RIP: Walter "Big Train" Johnson

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>Decemeber 10, 1946<br /><br /><img src="http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/Hall%20of%20Fame/JohnsonBlanket.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/santaAnaAllStars.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/walterDay.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p><img src="http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s290/triwak/2.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Nah, he's not gone, just traded to the Angels.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197309051.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Jerry Rucker</b><p>I gots me one of those little blankets too...Steve<br />Long live the Legend of "The Big Train"<br /><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/sgcjohnson.jpg" width="376" height="640">&lt;/p&gt;<br /><p><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/hofcards/websize/johnsonbl.jpg" width="630" height="640">&lt;/p&gt;

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Posted By: <b>S Gross</b><p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/mybuddyinc/t207/t207johnson.jpg"><br /><br /><br />............ and, trivia time, who was the player who, supposedly, went out to Idaho and "found" him ?????????????

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>I think it was Mike Kahoe but am not betting the house. I liked this scouting report: "He knows where he's throwing because if he didn't there would be dead bodies strewn all over Idaho." <br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Dec07/T3_Johnson.JPG"> <br /><br /> <br />

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Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>If he was still around he'd be 120 and probably relying on mainly off-speed stuff. I've always loved the Johnson T3. Awesome card.

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Posted By: <b>Turner Engle</b><p><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7789/scan0009pz7.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/></a>&lt;br/&gt;

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>IMHO - its only the greatest card every created in the history of card creation <br /><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/wajoFront.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Paul S</b><p><img src="http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z26/pspec/T201_Johnson_open-1.jpg"><br />

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>Walter Johnson constantly feared that his powerful sidearm delivery would someday seriously hurt a batter. This feeling of his<br /> was clearly demonstrated one Summer day in 1920 while pitching in Cleveland. The fog had rolled in off Lake Erie and the batter<br />asked the umpire to call the game. The umpire disregarded the batter's request. Walter Johnson approached the umpire and told<br /> him to stop the game. The umpire heeded Johnson's request.<br /><br />The batter was Ray Chapman....this event occurred just 2 weeks prior to the day Ray Chapman was fatally injured by an errant pitch.<br /><br />TED Z <br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/awjohnson.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><br />STEVE....thanks for this Johnson with the Sovereign back.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/ajohnson2pitch.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>E, Daniel</b><p><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br />Daniel<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197322981.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>DeanH3</b><p>A few interesting tidbits.<br />Ty Cobb is supposed to have said that his greatest embarrassment was batting against Walter Johnson on a dark day in Washington.<br />110 shutouts (most ever)<br />38 wins by 1-0 (most ever)<br />65 of his losses were by shutouts, 26 of them 1-0, both records.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197327187.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197327530.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Clint</b><p>The original Kansas farmboy.<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197328751.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197329453.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>S Gross</b><p>David,<br />I always thought it was Cliff Blankenship.<br />But, both he and Kahoe were backup catchers for Wash. at that time, so either one could probably fit the situation.<br />Either way, yes a good find.<br />Scott

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197335121.JPG"> <br /><br />edited scan size

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Posted By: <b>Phil Garry</b><p><img src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/bcbgcbrcb/JohnsonWalter-5.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>Might that be a 1921 Exhibit rather than a blank backed 1926-1929 postcard back Exhibit?

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>These Mecca's are neat....here we have Johnson and his battery mate....Street.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/t201wjohnson.jpg"><br /><br /><br />TED Z

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197337326.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197337458.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197337547.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197337790.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197338090.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Dave S</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1197340726.JPG">

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>jaw dropping (postcard? photo?)<br /><br />awesome Big Train item.<br />