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Johnson, Walter
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Year Team LG 2B 3B H HR G R RBI AB BB SB SO AVG 1907 WAS AL 1 4 14 3 36 1 .111 1908 WAS AL 3 2 13 36 7 79 6 .165 1909 WAS AL 3 13 1 40 6 101 1 .129 1910 WAS AL 6 1 24 2 45 14 137 4 2 .175 1911 WAS AL 5 3 30 1 42 18 128 1 .234 1912 WAS AL 6 4 38 2 55 16 144 7 2 .264 1913 WAS AL 5 6 35 2 54 12 134 5 2 14 .261 1914 WAS AL 4 1 30 3 55 23 136 10 2 27 .221 1915 WAS AL 7 4 34 2 64 14 147 8 34 .231 1916 WAS AL 2 4 33 1 58 14 142 11 28 .232 1917 WAS AL 12 1 33 57 15 130 9 1 30 .254 1918 WAS AL 4 4 40 1 65 10 150 9 2 18 .267 1919 WAS AL 1 3 24 1 56 13 125 12 1 17 .192 1920 WAS AL 1 3 18 1 35 7 8 69 6 12 .261 1921 WAS AL 7 30 38 10 10 111 6 14 .270 1922 WAS AL 3 22 1 43 8 15 108 2 12 .204 1923 WAS AL 3 3 18 42 11 13 93 4 15 .194 1924 WAS AL 9 32 1 39 18 14 113 3 11 .283 1925 WAS AL 6 1 42 2 36 12 20 97 3 6 .433 1926 WAS AL 5 20 1 35 6 12 103 3 11 .194 1927 WAS AL 2 16 2 26 6 10 46 3 4 .348 TOT TOT TOT 94 41 549 24 935 243 102 2329 113 13 253 .236 -
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Year Team League BB W L ERA ER CG G GS H R IP SH SO SV 1907 WAS AL 17 5 9 11 14 12 98 35 111 2 70 1908 WAS AL 53 14 14 23 36 30 194 75 257 6 160 1909 WAS AL 84 13 25 27 40 36 247 112 296 4 164 1910 WAS AL 76 25 17 38 45 42 262 92 369 8 313 1911 WAS AL 70 25 13 36 40 37 292 117 322 6 207 1912 WAS AL 76 33 12 34 50 37 259 89 369 7 303 1913 WAS AL 38 36 7 1.14 44 29 48 36 232 56 346 11 243 1914 WAS AL 74 28 18 1.72 71 33 51 40 287 88 372 9 225 1915 WAS AL 56 27 13 1.55 58 35 47 39 258 83 337 7 203 1916 WAS AL 132 25 20 1.89 78 36 48 38 290 105 371 3 228 1917 WAS AL 68 23 16 2.21 80 30 47 34 248 105 326 8 188 1918 WAS AL 70 23 13 1.27 46 29 39 29 241 71 325 8 162 1919 WAS AL 51 20 14 1.49 48 27 39 29 235 73 290 7 147 1920 WAS AL 27 8 10 3.13 50 12 21 15 135 68 144 4 78 1921 WAS AL 92 17 14 3.51 103 25 35 32 265 122 264 1 143 1922 WAS AL 99 15 16 2.99 93 23 41 31 283 115 280 4 105 1923 WAS AL 69 17 12 3.48 101 18 42 34 263 112 261 3 130 1924 WAS AL 77 23 7 2.72 84 20 38 38 233 97 278 6 158 1925 WAS AL 78 20 7 3.07 78 16 30 29 217 95 229 3 108 1926 WAS AL 73 15 16 3.61 105 22 33 33 259 120 262 2 125 1927 WAS AL 26 5 6 5.08 61 7 18 15 113 70 108 1 48 TOT TOT TOT 1406 417 279 2.36 1100 531 802 666 4911 1900 5917 110 3508 -
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Year Team LG W L G 1929 WAS AL 71 81 153 1930 WAS AL 94 60 154 1931 WAS AL 92 62 156 1932 WAS AL 93 61 154 1933 CLE AL 48 51 99 1934 CLE AL 85 69 154 1935 CLE AL 46 48 96 TOT TOT TOT 529 432 966
Walter Perry Johnson
Born:
November 6, 1887, Humboldt, Kansas
Died:
December 10, 1946, Washington, District of Columbia
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Played For:
Washington Senators (1907-1927)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers:
1936
| ERA | W | L | G | IP | SO | BB | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.36 | 417 | 279 | 802 | 5917 | 3508 | 1406 |
Biography:
There were no sophisticated measuring devices in the early 1900s, but Walter Johnson's fastball was considered to be in a class by itself. Using a sweeping sidearm delivery, The Big Train fanned 3,508 over a brilliant 21-year career with the Washington Senators, and his 110 shutouts are more than any pitcher. Despite hurling for losing teams most of his career, he won 417 games -- second only to Cy Young on the all-time list -- and enjoyed 10 successive seasons of 20 or more victories.
Did You Know:
that Walter Johnson's final Major League appearance came as a pinch-hitter in the same game in which Babe Ruth hit his then-record 60th home run of the season on Sept. 30, 1927?
He had a slingshot delivery with nice, easy movement, which didn't seem to be putting any strain at all on his arm. But he could propel that ball like a bullet.
Fred Lindstrom
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