What was Walter "Big Train" Johnson's jersey number with the Washington Senators?

Answer 1

As a player, none. Johnson played before jersey numbers were introduced. He later managed the team from 1929-32, and the Senators wore numbers beginning in 1931, so he may have had a uni number his last two seasons.

Edit: Ah! He wore #28 in 1931 and #25 in 1932. (Johnson later wore #10 while managing Cleveland in 1933-35.)

Answer 2

Walter Johnson played between 1907 and 1927 all with the Senators. In those days, ballparks were much smaller and it was still possible to recognize the players facially. It was not until 1929 that the New York Yankees became the first team to wear identifying numbers on their uniforms. It was deemed a necessary move because with the growth of the games popularity, stadiums were growing larger and fans were sitting far enough away that they could no longer clearly see the players' faces.

Incidentally, early numbers were usually assigned using the batter's position in the order (Ruth batted third - hence he was number 3).

Answer 3

Walter Big Train Johnson

Answer 4

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The Big Train is quite arguably the greatest pitcher in baseball history. He was striking out batters in an era where batters choked up on the bat and didn't swing for the fences except later on vs Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig etc. It's been said that he threw a fastball that you couldn't see, but you could hear (one of the many legends) and probably threw close to 100 mph and threw almost completely sidearm. Could you imagine how it must of felt being a righthanded batter vs this flamethrower? Also Johnson mostly pitched for 2nd division teams with the Senators and still had great season after great season nonetheless. In 1913 he had probably the best season a pitcher could have with a record of 36-7 and an earned run average of 1.14. He had 2 30 win seasons and 12 20 win seasons in great career winning a total of 417 games and among those wins 110 were shutouts! and a career earned run average of 2.17 with 11 seasons under 2.00. Yes if he would have pitched for better teams, he would have easily won over 500 games easily. When you ask who is the greatest pitcher of all time, the great Walter Johnson always comes to mind for me as his record speaks for itself. Good question sir!

Answer 5

I don't believe Walter every wore a jersey number when he was a player. I think he had a number when he managed the Senators after retiring as a player.

Answer 6

Don't think he had one. The Yankees were the first to introduce uniform numbers and that was in the 20's, just about the time Johnson was retiring.