Nolan Ryan
American baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lynn Nolan Ryan (born January 31, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the major leagues from 1966 to 1993. He played for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers.. As a pitcher, Ryan struck out 5,714 batters.[1] This is the most all-time. Ryan is the only pitcher in the MLB to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan has also walked more batters and thrown more no-hitters than anyone else.[1] He is now the president and one of the owners of the Texas Rangers. Ryan is from Refugio, Texas.
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Nolan Ryan | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 77) Refugio, Texas, US | |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 11, 1966, for the New York Mets | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 22, 1993, for the Texas Rangers | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 324–292 | ||
Earned run average | 3.19 | ||
Strikeouts | 5,714 | ||
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Member of the National | |||
Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
Induction | 1999 | ||
Vote | 98.79% (first ballot) | ||
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