Photo shows view of pitcher Walter Johnson and catcher Charles “Gabby” Street, two players on the Washington Senators baseball team. Johnson was a dominating pitcher who still holds the career shutout record with 110. He also held the strikeout record (3,508) for decades and is still #9 on the all-time list. Charles “Gabby” Street was a catcher and mentor to Johnson. In 1908, Johnson participated in a highly publicized baseball stunt where he caught a ball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument.
Photo shows view of pitcher Walter Johnson and catcher Charles "Gabby" Street, two players on the Washington Senators baseball team. Johnson was a dominating pitcher who still holds the career shutout record with 110. He also held the strikeout record (3,508) for decades and is still #9 on the all-time list. Charles "Gabby" Street was a catcher and mentor to Johnson. In 1908, Johnson participated in a highly publicized baseball stunt where he caught a ball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument.