The Big Train
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The Big Train was the famous nickname of Walter Johnson, one of Major League Baseball’s greatest pitchers, renowned for his overpowering fastball and long career with the Washington Senators.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Johnson | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| award | American League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | Right ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-11-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Humboldt, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokeIntoMLBFrom | semi-professional baseball in Idaho ⓘ |
| careerCompleteGames | 531 ⓘ |
| careerGamesPitched | 802 ⓘ |
| careerInningsPitched | 5914.1 ⓘ |
| careerShutouts | 110 ⓘ |
| careerSpanTeam | Washington Senators, 1907–1927 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-12-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutDate | 1907-08-02 ⓘ |
| debutLeague | MLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverage | 2.17 ⓘ |
| electedToHallOfFameWith |
Babe Ruth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christy Mathewson NERFINISHED ⓘ Honus Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameDate | 1927-09-30 ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| honor |
member of MLB All-Century Team
ⓘ
member of MLB All-Time Team ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf | greatest pitchers in baseball history ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredBy | Washington Nationals (honorary recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| managedTeam |
Cleveland Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerialCareerEndYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| managerialCareerStartYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| MVPYears |
1913
ⓘ
1924 ⓘ |
| nickname | The Big Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSkill | overpowering fastball ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
ⓘ
pitcher ⓘ |
| pitchingStyle | power pitcher ⓘ |
| primaryTeam | Washington Senators (1901–1960) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statisticalLeader |
career ERA+ among high-innings pitchers
ⓘ
career pitching WAR ⓘ career shutouts ⓘ |
| strikeouts | 3509 ⓘ |
| team | Washington Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | Right ⓘ |
| throwsFastball | Yes ⓘ |
| winLossRecord | 417–279 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | 1924 ⓘ |
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Walter Johnson