It’s Walter Johnson Day in Washington. President Wilson is on hand to help mark the Big Train’s 6th anniversary in a Nationals uniform. Johnson is presented with a silver cup filled with 10-dollar bills ($674) and returns the favor with a 3 – 2 win over Detroit, his 24th win of the year.

On August 2, 1913 — It’s Walter Johnson Day in Washington. President Wilson is on hand to help mark the Big Train’s 6th anniversary in a Nationals uniform. Johnson is presented with a silver cup filled with 10-dollar bills ($674) and returns the favor with a 3 – 2 win over Detroit, his 24th win of the year.

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