Walter Perry Johnson,nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train",was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
In Major League Baseball (MLB),the 3,000 strikeout club is the group of 19 pitchers who have struck out 3,000 or more batters in their careers. Walter Johnson became the first member in 1923,and was the only one until Bob Gibson joined in 1974. The most recent addition is Max Scherzer,who joined on September 12,2021. The group includes three left-handed pitchers:CC Sabathia,Steve Carlton,and Randy Johnson. Randy Johnson reached the mark with the fewest games pitched and innings pitched. The Minnesota Twins were the first of four franchises to see multiple pitchers record their 3,000th strikeout:Walter Johnson in 1923 and Bert Blyleven in 1986. The other teams with multiple members are the Chicago Cubs,the New York Yankees,and the Houston Astros. César Gerónimo is the only player struck out by two pitchers for their 3,000th strikeout:Gibson in 1974 and Ryan in 1980. Ten 3,000-strikeout pitchers are also members of the 300-win club. Seven members were named to the All-Century Team,a list of MLB's best 100 players;fans later elected four of them as starters. Thirteen members of the club also won a Cy Young Award in their careers.
In Major League Baseball,the 300-win club is the group of pitchers who have won 300 or more games. Twenty-four pitchers have reached this milestone. This list does not include Bobby Mathews who won 297 in the major leagues plus several more in 1869 and 1870 before the major leagues were established in 1871. The San Francisco Giants are the only franchise to see four players reach 300 wins while on their roster:Tim Keefe in the Players' League,Christy Mathewson and Mickey Welch while the team was in New York,and most recently Randy Johnson. Early in the history of professional baseball,many of the rules favored the pitcher over the batter;the distance pitchers threw to home plate was shorter than today,and pitchers were able to use foreign substances to alter the direction of the ball. Moreover,a schedule with rest days after most games allowed pitchers to start a far higher proportion of their team's games than modern pitchers do,typically every other game or even more. The first player to win 300 games was Pud Galvin in 1888. Seven pitchers recorded all or the majority of their career wins in the 19th century:Galvin,Cy Young,Kid Nichols,Keefe,John Clarkson,Charles Radbourn,and Welch. Four more pitchers joined the club in the first quarter of the 20th century:Mathewson,Walter Johnson,Eddie Plank,and Grover Cleveland Alexander. Young is the all-time leader in wins with 511,a mark that is considered unbreakable. If a modern-day pitcher won 20 games per season for 25 seasons,he would still be 11 games short of Young's mark.
Charles Edward Johnson Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins,the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998),the Baltimore Orioles (1999–2000),the Chicago White Sox (2000),the Colorado Rockies (2003–2004),and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005).
The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series,which is the final round of the MLB postseason. The award was first presented in 1955 as the SPORT Magazine Award,but is now decided during the final game of the Series by a committee of reporters and officials present at the game.
The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74,2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox,after losing 15 of their final 18 games,including their last 7. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000,the Yankees won the World Series over the New York Mets in 5 games to win their 26th World Series title. They are,as of 2024,the last team to win World Series titles in consecutive years.
The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks,in their fourth year of existence,looked to improve on their 2000 season. They had to contend in what was a strong National League West.
The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's second season in Major League Baseball and their second season at Bank One Ballpark and in Phoenix,Arizona. They began the season on April 5 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers,and looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62,good enough for the NL West title,becoming the fastest expansion team in MLB history to reach the playoffs. They also set all-time franchise highs in hits (1,566),runs (908),batting average (.277),on-base percentage (.347),and slugging percentage (.459). In the NLDS,however,they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run. Randy Johnson would win the NL Cy Young Award and become the third pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.
The Florida Marlins' 1997 season was the fifth season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League. It would begin with the team attempting to improve on their season from 1996. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 92–70,posting the first winning season in franchise history and winning the NL Wild Card. They got through the National League playoffs and won the World Series over the Cleveland Indians.
The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th,and they finished last in the American League West at 63–99. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1,breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.
The 2006 Boston Red Sox season was the 106th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses,11 games behind the New York Yankees. The Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2002.
The 1999 New York Mets season was the franchise's 38th season and the team's 36th season at Shea Stadium. They went 97–66 and finished second in the National League East but won the NL Wild Card by beating the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff. The Mets advanced to the NLCS,where they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in 6 games.
The 2000 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.
The 1999 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
The 2000 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 35th season in Atlanta along with the 125th season in the National League and 130th overall,entering the season as defending National League champions. The Braves won their sixth consecutive division title,however,the 2000 season would mark the first time since 1990 that the Braves did not appear in the NLCS in a non-strike season. The Braves failed to defend its National League championship and go to their sixth World Series in ten years. One of the highlights of the season was that the All-Star Game was held at Turner Field in Atlanta.
The 1994 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 94th season in the major leagues,and their 95th season overall. They led the American League Central,1 game ahead of the second place Cleveland Indians with a record of 67–46,when the season was cut short by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike.
The 1981 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 81st season in the major leagues,and their 82nd season overall. They finished with a record of 54-52,good enough for third place in the American League West,8.5 games behind the first place Oakland Athletics. However,due to a player's strike,the Athletics would play the 50-53 Kansas City Royals,who had finished behind the White Sox.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883:the current moniker,as well as the "Quakers",which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception,2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team,whether as an offensive player or a defensive player.