Walter Johnson

American Hall of Fame baseball player (1887-1946)
Person Human Q722059
Walter Johnson

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
November 6, 1887
Date of death
December 10, 1946
Place of birth
Humboldt
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Member of political party
Republican Party[13]
Cause of death
brain cancer[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Birth name
Walter Perry Johnson[23]
Country for sport
United States
Earned run average
+2.17
End of work period
1927
Family name
Johnson[17]
Height
+185
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Name in native language
Walter Johnson
Nickname
The Big Train[22]
Place of burial
Rockville Cemetery[7]
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Position played on team / speciality
pitcher[14]
Start of work period
August 2, 1907
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
VIAF cluster ID
41013441
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91020447
American National Biography ID
1900095
Baseball Almanac ID
johnswa01
Baseball Reference major league player ID
j/johnswa01
Baseball Reference manager ID
johnswa01
Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID
johnso009wal
ESPN.com MLB player ID
23414
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Walter-Johnson
FAST ID
1772801
FanGraphs player ID
1006511
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Find a Grave memorial ID
2453
Freebase ID
/m/01g7xn
Geni profile ID
6000000013631193828
IMDb ID
nm1766081
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame ID
walter-johnson
Kinobox person ID
1202972
MLB.com player ID
116635
Movie Walker Press person ID
13521
NNDB people ID
087/000085829
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ID
johnson-walter
Our Campaigns candidate ID
12021
Retrosheet person ID
johnw102
SABR person ID
Walter-Johnson
SNAC ARK ID
w6jd77k3
The Baseball Cube player ID
13404
Trading Card Database name ID
2942
WikiTree person ID
Johnson-47961
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqw3YcX3THRyqC4HfQXh3

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Member of sports team 2
Occupation 2
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Position played on team / speciality 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
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Summary

Born in Humboldt[1], he… he was born on November 6, 1887[2]. He passed away in Washington, D.C.[3]. He died on December 10, 1946[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5] and politician[6].

FAQs

Where was Walter Johnson born?

Walter Johnson's place of birth was Humboldt[1].

Where did Walter Johnson die?

Walter Johnson passed away in Washington, D.C.[3].

What did Walter Johnson do for work?

Walter Johnson worked as baseball player[5] and politician[6].

Where did Walter Johnson go to school?

Walter Johnson was educated at Fullerton Union High School[9].

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