WALTER JOHNSON·1916

1916 was workhorse weather with a gentleman’s manners — twenty-five wins, thirty-six complete games, three hundred sixty-nine and two-thirds innings of 1.90 ball. The strikeouts were still there; the walks were still rare; the arm still looked bored while the batter looked hunted. Washington leaned on him like a load-bearing wall, and he held. The lore panels keep the ledger honest.

WORKHORSE IP

Three hundred sixty-nine and two-thirds — Washington’s load-bearing right arm.

1.90 ERA

A 1.90 summer with thirty-six complete games — manners on the mound, murder in the zone.

LEDGER HELD

Twenty-five wins for a club that leaned harder every start — the wall held.

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