Table of Contents Introduction 1 1.â1937: The New Look Reds 5 2.âBill McKechnie 12 3.âVander Meer Makes the Cut 18 4.âFrank McCormick Long Time Coming 24 5.âErnie Lombardi 29 6.âVander Meer Pitches a ÂÂNo-Hitter 35 7.âVander Meer Pitches a ÂÂNo-Hitter--Another One 43 8.
âAftermath 55 9.âThe Reds of 1938 62 10.âPaul Derringer and Bucky Walters 68 11.âJohnny and the Players of 1939 76 12.âJohnny and the 1939 Pitching 87 13.âThe 1939 World Series 94 14.âThe 1940 Regular Season 107 15.âThe 1940 World Series 121 16.
âThe Year 1941 137 17.âWar Changes Everything 145 18.âThe Reds During World War II 152 19.âWhen Johnny--and the Reds--Came Marching Home 163 20.âDouble ÂÂNo-Hit for the Rest of His Life 173 Chapter Notes 181 Bibliography 189 Index 191.