N.C. A&T to dedicate new building Nov 19, 2009
The speaker at the dedication ceremony will be Walter Johnson Jr., who was president of the freshman class and Student Government Association president during Proctor's tenure. He is currently a consultant with TVLS Investment Co.. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Greinke gets one more win: AL Cy Young Nov 18, 2009
40 ERA. Only legendary pitchers Walter Johnson (1913) and Fernando Valenzuela (1981) had done that with lower ERAs. "I don't really know how it happened," Greinke said. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Phils' task is tall, but not unprecedented Nov 3, 2009
Or they could look at how the Senators' decision to pitch Walter Johnson too many times on short rest (sound familiar. in 1925 eventually cost Washington a title. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Mayo wise beyond his years Oct 31, 2009
According to Mayo, the source of that mentality is his grandfather, Walter Johnson. Johnson, who retired from the Air Force after 30 years, acted as a father figure for Mayo in his youth. (Boston Globe)
Inbox: Do the A's need more power arms? Oct 27, 2009
Guys we've been conditioned to think of as power pitchers -- Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, etc. -- all had at least one nasty secondary pitch that got them as many strikeouts as did their heaters. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Astros closer to selecting new manager Oct 27, 2009
He spent some time playing in the Astros' Minor League system, but is probably best remembered by Astros fans for being Nolan Ryan's 3,509th strikeout victim, lifting Ryan past Walter Johnson as baseball's all-time strikeout king in 1983. In addition to the Red Sox, Mills has also spent time on Montreal's Major League coaching staff, as well as serving as an advance scout for the Cubs. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Perfect penmanship Oct 23, 2009
" I once confessed to Holtzman that as a young writer, I would sit in dugouts between ancient sports columnists Red Smith and Shirley Povich, impatient and irritated when they would be trading stories with each other and the manager or player I was interested in talking to. What I wanted to know from Ralph Houk was who would be his left-hander out of the bullpen. What did I care about traveling on a train with Christy Matthewson or Walter Johnson? "You should have taken notes," Holtzman said.... (FOX61, CT)
Public records for Oct. 20, 2009 Oct 21, 2009
grand theft auto; James Leslie Dagley, 75, Port Orange, failure to appear; Eric William Klug, 38, New Smyrna Beach, violation of probation (3); Anthony Lorenzo Robinson, 30, Daytona Beach, robbery, aggravated battery; Eric Scott Jones, 34, Port Orange, resisting arrest with violence; Robert Van Wineburg, 40, DeBary, battery; Brittney Lynn Shults, 22, Port Orange, aggravated domestic battery; Krista Marie Nicholas, 24, DeLand, violation of drug court; Kimberly Nicole Bell, 29, Daytona Beach,... (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
France, son in 1st NASCAR Hall of Fame class Oct 15, 2009
But one thing the First Five had in common: They were all players -- Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson. Baseball's Mount Rushmore, with the proverbial fifth wheel. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Voters still up in the air about first five inductees to NASCAR Hall Oct 11, 2009
But that's what baseball did, and it's hard to argue with starting a Hall of Fame with Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. Some say put more in, some say put less in, said Winston Kelley, the Hall's executive director and one of the 50 voters. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Harwell will always be voice of Tigers Sep 24, 2009
So is the scout reporting that a 16-year-old pitcher in Cheyenne is a coming Walter Johnson. Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
ElRoy Face and his signature forkball pioneered the role of closer Sep 13, 2009
He had already been dealt to the Tigers, but he needed one more appearance to tie Walter Johnson for what was then a record of 802 appearances with one team. Steve Blass started that game. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Mayo the heir apparent as Patriots’ defensive leader Sep 13, 2009
His grandfather, Walter Johnson, a chief master sergeant in the Air Force, once cautioned him, Everything hurts a little more when you are losing ... Walter Johnson took each of his grandsons to a BMX bike racing track and ushered them to the peak of a very steep hill. (Boston Globe)
Local Students Inspired by Obama's Speech Sep 9, 2009
The class schedule was rearranged at Bethesda's Walter Johnson High School so the 2,100 students could listen to the back-to-school address. A group of 31 freshman watched intently as the president encouraged them to stay in school and try their hardest. (ABC 7 News, DC)
TomVerducciInside Baseball The races are lacking, but here are 10 key storylines to follow. Sep 9, 2009
Still, he's no Walter Johnson. The Big Train threw 369 2/3 innings in 1916 (in the height of the deadball era) without allowing a home run. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
