 23 BSN NL 44 102 6 13 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 29 .127 .160 .137 .298 0.1 0.0
1939 24 BSN NL 33 79 7 15 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 27 .190 .198 .241 .438 3.5 0.0
1940 25 BSN NL 44 104 5 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 30 .106 .139 .115 .254 -1.4 0.0
1941 26 BSN NL 30 70 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .086 .099 .114 .213 -2.1 0.0
1942 27 BSN NL 43 92 4 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 31 .130 .147 .141 .289 0.3 0.0
1943 28 OAK AL 44 115 8 16 1 1 1 11 0 0 1 32 .139 .147 .191 .338 1.1 0.0
1944 29 OAK AL 44 110 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 41 .091 .122 .091 .213 -2.2 0.0
1945 30 OAK AL 29 69 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 .159 .169 .188 .357 1.6 0.0
  DET AL 14 38 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .079 .103 .079 .182 -1.2 0.0
  TOT   43 107 7 14 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 29 .131 .145 .150 .295 0.4 0.0
1946 31 NYG NL 44 117 5 12 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 32 .103 .110 .128 .238 -1.9 0.0
1947 32 NYG NL 43 104 9 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 22 .125 .150 .154 .303 0.5 0.0
1948 33 NYG NL 42 104 7 22 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 33 .212 .239 .269 .508 7.2 0.0
1949 34 NYG NL 37 84 8 13 2 1 0 11 0 0 3 30 .155 .180 .202 .382 2.8 0.0
1950 35 NYG NL 21 50 2 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .180 .196 .220 .416 1.9 0.0
  DET AL 42 24 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .083 .120 .083 .203 -0.5 0.0
  TOT   63 74 5 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 14 .149 .171 .176 .347 1.4 0.0
1951 36 DET AL 27 58 6 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 13 .155 .167 .172 .339 0.8 0.0
  BSN NL 14 32 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   41 90 7 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .144 .152 .156 .308 0.4 0.0
1952 37 BSN NL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
16 Years Sim 634 1372 89 188 23 2 3 89 0 0 32 400 .137 .157 .163 .320 12.7 0.6
162 Game Average 350 22 48 5 0 0 22 0 0 8 102 .137 .157 .163 .320 3.3  
Career Highs 63 117 9 22 4 1 1 12 0 0 4 41 .389 .421 .389 .810 7.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   901 58 117 15 2 2 55 0 0 22 246 .130 .151 .158 .308 -3.0
vs LH   471 31 71 8 0 1 34 0 0 10 154 .151 .169 .174 .344 3.2
Home 309 638 37 93 11 1 2 43 0 0 20 188 .146 .171 .176 .347 5.8
Away 305 734 52 95 12 1 1 46 0 0 12 212 .129 .145 .153 .297 -5.6
RISP   361 0 54 6 0 1 81 0 0 2 106 .150 .151 .175 .325 0.5
Close/Late   103 6 11 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 30 .107 .140 .126 .266 -2.2
Mar/Apr 119 268 21 47 6 1 1 27 0 0 8 79 .175 .199 .216 .416 7.8
May 99 241 16 34 7 0 0 13 0 0 4 66 .141 .161 .170 .331 0.0
June 96 225 19 37 5 1 1 18 0 0 6 67 .164 .185 .209 .393 5.1
July 102 213 13 21 2 0 0 12 0 0 2 71 .099 .106 .108 .213 -6.8
August 115 237 9 31 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 70 .131 .152 .143 .296 -1.6
Sep/Oct 83 188 11 18 0 0 1 10 0 0 6 47 .096 .123 .112 .235 -4.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 22 BSN NL P 10 10 62.0 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1938 23 BSN NL P 44 44 309.7 24 56 1 4 .988 2.33    
1939 24 BSN NL P 33 33 243.7 20 58 3 5 .963 2.88    
1940 25 BSN NL P 44 43 338.0 18 65 3 7 .965 2.21    
1941 26 BSN NL P 30 30 223.7 14 35 4 2 .925 1.97    
1942 27 BSN NL P 43 40 295.3 13 54 3 4 .957 2.04    
