They called Walter Johnson the Big Train. He just got passed on the tracks of MLB history, though. Justin Verlander now has struck out more batters than Johnson, who was considered maybe the first ...

Certain names carry immense weight in the history books among Major League Baseball pitchers, and Justin Verlander is becoming one of them. Verlander may be just 2-10 this season, but the San ...

Ideally a team would have many more players in the positive than the negative, and with a WAR number much more than 1.0.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Justin Verlander was a bit confused when some Giants fans started to rise and cheer in the fifth inning. The home plate umpire had stepped back so they could show some love, but when ...

1902 — Chicago Cubs infielders Tinker, Evers & Chance turn their first double play together. 1912 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson’s record ...

1913 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators finished the season ... went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and four runs scored against the New York Mets. A back injury ended his baseball career the next ...