Player notes : One of the five players in the initial Hall of Fame class, Walter Johnson is considered by many to be the greatest pitcher of all time. He won a phenomenal 417 games in career, pitching for teams that were not all that good. (He first reached the World Series at age 36 in 1924, and only pitched in two series overall, 1924 and 1925.) He was the premier power pitcher of his era, and though his Major League strikeout record has since been surpassed he still holds the Major League record for shutouts (110), and the American League record for strikeouts (3,508), His career victory total is second only to Cy Young on the all-time list. There is little doubt that the "Big Train" deserves his ranking at the top of the all-time pitchers list.