Walter Johnson Trades and Transactions

The Walter Johnson trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Walter Johnson has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"The first time I faced him (Walter Johnson) I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. The thing just hissed with danger. We couldn't touch him....every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ball park." - Ty Cobb

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Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck SP (#C-WJ)

Walter Johnson Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck SP (#C-WJ)
 

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Birth Name:   Walter Perry Johnson
Nickname:   The Big Train
Born On:   11-06-1887  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Humboldt, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-10-1946
Place of Death Data Died In:   Washington, D.C.
Cemetery:   Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Maryland Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Fullerton High School (Fullerton, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   08-02-1907 (Age 19)
Last Game:   09-30-1927
Draft:   Not Applicable
Walter Johnson

Trades & Transactions

07-00-1907: Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Washington Senators.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Walter Johnson trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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