August 26th, 1926
On this day in 1926, Washington Senators hurler Walter Johnson (408 wins) bests Red Faber (197 wins) and the White Sox at Griffith Stadium, 9-3. The veteran pitchers have the largest number of career victories, a total of 605 victories, for two hurlers who start the same game, until Tom Seaver faces Don Sutton in 1986 to break their record.