Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Walter Johnson


Wikipedia - "Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed 'Barney' and 'The Big Train', was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He would later serve as manager of the Senators from 1929–1932 and for the Cleveland Indians from 1933–1935. One of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He once held the career record in strikeouts with 3,509 and was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club for over 50 years until Bob Gibson recorded his 3,000th strikeout in 1974."
Wikipedia, Baseball Reference.
SABR: Charles Carey
Walter Johnson - The Official Web Site
amazon: Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train
vimeo: Walter Johnson game footage

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