I lived 2 minutes away at an apartment. We were at the pool and somebody said Nolan is in the 8th inning and pitching a no hitter. We all jumped out of the pool and threw our flip flops on and headed to the stadium. Back then, after the 7th inning, admission was free. It was packed and we pushed in to watch. I was there when it happened and it was incredible. What a great memory!
A 16 strike out, complete game, no hitter at 44...forty four...FORTY FOUR!!! The man was extraordinary. And there was never a hint of foul play, what a great competitor.
Against a stacked TO team too. A top contender in the AL and champs the year after. I'm Torontonian and watched this game and was shocked at how he shellacked my beloved Jays.
If I was a manager and needed the 7th game of a World series, and could have any pitcher I wanted, knowing they'd have their best stuff, there's nobody else but Nolan Ryan I'd even THINK about starting.....
Nolan was born two years before me, and I am thankful I was able to watch him play from the time he broke in with the Mets, to the end of his HOF career. The man was definitely a freak of nature! To throw that hard for that long without injury is mind boggling. Even if you disliked the teams he played for, you had to cheer for Ryan and he deserved the utmost respect from any real baseball fan. More importantly, Nolan Ryan is a great human being.
I love watching this. Most, if not all pitchers, will go nuts and jump around celebrating a no-hitter. Nolan? A little arm pump, then a walk to his catcher (with a smile) to shake hands as if to say “Another day at the office”. He was a beast.
The fact that he never won a Cy Young or was on the winning side of a perfect game is absolutely incredible to me since to me he is the greatest pitcher of all time by a long shot.
@E W The guy was a winner. He can't score runs for his team. A lot of the times, he pitched his ass off, and got little to no run support. He almost always gave his teams a chance to win.
44 years old , goes 9 innings and gets his 7th no hitter with his 16th strikeout of the night. The one and only Ryan Express. He had such control issues at the begging of his career that he almost gave up baseball and he worked at a hardware store in the off season because he needed the extra cash. Fortunately for all of us, he decided to keep trying and he doesn't have to work at a hardware store anymore, heck he could probably buy Home Depot. Thanks for everything Mr. Ryan. His picture could be by the word class in Websters Dictionary. Top shelf...
Pete Rose said Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Bob Gibson were the hardest throwers he faced. In the series with the Phillies and Ryan walked the lead off man in the 8th inning, it was Pete Rose with a 13 pitch at bat. The pitch he walked on was a 99 mph fastball in the 8th and Ryan started that game. Guy had a shirt on underneath that uniform that had a big S on it, Rose also said when he had good stuff on his curveball it went like this , he had a baseball in his hand and just dropped it, then he said, " how you suppose to hit that". McGwire said the same thing, yeah he had a great fastball with good movement, but when he had his curve working, he was unhittable ( even being on steroids couldn't help him hit the curveball)
High run producing teams like the Angels? Too good of a guy to stick around, and too good of a guy to leave. It used to break my heart as I can hear the announcer from my house. One Saturday night in '75 against the Tigers, he had 20 strikeouts in the 10th inning with the score tied at 0 when 'the natural' Ron LeFlore got a hit, and somehow ended up scoring. 10 innings and they couldn't produce a run. On his end, it was like a man against a little league team, I/we that were there saw it. Ironically, AYE was there in '87 when he was nearing 300 strikeouts for the Rangers, and nearing a record for over 40. And watched him get his 300th & 301st strikeouts against his old suburban soft team. It was great! There was no one like him with that compact high leg kick, and his loud grunt from pushing off of the rubber so hard that you could hear it every time. Incredible shape he was in to be able to do that with every pitch at any age, let alone 44! Like the road signs say "Don't mess with Texas!" God bless him!
Jays fans and remember watching this. Was just a kid and didn't appreciate it because my team lost. I watch Ryan highlights now and amazed how good he really was. Not only that, those Jays teams from 89-93 were unbelievably good. He just didn't no hit a loser team, he no hit the best team on the field. Makes it even better.
Ryan's Card Corner Koufax was actually a much better pitcher. Look at his ERA, his BBs, his winning percentage, and the tremendous number of victories racked up while enduring the most challenging physical ailment a pitcher can suffer. And he did it all for a team that struggled to put runs on the board. Ryan was a phenomenon in his own right, no question about it. But when all is said and done, he was a slightly better than .500 pitcher with control problems he never was able to conquer. If the goal is to win ballgames, there are a lot of guys to choose from in his era with better records and more reliable skills.
@@vestibulate - My counter is look at the teams and shitty run support Ryan got. He had to pitch complete game extra inning wins, his losing ERA was in the 2's, etc.. If he had been on better teams, he not only would've had a better win/loss record, but also a Cy Young as well. Plus as good as Koufax was from 1962-1966, he had pretty mediocre stats from 1955-1961. So he was average at best for more than half his career and then became the best the final 5 seasons.
@@ryanscardcorner2936 Of course, if he'd been on better teams, he'd have had a better record. That goes for every pitcher who ever played. A lot of great ones pitched for worse teams than Ryan's. Look at the 1972 Phillies. They won a grand total of 59 games. Steve Carlton accounted for 27 of those victories. And a lot of teams were winners only because of a single dominant pitcher on their staff making the difference. Ryan doesn't fit that bill. Great pitcher? Of course. Winning pitcher? Slightly.
I agree but too many walks was his undoing. He would lead the league is strikeouts but would also lead in walks the same year. Not a good combination for CY Young consideration.
@@wayned1807 I think there was a season or two early in his Angels tenure when he was dominant in a way that he deserved it in spite of the walks. I'm thinking 72, 73, or 74. Pitchers have received it for less stellar years.
I’m a Blue Jays fan. I was the operator at CHOK Radio in Sarnia Ontario during this game. I was all in for Nolan when this happened and was screaming when he got the no no. Great stuff!
I was in a local pub in Whistler, B.C., when he threw no-hitter #7, and a special announcement interrupted regular programming, and it was SURREAL!!!!!!!
Not really, if you look at advanced statistics especially. But definitely one of the most entertaining pitchers ever, and one of the most durable. If you say he's your favorite pitcher, I won't argue with you.
The local news would break in during regular programming any time Ryan got to the 6th inning with no hits and follow half of each inning until he gave up a hit. I remember this happening many times when I was a kid. Most of the time he would give up a hit in the 6th, 7th or 8th inning but I did get the see the end of no-hitters 6 and 7.
I was fortunate enough to see his 6th in Oakland. My friends and I went to college up in Sacramento and just on a whim we said we should go see Nolan pitch.