This is getting dicey Jul 29, 2009
The Red Sox spent $103 million to acquire Japan s Walter Johnson. In his first season with the Sox, Matsuzaka won the third game of a World Series sweep. (Boston Globe)
Henderson, Rice gearing up to enter Hall Jul 20, 2009
Henderson was the 44th player elected in his first time on the ballot, including the inaugural class of 1936 that honored Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. He's also the 10th since 2001. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Greinke rivals early-season greats Jul 14, 2009
33 in 1981, and Walter Johnson, 6-0 and 0 ... "Christy Mathewson was probably my favorite, though. He just seemed more like a pitcher, and Walter Johnson was just domination.". (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Error ends Sanchez's bid for perfection Jul 12, 2009
The Official Site of the San Francisco Giants. Uribe misplays tough hop at third in seventh inning. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Midseason Report Jul 8, 2009
The only men to do that are Ben Sheets, Halladay, CC Sabathia, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, Ferguson Jenkins, Juan Marichal, Walter Johnson and the man himself, Cy Young. NL Cy Young Award: 1) , Giants. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Joe PosnanskiINSIDE BASEBALL Jul 3, 2009
Walter Johnson, 147 5. Five pitchers tied at 146. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Kinney enjoys best outing of season Jun 30, 2009
Arms race: Portland's Walter Silva looked like Walter Johnson in his seven innings against the Grizzlies. The right-hander had a no-hitter until Ben Copeland led off the sixth with a double to right. (Fresno Bee)
JoePosnanskiInside Baseball One legend is trying to change the senselessness of pitch limits. Jun 16, 2009
As Bill says: "Baseball is a better game for the fans when you have two starting pitchers engaged in a duel, rather than each pitching five innings and turning it over to a long series of interchangeable relievers. Joe Wood vs. Walter Johnson, man. Nobody reminisces about Clint Brown vs. Al Benton.". . (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Unit's historic career like no other Jun 5, 2009
He continued his climb up the all-time strikeout list that year, moving from ninth to fourth while passing Walter Johnson, Perry, Don Sutton, Tom Seaver and Bert Blyleven. is a reporter for MLB.com. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
The numbers » Jun 5, 2009
Randy Johnson by the numbers - ESPN. Updated: June 4, 2009, 6:55 PM ET. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Owings among not-so-secret weapons May 26, 2009
Hall of Famer Walter Johnson batted. 423 in 1925 late in his career for the Senators, but was only a. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Bodley: Rice pround to join elite May 16, 2009
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson -- Class of 1936. "They were men -- men that played the game," he said, obviously in awe. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
S.C. native, Bosox great Jim Rice tours baseball HOF May 16, 2009
It s an honor to be chosen to be in this elite group of men that played the game of baseball, the former Boston Red Sox slugger said Friday after touring the Baseball Hall of Fame, the plaques of the first class of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, and Walter Johnson gleaming in the background. I think I m ahead of the game. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Jim Rice tours baseball Hall of Fame May 16, 2009
"It's an honor to be chosen to be in this elite group of men that played the game of baseball," the former Boston Red Sox slugger said Friday after touring the Baseball Hall of Fame, the plaques of the first class of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Honus Wagner, and Walter Johnson gleaming in the background. "I think I'm ahead of the game. I never thought one day I'd play in the big leagues," said Rice, now 56 with flecks of gray streaking his beard. (Concord Monitor)
SportsBeat: Burns still a treasure at 100 May 14, 2009
It could accurately be called a storybook career, for Fred Mitchell had the pleasure of playing and/or managing with, for and against, many of the all-time greats of baseball, such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Christy Matthewson, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Rube Waddell, Jimmy Collins, Connie Mack, John McGraw, George Stallings and so many, many more. Fred Mitchell certainly lived out and enjoyed his boyhood dreams. (Needham Tab, MA)
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Is Greinke the best? May 10, 2009
The other four were Walter Johnson in 1913, in 1981, in 2000 and last year. All but Walter Johnson, who earned MVP honors, won the Cy Young that season. (USA Today -- Sports)
Greinke's start to '09 ranks with greats May 9, 2009
