Today in baseball history, June 15th, 1938: Reds pitcher throws consecutive no-hitter

[Auggie]

72 years ago today, rookie Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw consecutive no-hitters.

From Baseball-Almanac.com:

"On June 11th at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Vander Meer walked three while striking out four and allowing no hits against the Boston Braves. No Boston player even made it past first base.

Four days later in Brooklyn, he was a little less steady. He walked eight and struck out seven in the very first night game at Ebbets Field. He needed a little help from some spectacular plays by his teammates and almost ended the streak himself when he walked the bases full in the ninth, but a well placed pop up by Leo Durocher ended the threat.

LINK: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/featsjv.shtml

It was his rookie year