@@superbrownbrown that is literally the only stat that is ever mounted against this claim. but since you like stats, lemme give you another. walks per 9 innings average. his was still high (hes about 20th all time), but your number is misleading since HE PITCHED FOR TWENTY SEVEN SEASONS. hes the GOAT, now go cry in your pie.
@@TheSeeohhdee *Your point would be valid if other pitchers with similar longevity had similar career BB/K ratios and similar career WHIPs. Randy Johnson had 4,875 Ks, 1,497 BBs, and a 1.171 WHIP over 22 years. Roger Clemens had 4,672 Ks, 1,580 BBs, and a 1.173 WHIP over 24 years. Meanwhile, Nolan Ryan had 5,714 Ks, 2,795 BBs, and a 1.247 WHIP over 27 years. That's an unacceptable career BB/K ratio and career WHIP for a pitcher as talented as Ryan was, and those numbers didn't become more skewed in his later years because of his longevity (check **baseballreference.com** and actually LEARN something about baseball and baseball history). Also, the number of batters Ryan faced in his career is not simply because of his longevity... he WALKED 2,795 of those batters! Ridiculous!* *So go back to polishing your parents' couch with your A$$ or go back to your Covid retirement home. Whichever fits you best. Don't like it? Then feel free to go dial whine-1-1 and request a wah-mbulance with a side of French cries and a sulk shake served in a Karen mug with a participation trophy in a snowflake safe space. Thanks. Bye.* 👍
By far the most talented pitcher in history. 27 years of heat, and countless untouchable records. He combined the velocity of a power closer with the endurance of Cal Ripken. Baseball will never see another guy like Nolan Ryan.
I was 11 years old in 1976. Didn’t know who he was. He looked awesome in his Angel uniform on top of a book. I bought the book, read it several times. He instantly became my favorite player. Whatever team he joined, instantly became my favorite team.
The greatest of all time and a record that will stand for eternity. These days, pitchers don't even throw complete games or get out of the 5th or 6th inning.
@@bauerj3398 ... being razor close to being 1000 strikeouts AHEAD of #2 all time, plus 7 no-nos, (3 AHEAD of second place all time), doesn;t get him into the discussion, bauer?
@@sas6561 No, First of all, a KO is not much more valuable for a pitcher than a groundout to second. Plus, he also has almost 1000 more walks than # all time. As for no-hitters, they were fun to watch, but those 7 regular season games over 27 seasons don't move the bar. They have no more value than any other complete game win, or, at the least, any other shutout.
He is one of the few pitchers one can say, "there stands the best pitcher ever" and not get too many legitimate arguments. When one considers his quality numbers when he was in his forties, I think he is at or near the top of the list.
@@Neil-de1fh the managers need their head examined and I know about the pitch count , but the players are supposedly in better shape than those of yesteryear. If I got a guy that's throwing good stuff, I'd ask him to tell me if he felt like continuing and have the pitching coach look for any sign he was falling off or pushing to hard. You got a good race horse, race'em...
@@joseleija1677 love the story with Ty Cobb first facing Johnson and the umpire called strike 3. Cobb looks at the ump and ask ," you sure that was a strike," the ump said " right down the middle". Cobb replied " sounded a little high to me"....
Not many and Ryan had 222 complete games and 61 shutouts while allowing 6 hits per game and getting no run support from his own team. Some stats I know by heart because thay are just amazing but some I look up, an amazing career.
Wouldn't be surprised, I had privilege of watching Bob Feller in an Old-Timers Game in 2007 and he could lob the ball over the plate at age 88 about 15-20 times. Feller was close to Ryan in stamina, he fought in World War II so were it not for that he probably could have pitched like that into his mid-forties.
A lot of people don't know this, but toward the end of his career, he worked with Randy Johnson when Johnson was struggling and walking ridiculous numbers of people. Ryan and Tom House fixed Johnson's mechanics, he cut his walk rate by a third the next season, and the rest was history.
@@johncate9541 MY ALL TIME TEAM would have Nolan Ryan starting and Randy Johnson the next night. On the third night I really don't care, we are already 2-0 .
This was the first no hitter that I ever watched on TV. I was in attendance for Justin Verlander’s first no hitter against Toronto. Then I was in master control for the final outs of his second no hitter against Toronto.
I remember watching this live when I was a kid. The news would break into regular programming whenever Ryan got to the 6th inning with a no-hitter in progress and follow along until he completed it or gave up a hit. It seemed pretty common back then but it may have been just a handfull of times. They would go back to regular programming when it was the Rangers turn to hit and then come back to the game when Ryan took the mound again. I also got to see no-hitter number six this way. I'm not sure why they didn't televise the games back then.
Back then, if you didn’t have cable, you were blacked out of most ranger home games. I listened to the 7th no-hitter on the radio because it was a home game and we didn’t have cable. The 6th no hitter was a road game, and it was definitely televised locally, on channel 11. I watched that one start to finish.
I saw Nolan pitch in person at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati one night and it was amazing how hard he threw. He was going against Mario Soto who threw very hard himself. Nolan gave up 3 hits that day and Dave Concepcion had 2 of them. The other was a double by Ron Oester. Soto struck out 11 and Ryan struck out 12 . I was sitting just behind the on deck circle and I recall thinking ' MLB hitters have a tough job- no wonder they get paid so much! How many people in the entire planet could do what they do? ' It was a revelation to me. I suddenly realized just how rare the skill set of an MLB player is. Maybe 6 or 7 hundred people in the whole world could do that job
16Ks, no hitter number 7... we will never see another quite like him, the arm, the longevity, the competitive spirit... ha was the one-and-only Nolan Ryan... not sure whether this is a bigger accomplishment than Forman winning the HW title again in his 40's, but they're both amazing testimonies to the human spirit, and the absolute stuff of legend. The only guy who comes close for me big Bob Feller, who had he not missed 4 prime years of his career due to the war might've challenged some of Nolan's records... as it is, he was just behind him as the fastest pitcher to ever do it, and in the 1940's too
Because they were stealing the satellite feed from Canadian network and violating MLB copyright laws. Several people were fired after this the station had to settle out of court a lawsuit by MLB.
for those that think Nolan wasn't the greatest, take a look at your pick and see if they could still be throwing in the mid 90's in the 9th inning of a game they started in ? another thing you may not realize is that when his pitch speed was being clocked it was measured 10 feet in front of the plate, today it is clocked when it comes out of the hand. No one knows for sure because radar guns are relatively new to baseball but it's likely that Nolan threw the baseball harder than anyone on the planet has ever done.
just watched a documentary about this very subject, the name of it is "Fastball", I watched it on "tubi" but its also on RUclips for a charge: ruclips.net/video/Vq14Gbkpefk/видео.html they used scientific data to determine that Nolan threw the fastest pitch ever recorded in the pro's, they said the pitch that was recorded of his at 100.8 in front of the plate would actually show 108.3 on a radar gun today!
