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Walter Johnson 100th shutout game....
Walter Johnson 100th shutout game....
Item # 567096
May 03, 1923
SPRINGGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 3, 1923
* Walter Johnson 100th shutout game
* Washington Senators
* MLB baseball
This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 13: "YANKS LOSE BUT SCOTT MAKES IT 1000" with subheads that include: "Johnson Shares Day's Glories With Scotty" "Pitches His 100th Shutout In Majors" and more with nice photo of Johnson. (see)
Tells of Washington Senators' star pitcher, Walter Johnson, winning his 100th shutout game.
Other news of the day. Light browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887–December 10, 1946), nicknamed "The Big Train," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between 1907 and 1927. One of the most celebrated players in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remained unbroken for nearly a century.
Category: The 20th Century
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