1909 Detroit Tigers season
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The 1909 Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 98–54, but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1909 World Series, 4 games to 3. The season was their ninth since they were ch
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Walter Johnson
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Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right
1909 Detroit Tigers season
…race. The A's were 14–8 against Detroit in 1909‚ setting an AL record for most wins against the pennant winner. September 21: Detroit was shut out by Walter Johnson, 2–0. September 25: The Tigers swept the Highlanders in a double header, 2–1 and 10–4. During the second game, Detroit manager, Hughie Jennings…
Johnson with the Washington Senators in 1924
T206 Walter Johnson baseball card
Walter Johnson in a 1909 portrait photograph
President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson (right) shake hands.