1912 T202 HASSAN TRIPLE FOLDER WALTER JOHNSON/KNIGHT CATCHES A RUNNER PSA 7

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1912 T202 HASSAN TRIPLE FOLDER WALTER JOHNSON/J.KNIGHT PSA 7

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Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) played his entire Major League Baseball career with the Washington Senators (1907-1927) and would go on to become the manager for the Senators (1929-1932) and eventually the Cleveland Indians (1933-1935). Johnson was a tall, slim right-hander from Kansas with a fastball unmatched by pitchers from his era. Walter’s powerful fastball and side-arm delivery fooled hitters whom he often wrung up on strikeouts. “The Big Train”, as he was called, fanned 3,508 hitters, a record at the time of his retirement, and racked up and impressive and still current record 110 shutouts, during his 21-year career. To put Johnson’s dominance in perspective, only two of his pre-WWII contemporaries finished their careers within 1,000 strikeouts of Johnson; Hall of Famers Cy Young (2,803), the Major League career win leader, and New York Giants great Tim Keefe (2,562). Walter Johnson was well liked by teammates and opponents alike. Johnson won two Most Valuable Player award (1913, 1924) and was a member of the 1924 World Champions Washington Senators. He led the American League in strikeouts 12 times, seven times in shutouts, six times in wins and complete games, five times in ERA, four times in starts and twice in winning percentage and games. He finished his career among the leaders in wins (417), strikeouts (3,508), ERA (2.17) and shutouts (110 – a record he continues to hold). After his playing days ended, Johnson took the reigns as manager for the Senators and then Indians, compiling a record of 529-432 in 966 career games managed. Walter Perry Johnson was elected, among the inaugural class, to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.

John Wesley “Schoolboy” Knight (1885-1965) entered the Major Leagues as a talented 19-year old utility infielder with the Philadelphia Athletics when veteran shortstop Monte Cross suffered a broken hand. Legendary Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack signed the youngster straight out of high school and though he got off to a hot start batting .400 in June, he finished his hitting .203 in 88 games during that rookie 1905 campaign. Knight helped the A’s capture their first American League pennant that year, but did not play in the World Series losing effort against the New York Giants. Unfortunately for Knight, Mack was eager to win a World Series and after two and half years in Philly (1905-1907) the A’s traded Schoolboy to the Boston Americans (1907). In 1908, he played his first season in the minor leagues with the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern League and returned in 1909 to play for the New York Highlanders (1909-1911, 1913). His best year came in New York when he batted .312 with 129 hits, 23 stolen bases and 45 RBI in 117 games. He played the 1912 season with the Washington Senators. He was a decent fielder and posted a .933 fielding percentage with 1,713 assists in 2,359 chances. At the plate, John Knight amassed 636 hits, 301 runs and 270 RBI while batting .239 for his 8-year career.