This day in baseball: Consecutive no-nos
Posted: June 15, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Crosley Field, Ebbets Field, history, Johnny Vander Meer, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentOn June 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. Four days earlier, the left-handed Vander Meer held the Braves hitless at Crosley Field, leading the Reds to a 3-0 victory. Then, on June 15th, he defeated the Dodgers at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, 6-0.
Vander Meer in 1948 (Baseball Digest)
