Walter Johnson, The Big Train

[Leon]

Haven't had a Big Train thread in a while....One cool card is this M116 unknown ad-cut-type thingy. It's about the size of a regular card....(Thanks for this bio, Google)......

Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators.

Born: November 6, 1887, Humboldt, KS
Died: December 10, 1946, Washington, D.C.
Baseball Hall of Fame, 1936 Original Inductee
Spouse: Hazel Lee Roberts (m. 1914–1930)
Education: Fullerton Union High School
Children: Eddie Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Walter Johnson Jr., Carolyn Johnson Thomas





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[bwbc917]

He was discovered playing semi-pro with the Weiser, Idaho team. think what coulda happened if his surname was Budd and they did a card typical of the era.

[packs]

Has to among the earliest known examples in the hobby. Here is a postcard from Walter to his friend in California during his second major league season. Postmarked June 19, 1908:

[scooter729]

Not in the greatest shape, but happy to have a '14 CJ....

[jim]

M113 WaJo (768x1024).jpg

[pherbener]

My Conlon type 1 WaJo

12-13-15 by Paul Herbener, on Flickr

[the 'stache]

Great thread, and a rare one that I can participate in.

The first card pictured is the first Johnson portrait I owned. I later sold it, and upgraded with the second card pictured.





I will probably upgrade it one more time; a PSA 5 should have all the characteristics I'm looking for: cleaner borders, sharper corners, and a cleaner surface.

I'm just so looking forward to collecting again. End of September cannot get here fast enough!

[CardMD]

I am reading Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train right now. Great book so far. My favorite baseball player right now.

[seattlerainiers]

There are no identifying marks front or back on this original, double weight 5x7 team photo, but I am assuming it is the WaJo-managed 1928 Newark Bears.

[Jeff_cvc]

WaJo is one of my favorites, I'm still regretting selling my t206 portrait. I'm digging everyone's pieces, some really great stuff.

The first piece is a Sporting News m101-2 featuring WaJo and his catcher Gabby Street. I picked this up in Bagger's last auction.

I just picked up the below postcard from fellow Net54er, Todd, thanks!

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[HRBAKER]

[brass_rat]

Way to keep the ball rolling, Val!

Here's my thread contribution...

[Bicem]

Picked this up, key card from a near impossible set...

[ValKehl]

Jeff, nice pickup of "The Climbers" PC!

I got this Base Ball Stars composition notebook in last week's MHCC auction. I just had to have it to go with my Base Ball Stars notebook with a different design, but with the same pic of WaJo, that I showed in post #124 above.

[Leon]

Cool notebook and other things above. I am a fan of the notebook covers as they are relatively affordable compared to cards and have great pictures and lithography.

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Jeff, nice pickup of "The Climbers" PC!

I got this Base Ball Stars composition notebook in last week's MHCC auction. I just had to have it to go with my Base Ball Stars notebook with a different design, but with the same pic of WaJo, that I showed in post #124 above.

[OriolesHOF]

Is it any wonder why women have been known to flee my home in the middle of the night. Above my headboard, is an oversized photo of Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson used on the sets of Ken Burns’ documentary, "Baseball." This photo was seen in the background during interviews with Burns and “Buck” O’Neil.