Walter Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS us

Died: December 10, 1946 in Washington, DC

Buried: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, MD

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1907 (Age 19-269d, 2,949th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, L

Last Game: September 30, 1927 (Age 39-328d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 189/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Walter Johnson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1907 season

Full Name: Walter Perry Johnson

Nicknames: Barney or The Big Train

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

166.9

417

279

ERA

2.17

802

666

5914.1

3509

WHIP

1.061

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-9 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

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1907 Batting Game Log

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1907 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1	89 (88)	Aug 2 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	2	94 (4)	Aug 7	WSH		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9			P
3	3	99 (4)	Aug 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-1	GS-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9			P
4	4	104 (4)	Aug 20 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9			P
5	5	111 (6)	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-7	0-GF	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.417	.667	9			P
6	6	112	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.417	.667	9			P
7	7	114 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.200	.333	.533	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
8	8	118 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.167	.278	.444	9			P
9	9	123 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.143	.238	.381	9			P
10	10	130 (6)	Sep 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.130	.130	.217	.348	9			P
11	11	137 (6)	Sep 20 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.115	.115	.192	.308	9			P
12	12	140 (2)	Sep 24	WSH		SLB	L,3-10	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.103	.103	.172	.276	9			P
13	13	147 (6)	Oct 1	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.125	.188	.313	9			P
14	14	151 (3)	Oct 4 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.111	.111	.167	.278	9			P
							5-9		40	36	3	4	0	1	0	1	0		6	0	4		0		0		.111	.111	.167	.278

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