I think Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest pitchers ever. But he is Number Two for me, behind Walter Johnson. I will say this, about Ryan. Had he pitched for good hitting/defensive teams in his career, he would have challenged 400 wins. He loss total would be much less, as well. With the Mets, he wasn't used much. In LA, the team couldn't hit or field well. In Houston, they could field well, but not good hitting. In Texas, he finally had a team good enough in both to win a lot. And he did. Put Ryan on Baltimore or Cincinnati of the 70's, he wins 30 a few times. In Johnson's case, spending his entire career in Washington prevented him from winning even more than he did. 110 shutouts (most all time) with all the K's (in an era where strikeouts were rarer), smh. He is the GOAT.
Travis Johnson You guys don’t understand baseball at all. The best pitcher is the one who gives up the fewest earned runs. Period. No other statistics matter when evaluating a pitcher. Pitch speed doesn’t matter. Number of strikeouts doesn’t matter. Number of hits allowed doesn’t matter. Number of walks allowed doesn’t matter. Number of games won doesn’t matter (wins depends largely on whether you pitch for a high scoring team, the pitcher has no control over that at all.) The ONLY statistic that matters when evaluating a pitcher is Earned Run Average. That’s all. The rest is interesting but irrelevant. The pitcher’s job is to give up as few runs as possible. Baseball games are won and lost based on which team scored the most runs. Not the most hits, strikeouts, walks, or anything else. A strikeout is just another way of recording an out. It doesn’t count any more than a ground ball out or fly ball out. Pitch velocity is another irrelevant statistic that gets far too much attention from unsophisticated fans. Some of the best pitchers of all time as measured by ERA did not have overpowering fastballs and record high strikeouts. They kept the opposing team from scoring runs by using finesse, control, good breaking balls, changing speeds and generally keeping the batter off balance. Nolan Ryan was exciting to watch because he was so overpowering and when he was at his best he was practically impossible to hit. But for most of his career, his control was awful. He gave up a lot of bases on balls and that’s like giving up a base hit in most situations. His wildness cost him runs and those runs cost him games. Ryan gave up the most walks of any pitcher in the league 8 times. He led the league in ERA only twice in his 27 year career. Ryan was exciting to watch, a great power pitcher, and he pitched effectively for twenty-seven years - again, very impressive - but the greatest pitcher of all time? No, not even close. His lifetime ERA was 3.19. That’s very good, but it’s not fantastic. There were pitchers from his era who posted lower ERAs.
I remember this happening. Local news broke in to regular programming to show it live. I have to hand it to the news anchor there, he did a pretty good job on the play by play. You could tell he was in awe like a school kid. And the next day it was all over the national news and newspapers. There was even radio com exchange between NASA and astronauts on the space shuttle orbiting at the time, letting them know Nolan got another no-hitter.
Fans go to baseball games hoping to see a no hitter but never expecting to see one. The only times fans were expecting to see a no hitter was when Nolan pitched. That was the bar he set
It's amazing to me that Nolan Ryan left a roadmap of what sychonized, full body, kinetic chain mechanics can do in terms of power and longevity, and young pitchers are all getting their velocity from a violent 3/4 arm snap instead.
True story...i was at the game at Anaheim Stadium in 1992 when they gave him a beautiful horse saddle. I was there! I had pink eye in both eyes...miserable. I had to be there! 😊
Think about it: how many times will you watch something historic in your lifetime live? I'd be willing to bet this guy had covered sports early in his career.
Violating every copyright law in the books. They stole the feed from a Canadian network. They had to settle out of court or MLB was going to take away their rights to show any MLB highlights for a year. The producer was fired and the director was demoted that stole the signal. Someone from sports department was yelling during news broadcast that they were doing something illegal and finally they took down the local NBC logo and put the TSN logo back up.
Maybe more amazing is that Ryan has 12 one-hitters to his credit while throwing 130 pitches a game. He threw 256 pitches or around that in one game and pitched on 3 days rest for much of his career. The first 1 million dollar per year player but only earned 25 million in 27 years played. Those sorry ass pitchers today can barely get to 5 innings to qualify for a win these days.
I do agree with you, you're not wrong, but it's mostly the managers and pitching coaches doing. Just remember Kershaw had a perfect game into the 7th and they pulled him because his pitch count was getting too high and he was still under 100 pitches. I do see more and more pitchers getting hurt though and having to get surgery. Truth be told, pitchers aren't built like Ryan. He was just an exception to the rule. Nobody was as tough, or as durable, and Noone EVER will be able to pitch as long as he did, nobody will be able to throw as hard as long as Ryan did. There's evidence out there that radar guns back in the 80s didn't read as accurately as they do now. He was clocked as high as 101 but now they're thinking he was throwing about 104, which makes more sense.
@@crimsontide1980 Kershaw got pulled because he would've ended missing his next 2 or 3 starts if he didn't already. He hasn't started 30+ games since 2015 and hasn't had a complete game since 2017.
The newscasters obviously never heard of the "don't mention a no-no till it's over" rule. But I don't think there was a jinx Ryan couldn't beat. Love how he just smiled and walked off the mound without the self congratulations. "I've done this before, you know."
Nolan's no hit record and Ricky Henderson's stolen base record are two that cannot ever be broken. What an era of baseball. Nolan is definitely the best pitcher of all time.
@@felixmadison5736 the two no hitters in a row is certainly impressive but that's more of a feat than a record. I just mean it's only happened once so it's not really going to appear in the record lists. If anyone throws 3 in row it would be looked upon as almost a miracle lol
Saying could or should in sports is ridiculous. I can then say they could or should have got a bunt single in all 7 no hit games so he would have none.
Ummmmm.... I'm in my 60s.... grew up watching him. Where did u get 106? That sir, STILL hasn't happened. No one in the Ryan Era threw 100. Again, truth!
@@williamthorstad8848 lol ...and I'm 56 and grew up watching him too. So What. The 106 the guy is talking about is estimated speed his 100.9 would be clock at if it were measured by today standards. Ryans era spanned 4 decades. DIbble hit 101 and Ryan's last pitch was clocked at 98 at 46 years old so I'd say it safe to say he was throwing more heat 20 years prior. ...By the way ...why do you like your own posts? lol
Dibble was on 'roids.... doesn't count. And I like my own comments because they have facts, not just someone's opinion. What, you have issues with that? (I don't have to edit them though.) Done.
