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Walter Johnson
  • Birth Name:
    Walter Perry Johnson
  • Nickname:
    The Big Train
  • Date of Birth:
    November 6, 1887
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Scorpio
  • Place of Birth:
    Humboldt, Kansas
  • Place of Death:
    Washington, D.C.
  • Date of Death:
    December 10, 1946
  • Cause of Death:
    Brain Tumor
  • Height:
    6' 1"
  • Weight:
    200 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity
  • Education:
     Fullerton High School

Family

Walter Johnson
  • Father:
    Frank
  • Mother:
    Minnie

Career

Walter Johnson
  • Profession:
    Sportsman
  • Debut:
    August 2, 1907 for the Washington Senators

Trivia

Walter Johnson
  • He was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.
  • In 1999, he ranked number 4 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranked pitcher.
  • Johnson was the first American League pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning.
  • Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland has been named for him.
  • In 1940 he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in Maryland's 6th district, but came up short against the incumbent Democrat, William D. Byron, by a total of 60,037 (53%) to 52,258 (47%).
  • Johnson was elected as a Montgomery County commissioner in 1938.
  • Johnson also served as a radio announcer for the Senators during the 1939 season.
  • In 1928, he began his career as a manager in the minor leagues, taking up residence at 32 Maple Terrace, Millburn, New Jersey, and managing the Newark team of the International League.
  • Johnson twice won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (1913, 1924), a feat accomplished since by only two other pitchers, Carl Hubbell in 1933 and 1936 and Hal Newhouser in 1944 and 1945.
  • Three times, Johnson won the triple crown for pitchers (1913, 1918 and 1924).

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