Presented is a matted and framed display commemorating National Baseball Hall of Fame great Walter Johnson, incorporating a signed cut from the former Washington Senators pitcher. Johnson played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935. Often thought of as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remain unbroken nine decades after he retired from baseball. He remains by far the all-time career leader in shutouts with 110, second in wins with 417, and fourth in complete games with 531. He held the career record in strikeouts for nearly 56 years, with 3,508, from the end of his career in 1927 until the 1983 season. In 1936, Johnson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.

The centerpiece of this display is a 2 x 5-inch white paper cut with Johnson’s signature in black pen. The signature is mounted below a 4 x 5-inch black and white portrait photograph of Johnson in a Cleveland Indians uniform. Both the signed cut and the photo are mounted in a white paper matte with navy-blue borders, within a 13 x 16¾ -inch brown wood frame with glass. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication.

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