Walter Johnson was born on November 6, 1887, in Kansas. He was a baseball player who became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. Johnson spent his entire 21-year baseball career with the Washington Senators, where he accrued 417 wins and a 2.17 earned run average. He made his debut in 1907, and he quickly demonstrated his incredible pitching skills. His dominance earned him the nickname "The Big Train," which was largely due to his powerful pitching arm. More about Walter Johnson
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Johnson's style of pitching was unique and revolutionary in his time. Most pitchers at the time relied on their curves and sliders, but Johnson primarily relied on his blistering fastball that regularly clocked in over 100 mph. He was one of the first players voted into the Hall of Fame when it opened in 1936. He was also the first pitcher to ever win the American League's MVP award. During his storied career, Johnson was known for his durability and consistency. Johnson threw many complete games and was known for his stamina, often pitching over 300 innings a season.In total, we tracked 452 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Johnson (Walter Johnson Single Signed Baseball. Rare, PSA and JSA.) was sold in February 2018 for $27500.00 while the cheapest item (WALTER JOHNSON Hand Signed Autograph 3X5 INDEX CARD - NASA TEST PILOT APOLLO) found a new owner for $0.50 in February 2020. The month with the most items sold (11) was February 2020 with an average selling price of $2.99 for an autographed item of Walter Johnson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2017 with $9999.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.70 was February 2010. In average, an autographed item from Walter Johnson is worth $97.47.
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Senators, Nationals and the Big Train: Why this World Series is special (10/23/19): Tim Kurkjian has been covering baseball for a while. But he went to Walter Johnson High School. Wrote for a student newspaper called The Pitch. And that's just the beginning of his connections to a World Series that comes to Washington.
Future, present bright at Walter Johnson -- Gazette.Net (04/05/15): Maggie Howie was passive in the 2012 lacrosse season, and justifiably so. Brand new to the sport, she was joining a perennially competitive Walter Johnson High School team. She wanted to step back, and let the already established leaders lead.
Walter Johnson bounces back -- Gazette.Net (04/03/15): The Walter Johnson High School baseball team has rebounded from a rough start to the season with consecutive wins against Blake on March 25, Kennedy on Saturday, and Einstein on Monday.
Walter Johnson embarks on defending county title -- Gazette.Net (03/10/15): The Walter Johnson High School gymnastics team probably doesn’t look like the defending Montgomery County champion in practice these days. Without any current year-round club gymnasts on the roster, athletes typically need a week or two to refresh their muscle memory, coach Ursula Bright said.
Walter Johnson embarks on defending county title (03/10/15): Wildcats coach said roster of 26 gymnasts full of potential
Walter Johnson embarks on defending county title -- Gazette.Net (03/2015): The Walter Johnson High School gymnastics team probably doesn’t look like the defending Montgomery County champion in practice these days. Without any current year-round club gymnasts on the roster, athletes typically need a week or two to refresh their muscle memory, coach Ursula Bright said.
No. 4 Whitman gets spark off bench, pulls away from Walter Johnson (02/2015): GIRLS? BASKETBALL | Hannah Niles scores 12 points off the bench to help the Vikings pull away for a 51-28 victory over Walter Johnson.
Talk about Walter Johnson High School (01/2015): “The Real Story, Beach Week 2015” will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday at Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda.
Continuity, chemistry key for Walter Johnson -- Gazette.Net (12/2014): Walter Johnson High School’s Erica Boyd could only turn around and smile after watching her shot roll gently, and then die on the back of the rim. The layup attempt resulted in a stoppage of play, not a field goal.
Serial robber Walter Johnson sentenced in kidnapping, robberies (11/2014): Walter Johnson gets 21-30 years for crime spree that left North Carolina residents in Raleigh and Wake County on edge for weeks last year.
Montgomery County: Walter Johnson, Wheaton end long losing streaks (10/2014): FOOTBALL | With losing skids dating back to last season, Walter Johnson and Wheaton both picked up wins on Friday.
Walter Johnson (09/2014): It takes a certain strong-minded kind of person to be a true goal scorer in soccer. Even the best miss more shots than they make, but it’s seemingly in their nature to keep going back for more.
Walter Johnson motivated by unfinished business -- Gazette.Net (08/2014): The Walter Johnson High School golf team went 17-1 last year, but didn’t perform as expected in the postseason. So it will head into the 2014 season motivated with five starters expected back.
New coach, new winning attitude at Walter Johnson -- Gazette.Net (07/2014): The Walter Johnson High School boys’ basketball team had a strong showing this summer in the Montgomery County Department of Recreation Summer League.
Walter Johnson starts summer off strong -- Gazette.Net (06/2014): It's only 7-on-7 non-contact football, and the games won't count come September, but the start of the summer couldn't have gone much better for the Walter Johnson High School football team.
Walter Johnson student stabs peer with scissors -- Gazette.Net (05/2014): One student stabbed another student with a pair of scissors Friday at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, according to county police.
