Major league pitcher Walter Johnson won the Pitching Triple Crown in nineteen thirteen, nineteen eighteen and in nineteen twenty four. Walter Johnson played professional Baseball for twenty one years.
The 'Big Train' was Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators.
Walter Johnson, who pitched for the Washington Nationals between 1907-1927, has 417 victories and is 2nd in all time wins. Cy Young is the all time leader at 511.
110 ... by far and away the most of any pitcher in MLB history. Doing the math, Johnson won 416 games with approximately 25% as shut outs. That's something to write home about.
Walter Johnson played in 48 games at pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1916, starting in none of them. He made 17 putouts, had 72 assists, and committed 6 errors, equivalent to .125 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 2 double plays.
Walter Johnson played in 39 games at pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1919, starting in none of them. He made 16 putouts, had 69 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .026 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 5 double plays.
Walter Johnson was a pitching legend in major league baseball. His record was 416 wins and 279 losses. In his games won, he did so with 110 shutouts.
Walter Johnson
Walter "Big Train" Johnson played for the Washington Senators.
Yes, three times ... 1963, 1965, and 1966. He is tied with Walter Johnson and Grover Cleveland Alexander for the most Triple Crowns won by a pitcher in MLB history.
As per the suggested answers and my own non Internet sources, Walter Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators.
Walter Johnson was one of baseball's greatest pitchers. He won a total of 416 games.
No ... the most triple crowns won in an MLB season is 2. 1) 1901: AL batting triple crown - Napoleon Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics ... AL pitching triple crown - Cy Young of the Boston Americans. 2) 1905: AL pitching triple crown - Rube Waddell of the Philadelphia Athletics ... NL pitching triple crown - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants. 3) 1918: AL pitching triple crown - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators ... NL pitching triple crown - Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs. 4) 1924: AL pitching triple crown - Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators ... NL pitching triple crown - Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Robins. 5) 1933: AL batting triple crown - Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics ... NL batting triple crown - Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies. 6) 1934: AL batting triple crown - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees ... AL pitching triple crown - Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees. 7) 1937: NL batting triple crown - Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals ... AL pitching triple crown - Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees. 8) 1966: AL batting triple crown - Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles ... NL pitching triple crown - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Walter "Big Train" Johnson was an outstanding pitcher and was one of the first four players elected to the Hall of Fame when it was establish in 1936.
Walter Johnson of the 1913 Washington Senators who had a record of 36-7.
Walter Johnson is one of the most celebrated and dominating players in baseball history. He established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken. He is important to Kansas, because he was born in Humboldt, Kansas.
The 'Big Train' was Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators.
There are several ways that Walter Johnson was influential in baseball history. He was one of the first power pitchers of his era. He won 417 games which is the 2nd highest pitcher in history (after Cy Young's 511 winning games)