Walter Johnson was born in the month of November, 1887. He was famously known as The Big Train and was a right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He made his Major League Baseball debut on August 2, 1907 for the Senators. He played his last Major League Baseball game in September 30, 1927 for the Senators. From the year 1907 to 1927 he played his entire career for the Senators.
In the year 1929 he joined the Washington Senators as a team manager, where he stayed for 3 years and later on in the year 1933 he joined Cleveland Indians for two years as a team manager too. He is a baseball Hall of Famer.
Walter Johnson was the most renowned and dominated player ever in the baseball history. He made many pitching records, some of which are still unbroken. He is an all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, fourth in complete games with 531, and second with 417 wins. He made 3,509 career strikeouts and was the only player in the 3,000 strikeout club; after 50 years in the year 1974 Bob Gibson recorded his 3000th strikeout. In Major League Baseball Walter Johnson led the league in strikeouts with 12 times.
Career details of Walter Johnson-
Batted- Right
Threw- Right
Win-loss record- 417-279
Earned run average- 2.17
Strikeouts- 3,508
Shutouts- 110
Teams-
As a player-
Washing Senators (1907-1927)
As a manager-
Washington Senators (1929-1932)
Cleveland Indians (1933-1935)
Career highlights and awards-
Rewarded 2 times as American Major League’s Most Valuable Player
Member of Major League Baseball All-Century Team