This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parrallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Paninin Cooperstown
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.
This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parrallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Paninin Cooperstown
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.