I got to see Ryan's No No in Houston - pitched an awesome game. He was a regular at Little League games in the greater Houston area - met him a couple of times - one of the nicest people ever. Always sharing wisdom with the kids. Dumbest thing was for the Astros to trade him to the Rangers - he should have finished his career as an Astro.
The guy was nasty.. And he didn’t mind throwing 150 pitches.. Early on in his career if the curve was on, it was a possibility… Later on he developed that circle change and if either were on, it was a possibility..
And this is why Nolan Ryan is the greatest pitcher of all time,..this record will never be broken.Instead of Cy Young award how about Nolan Ryan award.
This was the most dominant game he ever pitched and arguably one of the most dominant games ever pitched. Only four ball made it out of the infield. It's also one of the highest pitching game scores ever.
12 one hitters - tied with Feller and 18 two hitters. Crazy. I saw him in CA when he was mowing them down for the angles. Norm Cash came to plate with an oar. It was so funny. He puts down the oar and strikes out.
I lived 2 minutes away at an apartment. We were at the pool and somebody said Nolan is in the 8th inning and pitching a no hitter. We all jumped out of the pool and threw our flip flops on and headed to the stadium. Back then, after the 7th inning, admission was free. It was packed and we pushed in to watch. I was there when it happened and it was incredible. What a great memory!
That is awesome
Amazing story. You saw history made.
Thanks for sharing
That’s awesome!
@Massive Huge Balls how tf could he post proof?
It's not like he could pull out his phone and record it.
A 16 strike out, complete game, no hitter at 44...forty four...FORTY FOUR!!! The man was extraordinary. And there was never a hint of foul play, what a great competitor.
Right on!!!!!!!
And still throwing straight GAS!! Everybody was swinging late, even knowing what was coming
They said, he "used them"...
Against a stacked TO team too. A top contender in the AL and champs the year after. I'm Torontonian and watched this game and was shocked at how he shellacked my beloved Jays.
If I was a manager and needed the 7th game of a World series, and could have any pitcher I wanted, knowing they'd have their best stuff, there's nobody else but Nolan Ryan I'd even THINK about starting.....
Nolan was born two years before me, and I am thankful I was able to watch him play from the time he broke in with the Mets, to the end of his HOF career. The man was definitely a freak of nature! To throw that hard for that long without injury is mind boggling. Even if you disliked the teams he played for, you had to cheer for Ryan and he deserved the utmost respect from any real baseball fan. More importantly, Nolan Ryan is a great human being.
I love watching this. Most, if not all pitchers, will go nuts and jump around celebrating a no-hitter. Nolan? A little arm pump, then a walk to his catcher (with a smile) to shake hands as if to say “Another day at the office”. He was a beast.
Wow, 44 years old and throws 7th no-hitter with 16 Ks. Absolutely amazing !
Nolan Ryan is The greatest pitcher of all time.
By far!
The fact that he never won a Cy Young or was on the winning side of a perfect game is absolutely incredible to me since to me he is the greatest pitcher of all time by a long shot.
Best power pitcher of all time! Period. Without steroids. Superb work ethic.
@@tylerj44 it's tough to win Cy Young with litlle or no run support.
@E W The guy was a winner. He can't score runs for his team. A lot of the times, he pitched his ass off, and got little to no run support. He almost always gave his teams a chance to win.
44 years old , goes 9 innings and gets his 7th no hitter with his 16th strikeout of the night. The one and only Ryan Express. He had such control issues at the begging of his career that he almost gave up baseball and he worked at a hardware store in the off season because he needed the extra cash. Fortunately for all of us, he decided to keep trying and he doesn't have to work at a hardware store anymore, heck he could probably buy Home Depot. Thanks for everything Mr. Ryan. His picture could be by the word class in Websters Dictionary. Top shelf...
Unreal! 44 years old, threw heat right down the pipe to blow away Alomar! Ryan was a Beast!
That's how he pitched complete games and no hitters...He wouldn't go from an 0-2 count to a 3-2 count..He'd challenge ya !!
GOAT
Pete Rose said Ryan, Tom Seaver, and Bob Gibson were the hardest throwers he faced. In the series with the Phillies and Ryan walked the lead off man in the 8th inning, it was Pete Rose with a 13 pitch at bat. The pitch he walked on was a 99 mph fastball in the 8th and Ryan started that game. Guy had a shirt on underneath that uniform that had a big S on it, Rose also said when he had good stuff on his curveball it went like this , he had a baseball in his hand and just dropped it, then he said, " how you suppose to hit that". McGwire said the same thing, yeah he had a great fastball with good movement, but when he had his curve working, he was unhittable ( even being on steroids couldn't help him hit the curveball)
Sandy Alomar is now a Hall of Famer. Just like Ryan's 5,000th strikeout was Rickey Henderson, HoF'er
That was Roberto not Sandy
Nolan Ryan was my favorite pitcher growing up and is still my #1 pick as the G.O.A.T. of MLB pitchers !!
Imagine how many more wins he would have had if he had teams that could’ve scored runs and supported him. Truly amazing pitcher.
Totally agree!!
Right on!!!!!!!
500 wins easy
High run producing teams like the Angels? Too good of a guy to stick around, and too good of a guy to leave. It used to break my heart as I can hear the announcer from my house. One Saturday night in '75 against the Tigers, he had 20 strikeouts in the 10th inning with the score tied at 0 when 'the natural' Ron LeFlore got a hit, and somehow ended up scoring. 10 innings and they couldn't produce a run. On his end, it was like a man against a little league team, I/we that were there saw it. Ironically, AYE was there in '87 when he was nearing 300 strikeouts for the Rangers, and nearing a record for over 40. And watched him get his 300th & 301st strikeouts against his old suburban soft team. It was great! There was no one like him with that compact high leg kick, and his loud grunt from pushing off of the rubber so hard that you could hear it every time. Incredible shape he was in to be able to do that with every pitch at any age, let alone 44! Like the road signs say "Don't mess with Texas!" God bless him!
Jays fans and remember watching this. Was just a kid and didn't appreciate it because my team lost. I watch Ryan highlights now and amazed how good he really was.
Not only that, those Jays teams from 89-93 were unbelievably good. He just didn't no hit a loser team, he no hit the best team on the field.
Makes it even better.
