Records are made
to be broken.

True, except for one major league baseball record that will never be broken— Johnny Vander Meer’s accomplishment of pitching back-to-back no-hitters in 1938.

In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer, a rookie south paw on the Cincinnati Reds, and native of Midland Park, NJ, achieved a record in baseball that may never be tied or broken—he hurled back to back No Hitters! This amazing record occurred on June 15, 1938.
 
Batboy Stories tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Richie, who doesn’t think things can get any worse. Not only does his highly competitive nature make it difficult for him to make friends, but when his father breaks his leg, Richie discovers that he must get a job to help his family. His initial sadness is quickly replaced when he lands a job as Batboy for the Cincinnati Reds. But trouble continues to brew as Richie discovers that he must answer to a bossy Senior Batboy, obey many strict rules, and convince the guys at school that he really did land the job.
 
Can Richie hang onto his new job and have the experience of a lifetime witnessing Johnny Vander Meer pitch a record two-in-a-row no-hitter?
 
Find out in this heart-warming tale of encouragement, perseverance, and friendship as one young boy learns that baseball is a world where you really can catch rainbows!

 

 

“Kids are always chasing rainbows, and baseball is a world where you can catch them.”

– Johnny Vandermeer

 

“Johnny Vander Meer’s accomplishment of back-to-back no-hitters is one of those amazing feats in the sport of baseball. I have pitched against and played alongside of some of the greatest pitchers of our times. Watching them never be able to throw one no hitter much less back-to-back. Heck, I feel I’ve been a pretty good pitcher over the years and have never been able to carry a no hitter past the seventh inning. (LOL) I’d say we’d be very fortunate to ever see this happen again but you never know, that’s what’s so great about the game of baseball.”

-Andy Pettitte, Retired MLB Pitcher, New York Yankees

Do you think Johnny Vander Meer’s back to Back No Hitter record will ever be broken?
Listen to Yogi Berra’s answer:

MLB NETWORK REMEMBERS: 1938 (06/19/09)

MLBN Remembers feature on Johnny Vander Meer’s consecutive no-hitters in 1938.
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In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer, a rookie south paw on the Cincinnati Reds, and native of Midland Park, NJ, achieved a record in baseball that may never be tied or broken—he hurled back to back No Hitters! This amazing record occurred on June 15, 1938.
 
Batboy Stories tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Richie, who doesn’t think things can get any worse. Not only does his highly competitive nature make it difficult for him to make friends, but when his father breaks his leg, Richie discovers that he must get a job to help his family. His initial sadness is quickly replaced when he lands a job as Batboy for the Cincinnati Reds. But trouble continues to brew as Richie discovers that he must answer to a bossy Senior Batboy, obey many strict rules, and convince the guys at school that he really did land the job.
Can Richie hang onto his new job and have the experience of a lifetime witnessing Johnny Vander Meer pitch a record two-in-a-row no-hitter?
 
Find out in this heart-warming tale of encouragement, perseverance, and friendship as one young boy learns that baseball is a world where you really can catch rainbows!

Batboy Stories™, The Story of Johnny Vander Meer’s Unbreakable Record

Written by Robert Skead

 AGES: 9-13     E-BOOK

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The Batboy and the Unbreakable Record

A young boy lands a dream job for the Cincinnati Reds where he becomes witness to a baseball record that is unbreakable.

12-year-old Richie Goodwin doesn’t think life can get any worse. His highly competitive nature always makes it difficult for him to make friends and now he must get a job to help his struggling family. When Richie lands a dream job as batboy for the Cincinnati Reds, his troubles continue to brew when he must answer to a bossy Senior Batboy, obey strict rules, and convince the guys at school that he really did land the job. After carelessly disobeying a clubhouse rule, Richie gets fired and now his friends will think he is a liar and phony.

Given a second chance Richie must learn to follow the rules as he gets to witness Johnny Vander Meer set a baseball record that might be unbreakable.

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