Walter Johnson

jjjjjWalter Perry Johnson was born on November 6, 1887 in Humbolt, Kansas. Walter started to play baseball when he was 14 for oil companies. Everybody thought Walter's throw was in a class by itself, and no one could beat it. Walter played for 21 years with the Washington Senators. Walter won 416 games in his 21 year career. Walter won over 20 games each season for 10 seasons. Johnson was nicknamed "The Big Train" because his fastball was compared to the speed of a roaring locomotive. The Big Train held the record for most strikeouts in a career for 62 years. In 1936, he was elected into the Hall of Fame. The Big Train died in 1946.

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