1943 28 OAK AL P 44 44 327.7 12 57 2 3 .972 1.90    
1944 29 OAK AL P 44 44 317.7 23 54 3 1 .963 2.18    
1945 30 OAK AL P 29 29 204.7 7 30 2 2 .949 1.63    
  DET AL P 14 14 108.0 3 16 1 1 .950 1.58    
  TOT   P 43 43 312.7 10 46 3 3 .949 1.61    
1946 31 NYG NL P 44 44 327.3 18 70 0 7 1.000 2.42    
1947 32 NYG NL P 43 42 305.3 26 62 4 3 .957 2.59    
1948 33 NYG NL P 42 42 305.3 11 43 3 3 .947 1.59    
1949 34 NYG NL P 37 37 255.0 10 39 4 2 .925 1.73    
1950 35 NYG NL P 21 9 146.3 8 18 0 1 1.000 1.60    
  DET AL P 42 19 96.7 6 12 0 0 1.000 1.68    
  TOT   P 63 28 243.0 14 30 0 1 1.000 1.63    
1951 36 DET AL P 27 27 160.3 10 26 1 2 .973 2.02    
  BSN NL P 14 14 100.7 6 17 1 2 .958 2.06    
  TOT   P 41 41 261.0 16 43 2 4 .967 2.03    
1952 37 BSN NL P 29 0 32.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.84    
1953 38 BSN NL P 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   638 565 4165.3 235 723 35 50 .965 2.07    
Career Highs   63 44 338.0 26 70 4 7 1.000 2.88    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 32 NYG NL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 11 5 1 8 8 2.94 .204 .306 .315 .621
1948 33 NYG NL 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 28.7 18 12 3 23 33 3.77 .188 .345 .375 .720
1949 34 NYG NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 8 8 1 6 2 15.45 .381 .519 .667 1.185
1950 35 DET AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 12 5 0 7 11 3.46 .255 .352 .340 .692
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 9 9 0 0 0 61.7 49 30 5 44 54 4.38 .225 .355 .381 .736
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 32 NYG NL 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
1948 33 NYG NL 4 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .154 .143 .154 .297
1949 34 NYG NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1950 35 DET AL 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 23 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .174 .167 .174 .341
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1938-4-3.20
1939-5-3.21
1940-1-2.72
1941-2-3.26
1943-3-3.49
1945-7-3.51
 Wins
1940-3-18
1943-1-24
1945-3-21
1946-7-20
1947-9-18
1948-7-20
CAR-34-240
 Losses
1942-3-22
1944-7-18
1946-5-17
1947-9-16
CAR-22-208
 Winning Pct
1940-10-.563
1943-4-.615
1945-6-.677
1950-7-.667
 Games Started
1938-1-44
1940-3-43
1942-7-40
1943-1-44
1944-1-44
1945-1-43
1946-1-44
1947-2-42
1948-5-42
CAR-23-565
 Complete Games
1943-8-12
Shutouts
1938-8-2
1942-6-2
1943-5-2
1945-5-2
1947-6-2
1949-2-4
1951-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1940-3-338.0
1943-3-327.7
1944-5-317.7
1945-5-312.7
1946-4-327.3
1947-4-305.3
1948-10-305.3
CAR-29-4165.3
 Hits Allowed
1944-9-291
 Homeruns Allowed
1940-7-24
1942-9-22
1946-3-36
1947-4-33
1948-4-35
CAR-44-347
 Strikeouts
1938-1-195
1939-2-192
1940-1-245
1941-5-176
1942-1-219
1943-1-276
1944-1-283
1945-1-250
1946-1-263
1947-1-245
1948-1-277
1949-3-194
CAR-19-3301
 Walks Allowed
1938-2-134
1939-3-117
1940-1-146
1941-8-114
1942-1-155
1943-2-169
1944-4-153
1945-3-186
1946-1-187
1947-1-182
1948-2-179
1949-6-162
1951-5-142
CAR-2-2292
Hits per 9IP
1938-1-7.3
1939-2-7.7
1940-1-7.1
1941-1-7.4
1942-1-7.7
1943-1-7.4
1944-7-8.2
1945-1-7.0
1946-2-7.2
1947-1-7.6
1948-1-6.5
1949-2-7.3
CAR-20-7.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1938-2-5.7
1939-1-7.1
1940-1-6.5
1941-1-7.1
1942-1-6.7
1943-1-7.6
1944-1-8.0
1945-1-7.2
1946-1-7.2
1947-1-7.2
1948-1-8.2
1949-1-6.8
CAR-48-7.1
 WHiP
1938-5-1.25
1940-9-1.22
1943-9-1.34
1948-7-1.30
 OAVG
1938-1-.220
