Johnny Vander Meer Trades and Transactions

The Johnny Vander Meer trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Johnny Vander Meer has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Autograph on a 1949 Play Ball Reprint (#56)

Johnny Vander Meer Autograph on a 1949 Play Ball Reprint (#56)
 

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Birth Name:   John Samuel Vander Meer
Nickname:   Johnny or The Dutch Master
Born On:   11-02-1914  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Prospect Park, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-06-1997
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tampa, Florida
Cemetery:   Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Florida
High School:   Midland Park High School (Midland Park, NJ)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-22-1937 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-07-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Vander Meer

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1933: Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers.
09-00-1934: Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves.
12-12-1935: Sold by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds.
02-10-1950: Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs.
04-09-1951: Released by Chicago Cubs.
05-10-1951: Signed by Cleveland Indians.
06-30-1951: Released by Cleveland Indians.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Johnny Vander Meer trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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