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Watching Ken Burns Second Inning Yesterday...
Last edited Wed Dec 3, 2025, 07:30 PM - Edit history (1)
...[titled "Something Like A War"] I heard a stat that is so amazing I can't believe I missed it the other times I watched that episode.
Walter Johnson, over his career, had 110 complete game shutouts!!!
It includes one game where he won an 18 inning CG 1-0.
I would guess well over half the starting pitchers in MLB right will not win 110 games in their careers and he won 110 games giving up NO RUNS over the full 9 innings or more.
Another of those in the category of "Records that will never be broken".