April 13 in Texas Rangers History: The greatest pitchers duel in opening day history (1926)

April 13, 1926, one of the greatest Opening Day pitchers’ duels ever occurs, 25,000 fans filled Griffith Stadium to see, 38-year-old Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators battle Eddie Rommel and the Philadelphia Athletics . Johnson the aging future Hall of Famer was playing in his second to last

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