Walter Johnson Baseball Cards

About Walter Johnson, Hall of Famer

Walter Johnson, nicknamed "the Big Train," was a right-handed pitcher who spent his entire 21-year career with the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. Regarded as one of baseball's greatest pitchers, Johnson established numerous records that many remain unbroken today. He holds 110 shutouts, the all-time high, and recorded 417 wins, second only to Cy Young. Johnson led the league in strikeouts for 12 seasons and became the first pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts in 1923. He finally brought the Senators to the World Series in 1924, earning the winning save in the decisive seventh game. Johnson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as one of its first five inaugural members.

Did you know? On July 22, 1923, Walter Johnson became the first pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 strikeouts, a milestone no other pitcher matched until Bob Gibson accomplished it in 1974.

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