Knowra Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 27 Major League seasons. He holds MLB records for career strikeouts and no-hitters.
No-hitter : A baseball game in which a pitcher or pitchers allow no hits while recording the required outs. Ryan threw seven no-hitters, more than any other major-league pitcher.
Fastball : A baseball pitch thrown primarily for speed, with movement shaped by its grip and release. Ryan was famous for a fastball reported at exceptional speeds for his era.
Tommy John : An American left-handed pitcher whose career included the elbow surgery later named after him. John and Ryan were longtime teammates with the California Angels in the late 1970s.
Baseball Hall of Fame : A museum and institution in Cooperstown, New York, honoring figures in professional baseball. Ryan entered the Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility.
Cy Young : An American pitcher who won 511 major-league games, the most in baseball history. Young's wins record contrasts with Ryan's records for strikeouts and no-hitters.
Nolan Ryan's seventh no-hitter : The seventh and final no-hitter pitched by Nolan Ryan, completed for Texas against Toronto in 1991. At age 44, Ryan set the major-league record for oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter.
Strikeout : A batter's out recorded when the pitcher earns three strikes under baseball's rules. Ryan's career record of 5,714 strikeouts reflects the pitcher's central route to outs.
Jeff Burroughs : An American outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1985. Burroughs was a Rangers teammate during Ryan's first seasons in Texas.
Texas Rangers : A Major League Baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas. Ryan's later playing years and executive career made him a defining figure in Rangers history.
Roger Clemens : An American pitcher who won seven Cy Young Awards and recorded 4,672 major-league strikeouts. Clemens is a useful comparison for evaluating Ryan's strikeouts, longevity, and award record.
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