Right on, Toronto was the best-hitting/most dangerous team in the league!!!!!!!
A 7th no hitter with 16k's at 44y/o. Just another example of why he is my favorite of all time. Sandy Koufax is a close second.
Ryan's Card Corner Koufax was actually a much better pitcher. Look at his ERA, his BBs, his winning percentage, and the tremendous number of victories racked up while enduring the most challenging physical ailment a pitcher can suffer. And he did it all for a team that struggled to put runs on the board. Ryan was a phenomenon in his own right, no question about it. But when all is said and done, he was a slightly better than .500 pitcher with control problems he never was able to conquer. If the goal is to win ballgames, there are a lot of guys to choose from in his era with better records and more reliable skills.
@@vestibulate - My counter is look at the teams and shitty run support Ryan got. He had to pitch complete game extra inning wins, his losing ERA was in the 2's, etc.. If he had been on better teams, he not only would've had a better win/loss record, but also a Cy Young as well.
Plus as good as Koufax was from 1962-1966, he had pretty mediocre stats from 1955-1961. So he was average at best for more than half his career and then became the best the final 5 seasons.
@@ryanscardcorner2936 Of course, if he'd been on better teams, he'd have had a better record. That goes for every pitcher who ever played. A lot of great ones pitched for worse teams than Ryan's. Look at the 1972 Phillies. They won a grand total of 59 games. Steve Carlton accounted for 27 of those victories. And a lot of teams were winners only because of a single dominant pitcher on their staff making the difference. Ryan doesn't fit that bill. Great pitcher? Of course. Winning pitcher? Slightly.
The sad thing is how many times he was passed over for the CY Young Award. I personally think Ryan was the greatest to step on the mound.
I agree but too many walks was his undoing. He would lead the league is strikeouts but would also lead in walks the same year. Not a good combination for CY Young consideration.
Right on!!!!!
I agree. It cheapens the award that he didn’t get it between 1972-1975. Him not winning during that period makes the entire award a farce.
@@wayned1807 I think there was a season or two early in his Angels tenure when he was dominant in a way that he deserved it in spite of the walks. I'm thinking 72, 73, or 74. Pitchers have received it for less stellar years.
@@seabrook1976 Yes, it absolutely does.
HEAT with Zero Steroids!
He wrestled bulls in his down time. Literally
@lmnop otay I'm gna have to get some. I know nolan Ryan was a corn fed beef eater.
@lmnop otay see, the goddamn bull lost. LMFAO
At 44 years of age
Pedro too....
Love his reaction" hey, the old man still has it, now come and shake my hand" beastmode
I’m a Blue Jays fan. I was the operator at CHOK Radio in Sarnia Ontario during this game. I was all in for Nolan when this happened and was screaming when he got the no no. Great stuff!
Was listening to the CHOK broadcast from Brigden Ontario
what a phenom........ i can't believe this man never won a cy young.... one of the best ever pitchers!
That's OK. Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar.
Amazing
Hard to believe his only World Series ring was as a rookie reliever with the 69 Mets.
Who'd a thought that would be his only one.
I was working at 6-Flags as a teenager that night. Walking to my truck to go home and you could hear the crowd explode it gave me chills.
That was awesome 30 years on and it's still something to watch!
I was in a local pub in Whistler, B.C., when he threw no-hitter #7, and a special announcement interrupted regular programming, and it was SURREAL!!!!!!!
Still got goosebumps watching it!!
The Greatest pitcher of ALL time!!!!
I'd take Maddux.
I’ll take Gibson.
Not even close
Not really, if you look at advanced statistics especially. But definitely one of the most entertaining pitchers ever, and one of the most durable. If you say he's your favorite pitcher, I won't argue with you.
Such a class act. Absolutely amazing
Against HOF Roberto Alomar. Incredible.
His brother Sandy was no chump either
And his 5000th strikeout was Rickey Henderson.
Also, guys this is pretty much the team that won 2 back to back world series...
i could really use this guy in my 40 and over league ...
The local news would break in during regular programming any time Ryan got to the 6th inning with no hits and follow half of each inning until he gave up a hit. I remember this happening many times when I was a kid. Most of the time he would give up a hit in the 6th, 7th or 8th inning but I did get the see the end of no-hitters 6 and 7.
What an absolute legend! It was an honor to have seen him pitch and compete.
Very cool. I saw him get his 300th career win against the Brewers at old County Stadium. Very cool.
I was fortunate enough to see his 6th in Oakland. My friends and I went to college up in Sacramento and just on a whim we said we should go see Nolan pitch.
Nolan is the king of "reach back and get a little more"
The greatest pitcher of all time.
He was the last of a breed we will never see again. Hard to say greatest ever though, greatest power pitcher ever...sure.
*The greatest strikeout pitcher ever... not the greatest pitcher ever. He walked 2,795 batters in his career.*
@@superbrownbrown that is literally the only stat that is ever mounted against this claim. but since you like stats, lemme give you another. walks per 9 innings average. his was still high (hes about 20th all time), but your number is misleading since HE PITCHED FOR TWENTY SEVEN SEASONS. hes the GOAT, now go cry in your pie.
@@TheSeeohhdee *Your point would be valid if other pitchers with similar longevity had similar career BB/K ratios and similar career WHIPs. Randy Johnson had 4,875 Ks, 1,497 BBs, and a 1.171 WHIP over 22 years. Roger Clemens had 4,672 Ks, 1,580 BBs, and a 1.173 WHIP over 24 years. Meanwhile, Nolan Ryan had 5,714 Ks, 2,795 BBs, and a 1.247 WHIP over 27 years. That's an unacceptable career BB/K ratio and career WHIP for a pitcher as talented as Ryan was, and those numbers didn't become more skewed in his later years because of his longevity (check **baseballreference.com** and actually LEARN something about baseball and baseball history). Also, the number of batters Ryan faced in his career is not simply because of his longevity... he WALKED 2,795 of those batters! Ridiculous!*
*So go back to polishing your parents' couch with your A$$ or go back to your Covid retirement home. Whichever fits you best. Don't like it? Then feel free to go dial whine-1-1 and request a wah-mbulance with a side of French cries and a sulk shake served in a Karen mug with a participation trophy in a snowflake safe space. Thanks. Bye.* 👍
Facts!
By far the most talented pitcher in history. 27 years of heat, and countless untouchable records. He combined the velocity of a power closer with the endurance of Cal Ripken. Baseball will never see another guy like Nolan Ryan.
There was a book called Nolan Ryan's Pitcher Bible in 1990's. I remember reading the book and practicing how to pitch like him.
