We remember Walter Johnson who was born on this day in 1887. He died in 1946.
Check out these awesome statistics: 417 wins, 2.17 career ER, 3509 Ks, 531 complete games and 110 shutouts.
He also lost 279 games!
Johnson had a .599 winning pct. In other words, he lost 40% of his games.
How do you lose 40% of your games with a 2.17 career ERA? He must have had a lot of 1-0 or 2-1 complete game losses.
Check out these awesome statistics: 417 wins, 2.17 career ER, 3509 Ks, 531 complete games and 110 shutouts.
He also lost 279 games!
Johnson had a .599 winning pct. In other words, he lost 40% of his games.
How do you lose 40% of your games with a 2.17 career ERA? He must have had a lot of 1-0 or 2-1 complete game losses.
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