| Birth: | Nov. 6, 1887 | | Death: | Dec. 10, 1946 | 
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Humboldt, Kansas, he was a right-handed pitcher dubbed the Big Train for his sweeping sidearm delivery and blazing fastball. On August 2, 1907, he made his debut for the Washington Senators and spent the next twenty-one seasons with the Senators (1907-21). He was a two time American League Most Valuable Player (1913, 1924), was a member of the 1924 World Series Champion Senators, had ten successive seasons of 20 or more victories and is the all time leader in shutouts. He ended his playing career with a record of 417 wins (second of all time), 279 loss, 531 complete games, 110 shutouts, 34 saves, 3508 strikeouts and a 2.17 earned run average. He also managered the Washington Senators (1929-32), Cleveland Indians (1933-35) and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. He died of a brain tumor at age 59 in Washington, D.C. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Hazel Lee Roberts Johnson (1894 - 1930)*
Children:
Edwin R. Johnson (1917 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Walter Johnson | | | Burial:
Rockville Cemetery
Rockville
Montgomery County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 2453 |
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