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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-9 / in Starts: 5-7

Days of Rest

1907 Pitching Game Log

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1907 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	89	Aug 2(1)	WSH		DET	L,2-3	GS-	L(0-1)	99	8.0	6	2		1	3	1	0	0.00	3.43						30
2	2	94	Aug 7	WSH		CLE	W,7-2	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	4	2		4	6	0	0	0.00	2.77	35					30	0	1
3	3	99	Aug 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	L(1-2)	6	8.0	6	1		4	5	0	0	0.00	2.66	33					28	0	1
4	4	104	Aug 20(1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	L(1-3)	5	8.0	8	3		0	5	0	0	0.00	2.24	31					29	3	0
5	5	111	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-7		L(1-4)	5	5.0	6	4		1	5	0	1	0.00	2.13						21
6	6	112	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4		L(1-5)	0	0.1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0.00	2.13						2
7	7	114	Aug 29(2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	W(2-5)	1	9.0	6	1		0	6	0	0	0.00	1.88	30					30	0	1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	8	118	Sep 2(2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	L(2-6)	3	8.0	12	3		1	4	0	0	0.00	1.84	35					33	2	0
9	9	123	Sep 7(1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-6)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	0.00	1.71	31	81				29	0	0
10	10	130	Sep 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-6)	4	9.0	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	0.00	1.68	35	77				33	2	0
11	11	137	Sep 20(1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	L(4-7)	7	9.0	6	2		3	6	0	0	0.00	1.69	37					34	1	0
12	12	140	Sep 24	WSH		SLB	L,3-10	CG	L(4-8)	3	9.0	14	10		0	8	0	1	0.00	1.60	43					42	0	1
13	13	147	Oct 1	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	L(4-9)	6	9.0	11	5		1	5	0	0	0.00	1.58	37					35	2	0
14	14	151	Oct 4(1)	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	W(5-9)	2	10.0	8	1		3	6	0	0	0.00	1.61	39					36	2	1
							5-9		W-L:5-9	3.8	110.1	101	35	0	20	71	1	2	0.00	1.61	386	79				412	12	5

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