baseball changed the game forever.”(15) Ruth smashed 54 home runs in 1920 , more than all but one team managed to hit that year. Babe Ruth changed baseball almost singe handedly and overnight. Between the decade of 1910-1920 eight pitchers won 30 or more games in a season but since Ruth made pitchers pitch from pitch , making tough pitches no matter if people were on base , there has just been one. The attendance followed accordingly to Ruth’s performance , when he played well , it went up , and when he played bad , the numbers fell. George Herman led the New York Yankees to 4 World Series Championships in the 1920s and was the most popular baseball player ever. He changed how people play baseball and has a lasting impression on the game today. Walter Johnson began pitching in Major League baseball in 1907 and was one of the best pitchers in history. Johnson “ delivered the ball faster than any other pitcher before him - and perhaps than any has since.”(16) Walter Johnson struck out 3 ,508 batters in his career and he has the record for most shutout , 110. He won 417 games in his career and won 20 or more games for ten straight years. Walter Johnson spent 21 seasons with the Washington Senators and finally won his World Championship in 1924 against Ruth and the Yankees. John pitched magically as his senators beat the Yankees in his only World Championship. Walter Johnson was one of the best pitchers in Major League history and his dominance in the 1924 brought him a World Championship. Roger Hornsby played second base fo...
