Plenty of things happened this week in baseball history, but now might be the perfect time to focus on pitching, as this week marked the 68th anniversary of Johnny Vander Meer’s second consecutive no hitter. Throwing two consecutive no hitters is one of the most incredible accomplishments in baseball history; no one else, of course, has ever done so. But Vander Meer was in the middle of a run that would be the envy of almost any pitcher. From May 27th-June 19th, he started six games, pitched all 55 innings (the first start went 10 innings) and allowed only four runs and only 17 hits.
Baseball History: Pitching Accomplishments
