Christy Mathewson
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Christopher Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six," "the Christian Gentleman," "Matty," and "the Gentleman's Hurler," was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseba
Mathewson in 1910
Mathewson warming up as a New York Giant in 1910
Mathewson in his New York Giants uniform
Mathewson with the Giants, c. 1913
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
Christy Mathewson
…through baseball. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five inductees, along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner. He was the only one of the five to be inducted posthumously. His jersey, denoted as "NY", was retired by the Giants in 1986 and hangs…
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.