Walter Johnson,surpass Cy Young’s major league mark of 2,803 career strikeouts.

On September 10, 1921 — Walter Johnson, pitching in his 594th game strikes out Shano Collins of the Boston Red Sox in the 4th inning. The strikeout is the 2804th of his career surpass Cy Young’s major league mark of 2,803 career strikeouts. The Senators will win the game 5-3 improving Johnsons record to 13-13.

In 1927, the ‘Big Train’ will finish his 21-year tenure with the Senators with 3,509 punch outs, a record which will last for 62 seasons when it is broken by Nolan Ryan in 1983.

**Newspaper accounts have this as happening on September 5, 1921. However using baseball-reference I calculated that he needed 112 strikeouts to pass 2,803 entering the 1921 Season and after the game on September 5 he had 109. Thus I have updated this information accordingly**

 

 

 

 

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