I was 11 years old in 1976. Didn’t know who he was.
He looked awesome in his Angel uniform on top of a book.
I bought the book, read it several times.
He instantly became my favorite player.
Whatever team he joined, instantly became my favorite team.
The greatest of all time and a record that will stand for eternity. These days, pitchers don't even throw complete games or get out of the 5th or 6th inning.
Not even remotely close to the greatest of all time
@@bauerj3398 ... being razor close to being 1000 strikeouts AHEAD of #2 all time, plus 7 no-nos, (3 AHEAD of second place all time), doesn;t get him into the discussion, bauer?
@@sas6561 No, First of all, a KO is not much more valuable for a pitcher than a groundout to second. Plus, he also has almost 1000 more walks than # all time. As for no-hitters, they were fun to watch, but those 7 regular season games over 27 seasons don't move the bar. They have no more value than any other complete game win, or, at the least, any other shutout.
He is one of the few pitchers one can say, "there stands the best pitcher ever" and not get too many legitimate arguments. When one considers his quality numbers when he was in his forties, I think he is at or near the top of the list.
That will never be broken, especially how they run the pitching staff now.
Strike outs, no hitters, low hitters, season strike outs just some of the records that will never be broken.
How many pitchers around today have even pitched 7 Complete game SHUTOUTS in their careers?
carspiv They don’t even pitch seven innings nowadays
And how many 1-hitters. Ridiculous.
@@Neil-de1fh the managers need their head examined and I know about the pitch count , but the players are supposedly in better shape than those of yesteryear. If I got a guy that's throwing good stuff, I'd ask him to tell me if he felt like continuing and have the pitching coach look for any sign he was falling off or pushing to hard. You got a good race horse, race'em...
@@joseleija1677 love the story with Ty Cobb first facing Johnson and the umpire called strike 3. Cobb looks at the ump and ask ," you sure that was a strike," the ump said " right down the middle". Cobb replied " sounded a little high to me"....
Not many and Ryan had 222 complete games and 61 shutouts while allowing 6 hits per game and getting no run support from his own team. Some stats I know by heart because thay are just amazing but some I look up, an amazing career.
Even at 71 years old, I bet he could still throw +80 mph. Such great mechanics.
He threw out the opening day pitch in Texas , clocked on radar at 90MPH look it up ..Amazing
Eric Erics 86*
Wouldn't be surprised, I had privilege of watching Bob Feller in an Old-Timers Game in 2007 and he could lob the ball over the plate at age 88 about 15-20 times. Feller was close to Ryan in stamina, he fought in World War II so were it not for that he probably could have pitched like that into his mid-forties.
A lot of people don't know this, but toward the end of his career, he worked with Randy Johnson when Johnson was struggling and walking ridiculous numbers of people. Ryan and Tom House fixed Johnson's mechanics, he cut his walk rate by a third the next season, and the rest was history.
@@johncate9541 MY ALL TIME TEAM would have Nolan Ryan starting and Randy Johnson the next night. On the third night I really don't care, we are already 2-0 .
This was the first no hitter that I ever watched on TV. I was in attendance for Justin Verlander’s first no hitter against Toronto. Then I was in master control for the final outs of his second no hitter against Toronto.
I remember watching this live when I was a kid. The news would break into regular programming whenever Ryan got to the 6th inning with a no-hitter in progress and follow along until he completed it or gave up a hit. It seemed pretty common back then but it may have been just a handfull of times. They would go back to regular programming when it was the Rangers turn to hit and then come back to the game when Ryan took the mound again. I also got to see no-hitter number six this way. I'm not sure why they didn't televise the games back then.
Back then, if you didn’t have cable, you were blacked out of most ranger home games. I listened to the 7th no-hitter on the radio because it was a home game and we didn’t have cable. The 6th no hitter was a road game, and it was definitely televised locally, on channel 11. I watched that one start to finish.
I saw Nolan pitch in person at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati one night and it was amazing how hard he threw. He was going against Mario Soto who threw very hard himself. Nolan gave up 3 hits that day and Dave Concepcion had 2 of them. The other was a double by Ron Oester. Soto struck out 11 and Ryan struck out 12 . I was sitting just behind the on deck circle and I recall thinking ' MLB hitters have a tough job- no wonder they get paid so much! How many people in the entire planet could do what they do? ' It was a revelation to me. I suddenly realized just how rare the skill set of an MLB player is. Maybe 6 or 7 hundred people in the whole world could do that job
I remember that night and thanks to the news station for cutting in and letting me watch,,hats off Nolan Ryan,never be another
16Ks, no hitter number 7... we will never see another quite like him, the arm, the longevity, the competitive spirit... ha was the one-and-only Nolan Ryan... not sure whether this is a bigger accomplishment than Forman winning the HW title again in his 40's, but they're both amazing testimonies to the human spirit, and the absolute stuff of legend. The only guy who comes close for me big Bob Feller, who had he not missed 4 prime years of his career due to the war might've challenged some of Nolan's records... as it is, he was just behind him as the fastest pitcher to ever do it, and in the 1940's too
That last strike out was a hall of fame 2nd baseman named Roberto Alomar. Wasnt it?
yup you are correct
Indeed
He was a 44 year old who hit 96 mph (99 on today's guns) in the 9th inning! He was a freak!
Here it is young man!
You see how he was favoring that arm after throwing fastballs too right
0:45, "whether we should stay with it," has to be one of the easiest decisions of all time.
The issue was not having the rights to it. The game wasn't broadcast live locally.
Because they were stealing the satellite feed from Canadian network and violating MLB copyright laws. Several people were fired after this the station had to settle out of court a lawsuit by MLB.
Legend is an understatement!
I remember this well. I might not remember what happened last week, But I remember this one!
for those that think Nolan wasn't the greatest, take a look at your pick and see if they could still be throwing in the mid 90's in the 9th inning of a game they started in ? another thing you may not realize is that when his pitch speed was being clocked it was measured 10 feet in front of the plate, today it is clocked when it comes out of the hand. No one knows for sure because radar guns are relatively new to baseball but it's likely that Nolan threw the baseball harder than anyone on the planet has ever done.
just watched a documentary about this very subject, the name of it is "Fastball", I watched it on "tubi" but its also on RUclips for a charge: ruclips.net/video/Vq14Gbkpefk/видео.html they used scientific data to determine that Nolan threw the fastest pitch ever recorded in the pro's, they said the pitch that was recorded of his at 100.8 in front of the plate would actually show 108.3 on a radar gun today!
