The first elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Five players were selected—Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson—with an induc
1936 inductees (L–R): Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson
Plaques of the 1936 selections in Cooperstown
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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
1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
…select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were held in 1936. Five players were selected—Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson—with an induction ceremony held in 1939 when the facility was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America…
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.