Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Johnny Vander Meer

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Last updated on April 18, 2025.

John Samuel Vander Meer was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds. Vander Meer is most notable for being the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters. After the impressive start to his major league career, he experienced problems controlling the accuracy of his pitching, and his later career was marked by inconsistent performances.

American - Baseball player | November 2, 1914 - October 6, 1997

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All the publicity, the attention, the interviews, the photographs, were too much for me (after throwing his second no-hitter in 1938).

Johnny Vander Meer

Kids are always chasing rainbows, but baseball is a world where you can catch them.

Johnny Vander Meer

I have always been a firm believer that the game has never belonged to the owners. It has never belonged to the ballplayers. It belongs to the guy who puts his money up on the window and says, 'How much does it cost to sit in the bleachers?' That is who owns baseball. And it has got to be kept that way.

Johnny Vander Meer

Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Johnny Vander Meer

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