Double no-hit : Johnny Vander Meer's historic night under the lights /

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Author / Creator:	Johnson, James W., 1938-
Imprint:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 196 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Vander Meer, Johnny, -- 1914-1997. Vander Meer, Johnny, -- 1914-1997. Pitchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography. Baseball players -- United States -- Biography. No-hitters (Baseball) -- History -- 20th century. Baseball players. No-hitters (Baseball) Pitchers (Baseball) United States. Electronic books. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11150134

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ISBN:	9780803271432 0803271433 9780803271395 0803271395
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	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 d.
Other form:	Print version: Johnson, James W., 1938- Double no-hit. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2012 9780803271395
Standard no.:	9786613664471

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