Brando’s 1938 replay: Vandy’s effort close but no cigar

brandoMy friend John Brandeberry is replaying the 1938 season using the APBA Basic Game.  He just emailed me the results of Johnny Vander Meer’s two consecutive starts in which he no-hit his opponents. 

Vander Meer didn’t quite live up to reality but he gave it a good shot.

 

6-11-38 against the Boston Braves

Real Life:  9 IP 0 hits 0 runs 3 BB  4 Ks  2 HB

APBA:  9 IP 6 hits 2 runs 3 BB  4 Ks  1 HB

6-15-38 against the Brooklyn Robins

Real life:  9 IP 0 hits 0 runs 8 BB  7 Ks

APBA:  9 IP 1 hit  0 runs  2 BB  6 Ks

Not a bad performance by the Reds’ starter!  Eight hits in two complete games. 

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as the BBW Boys of Summer APBA League since 2014. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

2 Comments:

  1. At last! The first Brando sighting of the season! Baseball season is nearly here after all.

    Nice to hear an update from you.

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