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1924 World Series
"Our Old Home Team," composed in 1924 to celebrate Washington's World Series champions, was dedicated to pitching ace Walter "Big Train" Johnson (1887–1946) whose sizzling fastball may have topped 100 mph. Johnson was one of the first five players ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Ty Cobb (1886–1961), Honus Wagner (1874–1955), and Christy Mathewson (1880–1925). |