WALTER JOHNSON·1924

The live-ball years were supposed to soften him. In 1924 they crowned him instead — twenty-three wins, a 2.72 ERA, and October finally writing Washington into the World Series ledger. Six shutouts in the regular book, then the Series that made the Big Train a capital legend instead of a lonely one. The cartoons tip the cap: late career, full steam, city on his shoulders.

23–7

Twenty-three wins in the live-ball years — the Train refusing to soft-pedal.

SERIES LIGHT

October finally writes Washington into the ledger — city on his shoulders.

LATE STEAM

Six shutouts in a lively book — late career, full throttle, debt paid.

Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).