1939-2-.230
1940-1-.217
1941-1-.220
1942-1-.234
1943-1-.225
1944-6-.242
1945-1-.214
1946-2-.221
1947-1-.227
1948-1-.199
1949-2-.220
CAR-23-.224
 OOBP
1938-5-.301
1940-9-.299
1943-8-.319
1948-5-.308
 OSLG
1938-1-.314
1939-2-.328
1940-3-.338
1941-1-.330
1942-5-.351
1943-2-.336
1945-1-.322
1947-10-.372
1948-6-.347
1949-10-.363
OOPS
1938-1-.615
1939-6-.647
1940-2-.637
1941-2-.644
1942-10-.681
1943-2-.655
1944-10-.713
1945-3-.646
1947-9-.703
1948-4-.656
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 87    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 195    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Billy Pierce (843)
  5. Johnny Rigney (842)
  6. Dean Chance (840)
  7. Karl Spooner (836)
  8. Howie Pollet (825)
  9. Johnny Antonelli (818)
  10. Paul Foytack (810)
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  1. Karl Spooner (989)
  2. Lefty Gomez (988)
  3. Paul Dean (987)
  4. Gus Keriazakos (983)
  5. Robin Roberts (980)
  6. Walt Masterson (980)
  7. Ted Gray (979)
  8. Cliff Fannin (979)
  9. Ralph Terry (976)
  10. Paul Foytack (975)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1937
Injured on 6/14/1937 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 8/7/1937, off Johnny Marcum (SEM)
Earned first career win on 9/5/1937
Injured on 9/9/1937 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1938, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1938, going 5-2, 2.43
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1939, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1939
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1940, going 5-1, 2.49
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1940, going 18-14, 2.72 ERA
2/1/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,671,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/21/1941 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,671,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1942: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $7,770,000 per year, for 7 years
Traded from Boston (N) to Oakland on 2/1/1943 (Going to OAK: P Johnny Vander meer. Going to BSN: C Ray Lamanno, P Johnny Broaca, P Hugh East)
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1943, off Murry Dickson (PIT)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1943, going 6-0, 2.48
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 264 on 9/21/1943
Traded from Oakland to Detroit on 7/31/1945 (Going to DET: P Johnny Vander meer. Going to OAK: CF Jose Zardon, P Charley Schanz, P Tiny Bonham, P Russ Meers, P Clyde Shoun)
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 2/1/1946 (Going to NYG: P Johnny Vander meer, 3B Joe Orengo, LF Dick Siebert. Going to DET: 2B Eddie Stanky, RF Mel Ott)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1946, going 7-1, 1.83
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 252 on 9/25/1946
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1949, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
9/22/1949: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 7/1/1950 (Going to NYG: P Butch Wensloff. Going to DET: P Johnny Vander meer, LF Eddie Lukon)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (N) on 6/13/1951, striking out 5
Traded from Detroit to Boston (N) on 7/31/1951 (Going to BSN: P Johnny Vander meer, P Ed Lopat. Going to DET: P Howie Pollet)
10/3/1953: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $500,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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