The average pitcher has about a .000645 chance of throwing a
no-hitter. In the spring of 1938, Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer pitched two, back to back. The feat has never
been duplicated, which comes as no surprise to sports professionals
and aficionados alike. Decade after decade, in one poll after
another (from "Sport" magazine, "Sports Illustrated," and ESPN),
Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters turn up as one of baseball's
greatest and most untouchable achievements.
"Double No-Hit" offers an inning-by-inning account of that historic
second consecutive no-hitter accomplished during the first night
game in New York City, with the Cincinnati Reds facing the Brooklyn
Dodgers in Ebbets Field. James W. Johnson sets the stage and
assembles the colorful cast of characters. Highlighting the story
with recollections and observations from owners, managers, and
players past and present, he fills in the details of Vander Meer's
accomplishment--and his baseball career, which never lived up to
expectations heightened by his sensational performance. In the end,
"Double No-Hit" brings to life a bygone era of the national pastime
and one shining spring night, June 15, 1938, when a
twenty-two-year-old fireballing left-hander with lousy control
pitched his way into the top tier of baseball's record book.
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