Walter Johnson Single Signed 1927 Official American League Baseball Beckett COA
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The popular baseball saying goes, "If Cy Young didn’t exist, it would be called the Walter Johnson Award." This speaks to the greatness of "The Big Train," a tall, powerfully built farm boy from small-town Kansas who frightened even the great Ty Cobb with the velocity and danger of his fastball. Johnson pitched 21 seasons in the Major Leagues, all with the Washington Senators. He led the league in wins six times, accumulating 417 big league victories, which still stands as the second most of all-time. In an era of baseball where strikeouts were rare, Johnson punched out batters with outstanding ease.
With over 700 more strikeouts than Cy Young, who pitched almost 1,500 more innings than Johnson, "The Big Train" remains at number nine on the all-time strikeout list. Johnson, who retired after the 1927 season, was one of the five inaugural members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson, few are more worthy of the title Hall of Famer than "The Big Train."
Johnson signed the sweet spot of this vintage Official American League Ban Johnson baseball. He inscribed it "August 1927". The ball is accompanied by an LOA from Beckett for the signature.
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