On this day in 1914, Walter Johnson won the first of his 417 wins.
Check out these awesome statistics: 417 wins, 2.17 career ER, 3509 Ks, 531 complete games and 110 shutouts. He also lost 279 games or 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.
In 1936, Johnson was part of the first class inducted to The Hall of Fame.
