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Johnson, Walter (Perry)

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Johnson, Walter (Perry) (1887-1946)

US baseball player. During his 21-year career with the Washington Senators (1907-27), he won 416 games, the second highest in major league history, and pitched 110 shutouts, a major league record. One of the fastest throwers in the game's history, the right-hander led the league in strikeouts 12 times.

He was born in Humboldt, Kansas. Nicknamed ‘The Big Train’, he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1936.



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