Walter Johnson, wearing a Washington Senators road uniform, finishing his pitching motion.
- This photograph is a faithful reproduction of an image from the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Photograph measures 8" x 10", with matting total measurement is 11" x 14"
- Archival quality photo paper
- Acid free matting
Player Biography
Undeniably the hardest throwing pitcher of his era, Walter Johnson was celebrated as much for his character as for his heroics on the mound. In a career which spanned from the rowdy deadball era through the Jazz Age, the “Big Train” always behaved in a noble and gentlemanly fashion, both on and off the field. “I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can,” he reasoned when endlessly questioned about his fastball. Pitching his entire big-league career with the Washington Senators in the nation’s capital, Johnson finished his career with 417 wins, second only to Cy Young, and 3,509 strikeouts, a record that stood for 56 years.
Walter Johnson, wearing a Washington Senators road uniform, finishing his pitching motion.
- This photograph is a faithful reproduction of an image from the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Photograph measures 8" x 10", with matting total measurement is 11" x 14"
- Archival quality photo paper
- Acid free matting
Player Biography
Undeniably the hardest throwing pitcher of his era, Walter Johnson was celebrated as much for his character as for his heroics on the mound. In a career which spanned from the rowdy deadball era through the Jazz Age, the “Big Train” always behaved in a noble and gentlemanly fashion, both on and off the field. “I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can,” he reasoned when endlessly questioned about his fastball. Pitching his entire big-league career with the Washington Senators in the nation’s capital, Johnson finished his career with 417 wins, second only to Cy Young, and 3,509 strikeouts, a record that stood for 56 years.
