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Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Ryan pitched for the New York Mets , California Angels , Houston Astros , and Texas Rangers .
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
212 games with 10+ strikeouts, most all-time for a left-handed pitcher; 2nd most ever (Nolan Ryan, 215) [83] Pitched an immaculate inning on August 23, 2001, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johnson was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on 97.3% of the vote on January 6, 2015, third-highest percentage of all time for pitchers ...
In the 11th inning (after nearly 200 pitches), Ryan struck out Rich Reese for his 16th of the game and 383rd of the season, a record that still stands over five decades.
As Major League Baseball pauses for the All-Star Break, let’s break to talk about an All-Star for the ages, fireballer Nolan Ryan. The Hall of Fame pitcher holds a number of records that many ...
We’ve had a former president and future Hall of Famer throw out first pitches, but not the Rangers Hall of Fame former president.
The team is named for Baseball Hall of Famer and Texas native Nolan Ryan, who was nicknamed "The Ryan Express." [3] Ryan, along with son Reid Ryan and Don Sanders make up the team's ownership group, Ryan Sanders Baseball. [4] The Express were established as a Double-A team of the Texas League (TL) in 2000. They won the Texas League championship ...
It played its home games at Meadowbrook Park and produced future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and strikeout king Nolan Ryan as well as another hurler, Jerry Koosman, who would go on to star on the New York Mets' 1969 "Miracle Mets" team. Greenville was represented in the WCL from 1963–1972, taking its nicknames from its various parent ...