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Originally Posted by 100backstroke
Cy Young was not in the first 5 HOF inductees - Mathewson and Johnson were. But there was a young pitcher in 1915 and 1916 who was 5-1 vs. Walter Johnson in head-to-head games...named Ruth.
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Yes, Ruth was 5-1 against Johnson in those two years, but I don't know if I would place much of the blame on Johnson. In their one 1915 meeting, Ruth won 4-3. Both pitchers threw complete games. In their first meeting of 1916, Ruth clearly outpitched Johnson, who gave up 5 runs. The next four meetings, however, Johnson was sensational. On June 1st, Ruth and the Sox won 1-0, and the lone run Johnson surrendered was unearned (3 Senator errors). On August 15th, both pitchers threw complete games. Johnson took the loss...allowing one earned run in 12 2/3 IP. On September 9th, Ruth and the Sox won again 2-1. Johnson threw a complete game in the loss. Three days later, Johnson beat Ruth 4-3.
Johnson in going 1-5 against Ruth had a 2.18 ERA, and a 0.985 WHIP. He didn't get any run support.
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