33 in 1981, and Walter Johnson, 6-0 and 0 ... And, yes, he was even aware of Walter Johnson, the fire-balling Big Train of the Washington Senators ... "Christy Mathewson was probably my favorite, though. He just seemed more like a pitcher, and Walter Johnson was just domination.". (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Pisapia: 'Golden age of sports' open to debate May 7, 2009
Other nominees from the 20s, 30s and 40s would have to be Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Lou Gehrig, for starters. Boxing could belong to Jack Dempsey, but his inability to top Gene Tunney put him down for the count. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Greinke breathing easy beneath the spotlight May 1, 2009
He joins Walter Johnson, Fernando Valenzuela, Randy Johnson and Cliff Lee as the only pitchers to start 5-0 with an ERA under 1. 00. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
SportsBeat: The Bird gone, but not forgotten Apr 28, 2009
Sluggers like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio and Willy Mays could and did bring in fans, but among pitchers, only guys like Walter Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Bob Feller, Sandy Koufax and the like could draw sellout crowds. For one year, at least, Mark Fidrych was in that select company not only for his outstanding pitching, but for his colorful, crowd-pleasing antics. (Needham Tab, MA)
CLASSIC STADIUMS: New York's past stadiums Apr 17, 2009
The Washington Senators' Walter Johnson pitched three shutouts in three starts over four days there late in the 1908 season. The Highlanders allowed the New York Giants to play 28 games at Hilltop Park early in the 1911 season after a fire broke out at the nearby Polo Grounds. (USA Today -- Sports)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 14 Apr 14, 2009
At the game between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics, Taft was invited to throw out the first ball to start the season, tossing it to future Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. The Senators won the game, but Philadelphia went on to beat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. (PR Newswire)
Nats’ Opening Day Showcases New Artwork Apr 14, 2009
Starting with today s opening day at Nationals Park, visitors should look for four new art pieces celebrating three generations of baseball icons Frank Hondo Howard, Josh Gibson and Walter Johnson. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Mary Leeds Johnson, headed Cambridge Friends School; at 79 Mar 30, 2009
The couple divorced, and a romance was rekindled with a high school flame, Walter Johnson, whom she married in 1974. At around that time she began her career at Cambridge Friends School, working initially at the lower school and later teaching math and science to fifth- through eighth-graders. (Boston Globe)
Weaver flashes stuff in outing Mar 16, 2009
" Weaver's spring began with shoulder stiffness. He's easing into it after looking like the reincarnation of Walter Johnson last spring, blazing his way toward an Opening Day start in Minnesota. "His stuff looked very good," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's just a matter of going out there and putting pitches together now. Obviously, the results aren't what you'd like to see, but his breaking ball, changeup were what we'd like to see. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
John McPhee's Levels of the Game - ... Mar 2, 2009
The book also talks about the role of an African-American doctor, Robert Walter Johnson, in promoting tennis in the community. He trained and financed Ashe and , the first African-American to win a grand slam title. (Suite101.com)
Roddick, Hewitt advance to Memphis quarters Feb 20, 2009
Robert Walter Johnson blazed the trail for many tennis icons, including Arthur Ashe. After much scrutiny, the ATP's decision to reconfigure prize money more equitably will help the middlemen stay afloat. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Change on tap at Nationals Park Feb 18, 2009
Other changes to the center field plaza include installing a stage for live music, building a larger pre-game set for local broadcasters to use on game days and erecting statues honoring Washington baseball legends Walter Johnson, Josh Gibson and Frank Howard. Kasten declined to say how much the upgrades cost and whether the Lerner family, the team s owner, is paying for the additions. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Hall's empty summer, sports goes to dogs Feb 12, 2009
-- The Original Class of 1936 -- Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson -- is re-inducted in a kind of renewal of vows. -- Worthies who have been long overlooked by other Halls are voted in, such as Ray Guy (football), Dino Ciccarelli (hockey), Jo Jo White (basketball) and Jethro Tull (Rock & Roll). (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Henshaw -- Trading hair cards Feb 8, 2009
He was shown as Walter Johnson, the old Washington Senators pitcher, looking for the biggest win of his career. We ve taken some liberties with both the VP candidates, but we believe collectors will see the cards as entertaining as well as informative, said Kerri Stockholm, Upper Deck s director of sports marketing. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