I think Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest pitchers ever. But he is Number Two for me, behind Walter Johnson. I will say this, about Ryan. Had he pitched for good hitting/defensive teams in his career, he would have challenged 400 wins. He loss total would be much less, as well. With the Mets, he wasn't used much. In LA, the team couldn't hit or field well. In Houston, they could field well, but not good hitting. In Texas, he finally had a team good enough in both to win a lot. And he did. Put Ryan on Baltimore or Cincinnati of the 70's, he wins 30 a few times. In Johnson's case, spending his entire career in Washington prevented him from winning even more than he did. 110 shutouts (most all time) with all the K's (in an era where strikeouts were rarer), smh. He is the GOAT.
@@kyokogodai-ir6hy that is a strong argument
Travis Johnson You guys don’t understand baseball at all. The best pitcher is the one who gives up the fewest earned runs. Period. No other statistics matter when evaluating a pitcher. Pitch speed doesn’t matter. Number of strikeouts doesn’t matter. Number of hits allowed doesn’t matter. Number of walks allowed doesn’t matter. Number of games won doesn’t matter (wins depends largely on whether you pitch for a high scoring team, the pitcher has no control over that at all.) The ONLY statistic that matters when evaluating a pitcher is Earned Run Average. That’s all. The rest is interesting but irrelevant. The pitcher’s job is to give up as few runs as possible. Baseball games are won and lost based on which team scored the most runs. Not the most hits, strikeouts, walks, or anything else. A strikeout is just another way of recording an out. It doesn’t count any more than a ground ball out or fly ball out. Pitch velocity is another irrelevant statistic that gets far too much attention from unsophisticated fans. Some of the best pitchers of all time as measured by ERA did not have overpowering fastballs and record high strikeouts. They kept the opposing team from scoring runs by using finesse, control, good breaking balls, changing speeds and generally keeping the batter off balance. Nolan Ryan was exciting to watch because he was so overpowering and when he was at his best he was practically impossible to hit. But for most of his career, his control was awful. He gave up a lot of bases on balls and that’s like giving up a base hit in most situations. His wildness cost him runs and those runs cost him games. Ryan gave up the most walks of any pitcher in the league 8 times. He led the league in ERA only twice in his 27 year career. Ryan was exciting to watch, a great power pitcher, and he pitched effectively for twenty-seven years - again, very impressive - but the greatest pitcher of all time? No, not even close. His lifetime ERA was 3.19. That’s very good, but it’s not fantastic. There were pitchers from his era who posted lower ERAs.
@@syourke3 So, based on your criteria, who is the GOAT then? Ed Walsh??
I remember this happening. Local news broke in to regular programming to show it live. I have to hand it to the news anchor there, he did a pretty good job on the play by play. You could tell he was in awe like a school kid. And the next day it was all over the national news and newspapers. There was even radio com exchange between NASA and astronauts on the space shuttle orbiting at the time, letting them know Nolan got another no-hitter.
Records that will probably never be broken 👍 Ryan is the best of the best period
Another record that will never be broken is Johnny Vander Meer's 2 consecutive no hitters. To break it you have to throw 3. Highly unlikely.
Fans go to baseball games hoping to see a no hitter but never expecting to see one. The only times fans were expecting to see a no hitter was when Nolan pitched. That was the bar he set
It's amazing to me that Nolan Ryan left a roadmap of what sychonized, full body, kinetic chain mechanics can do in terms of power and longevity, and young pitchers are all getting their velocity from a violent 3/4 arm snap instead.
I once went to an Angels game to see him pitch, and from the right field bleachers I could hear the ball hit the catcher's mitt...WHOMP!
True story...i was at the game at Anaheim Stadium in 1992 when they gave him a beautiful horse saddle. I was there! I had pink eye in both eyes...miserable. I had to be there! 😊
Chalk that one up to records that will never be touched.
along with strikeouts
Pretty good job by a news anchor
sportsmedia25 he seemed like he was genuinely having fun
I was thinking they did a really good job as well.
Think about it: how many times will you watch something historic in your lifetime live? I'd be willing to bet this guy had covered sports early in his career.
Violating every copyright law in the books. They stole the feed from a Canadian network. They had to settle out of court or MLB was going to take away their rights to show any MLB highlights for a year. The producer was fired and the director was demoted that stole the signal. Someone from sports department was yelling during news broadcast that they were doing something illegal and finally they took down the local NBC logo and put the TSN logo back up.
@@Swordsfor200Alex as we learned yesterday on The Ticket
GOAT AND a truly awesome man all around! Just imagine IF he had played for winning teams…….Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox…..who knows!
I was there. First row in right field near the 'High Sierra Club' sign that someone had out there.
I was there too. First base side. After we went to Safari Bar just up the street. Good old days!
44 yrs old!
7th no-hitter..
Unbreakable record
Greatest of all times.
12 complete game one-hitters. 5 INTO THE 9TH. Imagine adding those 5 games. insane.
Newscaster was genuinely pleased to get a working break like that.
Good on the station for staying with that incredible moment...he was a WS champion with the Miracle Mets of '69.
As a Cardinal fan, I have nothing but the utmost respect for Nolan Ryan. Could that man pitch or what?
Pitcher with the lowest career opponents' batting average in MLB history: Nolan Ryan
Pitcher who gave up the most walks in MLB history: Same guy
The Thing That Should Not Be He also gave up the most HR’s. He also lost 292 games. Still an All time great.
@@bobabooey4537 jealous troll
@@keefwins04 That is incorrect. He did not give up the most HRs. That would be Jamie Moyer with 522. Ryan only gave up 321, way down the list.
That is incorrect. Pitcher with the lowest OBA all-time would be Craig Kimbrel. As a starting pitcher, that would be Herb Score.
He did this against a great Toronto team that was in first place, not some scrub team. That says a lot about Nolan Ryan.
He did it against the 2-time World Series Champions in 1992 and 1993!
Maybe more amazing is that Ryan has 12 one-hitters to his credit while throwing 130 pitches a game. He threw 256 pitches or around that in one game and pitched on 3 days rest for much of his career. The first 1 million dollar per year player but only earned 25 million in 27 years played. Those sorry ass pitchers today can barely get to 5 innings to qualify for a win these days.
I do agree with you, you're not wrong, but it's mostly the managers and pitching coaches doing. Just remember Kershaw had a perfect game into the 7th and they pulled him because his pitch count was getting too high and he was still under 100 pitches. I do see more and more pitchers getting hurt though and having to get surgery. Truth be told, pitchers aren't built like Ryan. He was just an exception to the rule. Nobody was as tough, or as durable, and Noone EVER will be able to pitch as long as he did, nobody will be able to throw as hard as long as Ryan did. There's evidence out there that radar guns back in the 80s didn't read as accurately as they do now. He was clocked as high as 101 but now they're thinking he was throwing about 104, which makes more sense.
