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Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager.He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927.
Walter Johnson, after pitching his first 20-victory season (23) since 1919, was making his first World Series appearance, at the age of 36, while nearing the end of his career with the Senators. He lost his two starts, but the Senators battled back to force a Game 7, giving Johnson a chance to redeem himself when he came on in relief in that game.
Walter Johnson pitched a complete game and allowed only five hits and struck out ten. The Senators got on the board in the second on Joe Harris 's home run off Lee Meadows . In the fifth, they loaded the bases on three singles with no outs, but after Meadows struck out the next two batters, a two-run single by Sam Rice made it 3–0 Senators.
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Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W: Walter Johnson 1 23 L: Howard Ehmke Alex Ferguson Joe Shaute 17 ERA: Walter Johnson 1 2.72 K: Walter Johnson 1 158 IP: Howard Ehmke 315.0 SV: Firpo Marberry 15 WHIP: Walter Johnson 1.116
Walter Johnson, the all-time leader in shutouts. In Major League Baseball, a shutout (denoted statistically as ShO or SHO) refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a complete game and does not allow the opposing team to score a run. If two or more pitchers combine to complete this act, no pitcher is awarded a shutout, although the ...
Walter Johnson tied or led the American League a record seven times in shutouts. He holds the all-time MLB record with 110 career shutouts. During his early pitching days, Babe Ruth, who is most known for his hitting prowess, led the American League with nine shutouts for the Boston Red Sox in 1916.
Walter Johnson became the first member in 1923, and was the only one until Bob Gibson joined in 1974. The most recent addition is Max Scherzer , who joined on September 12, 2021. The group includes three left-handed pitchers: CC Sabathia , Steve Carlton , and Randy Johnson .