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Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed " Barney " and " the Big Train ", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927.
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May 19, 2024 · Walter Johnson was an American professional baseball player who had perhaps the greatest fastball in the history of the game. A right-handed thrower with a sidearm delivery who batted right as well, Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators of the American League (AL) from 1907 through 1927.
May 11, 2016 · The story of Walter Johnson's first World Series in 1924 is one of the greatest sports stories of all time, and I wanted to give it a properly in-depth telli...
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His WAR of 15.1 that season is the best single-season total for any pitcher in the modern era (post 1900). Johnson's 13.2 WAR in 1912 is second on that list. During his career, Johnson amassed 10 full seasons with a sub 2.00 ERA and completed 531 of his 666 career starts.
Walter Johnson, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, November 6, 1887, in Humboldt, Kansas. Johnson was 19 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 2, 1907, with the Washington Senators.
Jan 4, 2012 · Walter Perry Johnson traveled a circuitous and improbable route to his major-league debut and subsequent stardom. He was born November 6, 1887, on a farm in Allen County, Kansas, the second of six children of Minnie (Perry) and Frank Edwin Johnson.
Using a sweeping sidearm delivery, The Big Train fanned 3,508 over a brilliant 21-year career w ...more. There were no sophisticated measuring devices in the early 1900s, but Walter Johnson's...
Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927.
Mar 30, 2020 · Walter Johnson won 417 games, far and away the most in modern baseball — meaning since the American League was founded in 1901. He threw 110 shutouts, far and away the most.