@@crimsontide1980 Kershaw got pulled because he would've ended missing his next 2 or 3 starts if he didn't already. He hasn't started 30+ games since 2015 and hasn't had a complete game since 2017.
The newscasters obviously never heard of the "don't mention a no-no till it's over" rule. But I don't think there was a jinx Ryan couldn't beat. Love how he just smiled and walked off the mound without the self congratulations. "I've done this before, you know."
And here comes the last batter!..
Smh.. lol..
My all time favorite player playing my favorite sport, fun to watch. Last time I saw Randle Carlyle he was in Salt Lake City doing the news.
Nolan's no hit record and Ricky Henderson's stolen base record are two that cannot ever be broken. What an era of baseball. Nolan is definitely the best pitcher of all time.
His strike out record is also untouchable.
He didn't need steroids to do it. A true professional athlete. ⚾
Rose's record of 4256 hits isn't going to be broken either. Nobody is even close
Along with Johnny Vander Meer's record of two consecutive no-hitters. That's a record that may never be tied let alone broken.
@@felixmadison5736 the two no hitters in a row is certainly impressive but that's more of a feat than a record. I just mean it's only happened once so it's not really going to appear in the record lists. If anyone throws 3 in row it would be looked upon as almost a miracle lol
To think he had 12 career ONE hitters and 18 career TWO hitters! He could/should have at least 10 no-hitters out of those, if not more!
Geoff Adam complete games ? If so, thats a crazy stat . Kinda like Jack Nicklaus 19 runner ups in majors ...
5 of those ONE hitters were when he had a NO NO broken up in the 9th! Unbelievable
I saw one of his one hitters that should have been a no hitter if not for a worthless right fielder.
Saying could or should in sports is ridiculous. I can then say they could or should have got a bunt single in all 7 no hit games so he would have none.
@@dannycarlow8204 True. Which leaves us with the fact that he did actually indeed pitch 7 no-hitters, and no one else ever did.
The Ryan Express.....possibly the greatest of all time....hands down the most consistent and intimidating I ever saw pitch....106 mph fastball..
106?...yeah?.... No sir, wrong. Mr. Ryan threw no faster than 95/97 at times. Averaged 92/93 mph. There ya go.... truth!
@@williamthorstad8848 lol Where the hell did you get those stats?
Ummmmm.... I'm in my 60s.... grew up watching him. Where did u get 106? That sir, STILL hasn't happened. No one in the Ryan Era threw 100. Again, truth!
@@williamthorstad8848 lol ...and I'm 56 and grew up watching him too. So What. The 106 the guy is talking about is estimated speed his 100.9 would be clock at if it were measured by today standards. Ryans era spanned 4 decades. DIbble hit 101 and Ryan's last pitch was clocked at 98 at 46 years old so I'd say it safe to say he was throwing more heat 20 years prior. ...By the way ...why do you like your own posts? lol
Dibble was on 'roids.... doesn't count. And I like my own comments because they have facts, not just someone's opinion. What, you have issues with that? (I don't have to edit them though.) Done.
so good so watch this over and over - wish i had been there
Look how Nolan always looks fresh even after 9 innings these 4-5 put most pitchers in their graves
he works much faster than modern pitchers
I saw it live on TV...picked up around 6th inning. It was exciting.
I was at an Angels game. They stopped the game and showed it on the scoreboard. The crowd went NUTS. He is still remembered and loved in Anaheim.
Jane Mcgerry! I remember that smile from Nolan, never forget it!
I got to see Ryan's No No in Houston - pitched an awesome game.
He was a regular at Little League games in the greater Houston area - met him a couple of times - one of the nicest people ever. Always sharing wisdom with the kids.
Dumbest thing was for the Astros to trade him to the Rangers - he should have finished his career as an Astro.
he is one of my favorite child hood heros
What amazes me every time I look back and watch these videos is the guy was a big dude!.. lol..
44 years old, 16 strike outs alone is beyond incredible but a no hitter as well at 44 yrs old!!! Are you kidding ME.
The guy was nasty.. And he didn’t mind throwing 150 pitches.. Early on in his career if the curve was on, it was a possibility… Later on he developed that circle change and if either were on, it was a possibility..
Nolan Ryan, my favorite athlete of all time!!
Just one of many records Ryan has that will never be broken.
I sat down in a sports book here in Las Vegas during the 6th inning and by the time the game ended it was packed.
Texas Heat!🔥
And this is why Nolan Ryan is the greatest pitcher of all time,..this record will never be broken.Instead of Cy Young award how about Nolan Ryan award.
This was the most dominant game he ever pitched and arguably one of the most dominant games ever pitched. Only four ball made it out of the infield. It's also one of the highest pitching game scores ever.
"even he is feeling a little bit if pressure." good, lady, good.
THE GOAT of the baseball mound.
That was a great Blue Jay team on the cusp of back to back championships he did that to.
I’d say the news anchor is a pretty good play-by-play man!
The Goat
I always forget Ryan in the conversation for GOAT status. He was 44 and Toronto was loaded! 7 no hitters?!?
1:40 great call by the ump. He obviously wanted Nolan to pitch a no hitter. Awesome discipline by the umpire.
People forget his curveball was nasty. Pete Rose said his curve was the best he ever faced
late in his career he learned the circle change which made him a much better pitcher.
I'm glad someone else mentioned this too. That 12 to 6 curve was a thing of beauty.
Yea and he had the 12 to 6 curve like it drops off a table not those slurves of todays pathetic excuse for ball players.
Even his curve ball was clocked at 85 mph in his prime. There are a lot of pitchers who can't even throw a fastball that fast!
Koufax had a good one too.
12 one hitters - tied with Feller and 18 two hitters. Crazy. I saw him in CA when he was mowing them down for the angles. Norm Cash came to plate with an oar. It was so funny. He puts down the oar and strikes out.
I heard it was a chair leg??!!!
It was a chair leg and he flew out to short left field, caught by shortstop Rudy Meoli, to end his second no-hitter July 15, 1973.
In DETROIT!! Not Anaheim,CA.
He's the Greatest baseball player ever period!!!
I lived in Forth Worth at the time and I was listening to the game on the radio.
He looks in great shape.
Striking out a future hall-of-famer to wrap it up