Ban Johnson, the famous American League president in the early 1900s, picked perhaps the first all-time AL team in 1929. More than 70 years later, many of Johnson’s picks more than hold their own when compared to stars of the league from more contemporary times. (picked in 1929) 1B: George Sisler 2B: Eddie Collins SS: Bobby…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia The Best Offensive and Defensive Season of Each Decade This is an interesting post we saw on Facebook by “Stephens” that I thought it would be interesting to share, we did change a few names we didn’t agree with. 1870s: Ross Barnes, 1876.429 BA, 138 H, 36 XBH,…
Walter Johnson Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KSDied: December 10, 1946 in Washington, DCBuried: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, MDHigh School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)Debut: August 2, 1907 ( 2,950th in MLB history)vs. DET 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, LLast Game: September 30, 1927vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player…
Josh Gibson Positions: Catcher, Outfielder and First BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)Born: December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, GADied: January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PABuried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PAHigh School: Allegheny HS (Pittsburgh, PA)Debut: July 31, 1930, for the Homestead GraysHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Negro League Committee)View Josh Gibson’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: Joshua GibsonView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR…
On Mother’s Day, 29 year-old Felix Hernandez becomes the fourth youngest player to strike out 2,000 batters when he whiffs A’s outfielder Sam Fuld in the Mariners’ 4-3 victory at Safeco Field. Only Walter Johnson, Bert Blyleven, and Sam McDowell have accomplished the feat at a younger age than the Seattle right-hander known as King Felix.
Arizona defeats San Diego, 3 – 0, in the completion of a game that was suspended after two innings on July 18th. Randy Johnson strikes out 16 batters in his seven innings in relief of Curt Schilling to break the major league mark for relievers set by Walter Johnson on July 25, 1913. He allows just one hit – C Wiki Gonzalez’s 8th-inning single – for the Padres’ only hit in the contest. In addition to setting the record for Ks in a game by a reliever, Johnson also sets the National League reliever record with seven consecutive strikeouts. Johnson is one shy of the major league mark, set by Ron Davis, on May 4, 1981.
Don Sutton (298) throws a two-hit shutout, beating Tom Seaver (306) and the White Sox 3-0. The starters have the highest combined win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Washington’s Walter Johnson (406) faced Chicago’s right-hander Red Faber (197) in a Griffith Stadium contest.
Tom Seaver establishes a big league record with his 15th Opening Day assignment, earning the victory in the White Sox’s 4-2 win over Milwaukee at County Stadium. The right-hander, who also got the first-day nods from the Mets (1968-77, 1983) and Reds (1978-79, 1981), will extend the mark previously held by Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators to 16 next season.
Royals right-hander Gaylord Perry becomes the third of three major leaguers this season to surpass Walter Johnson’s career strikeout mark of 3,508 K’s, a record that had survived since 1927. Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton reached the milestone, respectively, in April and May. (Ed. note – some websites, including the Baseball Hall of Fame, ESPN, and Baseball Reference, differ with the official MLB stats, crediting the Washington Senator legend with 3,509 career strikeouts, with an extra strikeout recorded in his rookie season accounting for the difference. – LP)
On May 20, 1983, In a 5-0 loss to San Diego, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Steve Carlton passes Walter Johnson to move into second place on the all-time strikeout list. Johnson’s record had survived for 56 years. Carlton’s four strikeouts put him at 3,511, just 10 behind Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros. Ryan had bettered…