Walter Johnson defeats Paint Branch -- Gazette.Net (04/2014): Through the first six weeks of the season, the Walter Johnson High School baseball team said that its record was hardly an indication of its ability. Thursday afternoon against visiting Paint Branch, the Wildcats offered more than a hint of that rationale to the argument.
Blair pulls away from Walter Johnson -- Gazette.Net (03/2014): The Montgomery Blair High School girls’ basketball team opened the Class 4A West Region playoffs with the task of having to beat a good team for the third time this season, and do it on the road.
Walter Johnson hires new football coach -- Gazette.Net (02/2014): Walter Johnson High School hired football assistant Greg Kellner to take over as varsity coach on Thursday, according to athletic director Susan Amos.
Damascus escapes Walter Johnson with a victory -- Gazette.Net (01/2014): With a new point guard at the helm in sophomore junior varsity call-up Mike Mahdavi and the low-post dominance of seniors Gabe Forman and Alex Horrick, the one-win Walter Johnson High School boys’ basketball team gave visiting Damascus all it could handle Friday night.
Poolesville, Walter Johnson split division opener -- Gazette.Net (12/2013): The Poolesville High School boys' swimming and diving team made its presence in Division I known with Saturday's 103-68 win over two-time defending Class 4A/3A state champion Walter Johnson in a meet held at the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center.
Walter Johnson scores early, late to defeat Whitman -- Gazette.Net (11/2013): As with any one-goal game, especially those in the postseason, every scoring opportunity is magnified. Every chance leaves players on both benches holding their collective breath.
Churchill edges Walter Johnson in region tournament -- Gazette.Net (10/2013): Almost exactly a year ago, current Winston Churchill High School girls' soccer junior forward Victoria Humphries missed a wide open shot in overtime of the Bulldogs' regular-season finale loss to Walter Johnson.
Wootton forfeits to Walter Johnson -- Gazette.Net (09/2013): The Thomas S. Wootton High School football team forfeited its season-opening 41-0 win over Walter Johnson High School. “It was more of a case of trying to help a kid out and get him to a different place, and he just happened to be a good football player,” Thompson sad.
Giants win Game 1 of Walter Johnson League Championship series (07/2013): The Topeka Golden Giants are one game away from another Walter Johnson League championship. And it didn't even take a full nine innings to get there.
Gazette.Net: Walter Johnson selects new boys soccer coach (06/2013): Six months after his contract as Sherwood High School’s boys soccer coach was unexpectedly not renewed by the school, Hector Morales has a new job.
Cleveland Browns' 100 best all-time players: No. 34, Walter Johnson (05/2013): Johnson was a run-stopping, pass-rushing tackle for the Browns from 1965 through 1976.
Gazette.Net: Walter Johnson coach brings home to Bethesda (04/2013): Ninth-year Walter Johnson High School softball coach Jamie Ahearn grew up in Montgomery County. But sometimes Bethesda feels like an entirely different country than Sandy Spring. And, in the world of softball, it is.
Gazette.Net: Walter Johnson escapes Kennedy (02/2013): Megan Spurrell tweeted Monday morning encouraging her followers to attend the Walter Johnson High School girls basketball game that night. That’s when the realization hit.
Gazette.Net: Former Walter Johnson striker selected by Washington Spirit (01/2013): She’s back. There are few people in the Montgomery County soccer community who have not heard of former Walter Johnson High School striker Caroline Miller.
Gazette.Net: Whitman edges rival Walter Johnson (12/2012): Dani Okon erupted for 11 fourth quarter points, including seven straight, to lead the Walt Whitman High School girls basketball team to a 44-42 victory at Walter Johnson Friday night.
Gazette.Net: Volleyball: Walter Johnson upsets Magruder in region final (11/2012): A half hour before its Class 4A West region championship game against Col. Zadok Magruder High School, the Walter Johnson girls volleyball team gathered in a nearby hallway, jumping, dancing and singing in a circle to get loose for the match.
Gazette.Net: Quince Orchard gets past Walter Johnson in playoffs (10/2012): Quince Orchard High School girls soccer team’s reward for earning the fourth seed in this year’s Class 4A West Region tournament was a first-round match against perennial Montgomery County power Walter Johnson.
M.S. ROUNDUP: Liberty soccer sweeps Walter Johnson (09/2012): The Liberty Middle boys soccer team collected just its second-ever triumph against Walter Johnson, 2-1 in a huge early-season encounter at home on Tuesday.
Kickin' back with Walter Johnson (08/2012): Here is what Walter Johnson, manager at Geauxsicles Gourmet Ice Pops in Shreveport, is listening to, reading and watching these days.
Pitching leads South to 4-1 victory in Walter Johnson all-star game (07/2012): Several of the top pitchers in the Walter Johnson League took full advantage of a chance to be showcased on a new platform.