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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 .
September 17, 1993: Greg Myers of the Angels was the final strikeout victim of Nolan Ryan. [11] It would be Ryan's 5,714th strikeout. On September 22, 1993, Nolan Ryan's arm finally gave out. In Seattle, Ryan tore a ligament, ending his career two starts earlier than planned. Briefly attempting to pitch past the injury, Ryan threw one further ...
25 years ago today, Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura brawled in Texas. Here's a look at the build up to and aftermath from that infamous incident.
1990: Nolan Ryan, for his 5,000th career strikeout. 1994: Dave Winfield, for reaching both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. 1996: Eddie Murray, for becoming only the third player to reach both 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. 1996: Cal Ripken Jr., for breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record.
It was Howitt that got the final hit off Nolan Ryan when he hit a grand slam home run on September 22, 1993, in Ryan's final appearance at the Seattle Kingdome. It was the last game of Ryan's career and Howitt was the second to last batter he ever faced (Ryan injured his arm facing the next batter and left the game before completing the at-bat ...
Nolan Ryan George Brett Robin Yount. The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1979 or later but not after 1993 (final game, 1979 to 1993). There were 28 candidates, 17 returning from the 1998 ballot, where they received at least 5% support, and 11 on the ballot for the first time (†), chosen by a screening committee from players who last appeared in 1993.