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Old 08-02-2005, 06:29 PM
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Posted By: Mike M

On August 2, 1907, Walter Johnson makes his major league debut. The Washington Senators’ rookie loses a 3-2 decision to the Detroit Tigers. In an interesting twist, Ty Cobb collects the first hit against Johnson. Cobb would go on to collect more hits against Johnson than any other batter, and bat .366 against the hard-throwing righthander.

So here is my ...er... Walter Johnson

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Old 08-02-2005, 06:42 PM
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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

Supposedly Cobb got a psychological advantage by moving in close to the plate on Johnson, who was petrified of killing someone with his fastball and thus did not pitch inside or throw brushback pitches.

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Old 08-02-2005, 07:21 PM
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Posted By: Mike M

It's interesting it would bother him so much, considering Cobb was a left handed batter.

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Old 08-02-2005, 07:25 PM
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Posted By: Julie

I, er, don't think that T207 Johnson is the greatest of cards..or even of Johnson cards...or even of T207 cards.



(A board member sent this to Ben--fo'true--with a generosity exceeded only by my own).

Julie, SHUT UP!

(I once won that Johnson T207 from Lipset, and returned it when I saw the broders were dead white and the shellac was all gone. He grumbled some, but gave me a refund).

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Old 08-03-2005, 07:28 AM
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Posted By: Anson

We refer to that one as the Johnson "in drag" card

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Old 08-03-2005, 08:33 AM
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Johnson's pitching style was essentially a sidearm delivery that
would be just as dangerous to Left-handed batters as Righties.
The combination of this motion, speed and movement of his ball
was devastating to most batters.

Everybody knows that Ray Chapman died of a pitch that struck
him in the head by another strong sidearm pitcher, Carl Mays.
But, there is an interesting occurence a week prior to that event
which gives us an insight to the true person that Johnson was.

He was pitching at a game in Cleveland when the the fog started
rolling into the field from Lake Erie. The batter at that moment
happened to be Ray Chapman, and the story goes that Johnson
after his first pitch asked Chapman if he could see the ball?
Chapman replied..NO. Then Johnson asked the umpire to stop the
game.
Walter Johnson was intensely afraid of hitting batters. And, Cobb
knew this and took advantage of it when facing Johnson.

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Old 08-03-2005, 02:09 PM
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Posted By: Bill Kasel

I was wondering what Bea Arther was doing on a T207. Now I know.

Bill

"The beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert"

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Interestingly enough even though Cobb abused Walter Johnson on the field they were actually very good friends off of the field.

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Posted By: dennis

i think this is a great card!it makes him look like a silent movie star ala rudolf valentino,with the pancake makeup,rosy cheeks and redlips. not the big ks.farmboy we hear about.

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nice bio on the back of the E224-1

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Leon,

I'm pretty sure that's FDR on the dime......not Johnson.

Sorry, tired and couldn't resist.

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<insert usual coin cliche joke here>

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Posted By: jay behrens

That coin isn't vintage. It has to at least have been minted before 1946

Jay

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Posted By: jackgoodman

Not vintage, but still a decent portrait. (Sorry about the size.)

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Posted By: Dean H

A few more of The Big Train



65 of his losses were by shutouts. 26 of them 1-0 scores. Both records. Amazing.

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Posted By: David Vargha

Nice Texas Tommy card, Leon!

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