Walter 'The Big Train' Johnson. |
Hailing from tiny Weiser, Idaho, 19-year-old Walter Johnson was signed by the Washington Nationals/Senators to shore up their considerable pitching woes. Johnson played his entire career with th...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:54:00 PST |
Short Stinks |
Major League Baseball Leaves Washington, 1971The year 1971 and the name Robert Short will live in infamy for Washington baseball fans forever. After manager Ted Williams could not improve the team wh...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:50:00 PST |
Nellie Fox and Ted Williams |
Excitement in the Nations Capital!Ted Williams, "The Splendid Splinter," was a major league ballplayer who can rightfully claim to be the greatest hitter of all time. Despite missing five years to m...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:32:00 PST |
Harmon Killebrew |
Harmon "The Killer" Killebrew, 1959.Although he was signed by the Washington Senators in 1954, it took Harmon Killebrew five years to truly have a breakout season with the team. He certainly did so ...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:30:00 PST |
Wartime Baseball, 1941. |
As the clouds of World War II darkened the skies of our nation, the entire country, including baseball stars of the day like Cecil Travis, also prepared for war. Prior to serving with distincti...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:27:00 PST |
The Grays |
The 1944 Homestead Grays.
City fans were able to witness the Homestead Grays Negro League team when they played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. from the late 1930's through 1948. The Gr...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:43:00 PST |
Visiting the White House... |
The 1924 World Champion Washington Nationals/Senators.
The entire city was overjoyed in 1924 when the Washington Senators won the American League pennant for the first time in their storied history. ...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:36:00 PST |
Swampoodle Grounds... |
Swampoodle Grounds Swampoodle Grounds, Washington, D.C., c. 1888. This rare photograph shows the Washington Nationals playing the Chicago White Stockings at the old Swampoodle Grounds (where part of ...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:06:00 PST |
What others have said... |
QUOTES ABOUT JOHNSON:
"The first time I faced him, I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. I hardly saw the pitch, but I heard it... Every one of us k...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:31:00 PST |
The real me... |
Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 - December 10, 1946) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Humboldt, Kansas, he was a farm boy who grew up to become one of the ...
Posted by Walter Johnson on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:35:00 PST |
