Nolan ryan net worth
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Nolan Ryan
(1947-)
Who Is Nolan Ryan?
Nolan Ryan began his Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets in 1966. He hit his stride after a 1971 trade to the California Angels, earning renown as a top strikeout pitcher on the strength of an overpowering fastball. Over the course of his 27-year MLB career, Ryan recorded more than 300 wins and established records with his seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, he later became president and CEO of the Texas Rangers.
Early Life
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. was born on January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, to Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. and Martha Lee Hancock Ryan. Six weeks after their youngest child's birth, the family moved to Alvin, Texas, a quiet area on the outskirts of Houston. Ryan developed a love for hunting and ranching as a child, and for several years, he woke up early to roll and deliver copies of The Houston Post.
Ryan also developed a love for baseball. He began playing in the Alvin Little League at age nine, providing a taste of things to come by throwing a no-hitter and ma
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Nolan Ryan, the Alvin Express
Hall of Fame Career: Nolan Ryan was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America on January 5, 1999 in his first year of eligibility. Prior to the 1999 election, just 26 players had been selected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, including seven pitchers. The last player so honored was Mike Schmidt in 1995 and the last pitcher was Steve Carlton in 1994. Prior to the 1999 election, there were 237 members of the Hall of Fame, including 178 former major league players, 23 pioneers/executives, 15 Negro Leaguers, 14 managers, and seven umpires.
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in ceremonies at Cooperstown, New York on Sunday, July 25.
When Nolan Ryan threw his final pitch on September 22, 1993, he concluded a 27-year major league career in which he had 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters, the highest totals of any player in history. He won 324 games while playing longer than anyone in major league history.
Most Seasons Ever: Appeared in 27 seas
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