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Ryan threw a record seven no-hitters during his major league career, three more than any other pitcher. The no-hitters spanned three decades of pitching. In those seven games, Ryan accumulated a total of 94 strikeouts and 26 walks; a ratio of 3.6 strikeouts per walk (his career K:BB was 2.0).
On May 1, 1991, at the age of 44, Ryan became the oldest player to register a no-hitter. Facing the best hitting team in baseball, Ryan kept the Blue Jays hitless – striking out at least one batter in each inning, finishing with 16 while walking two in the 3-0 victory for the Rangers.
The men who caught Nolan Ryan's seven no-hitters reflect on what it was like to be behind the plate when the Ryan Express made baseball history.
Ryan threw no-hitters in three different decades against seven different teams. In 1973, he threw two in one season. His final effort came at the age of 44, against Toronto.
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan established records with his 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters during his 27-year Major League Baseball career.
There's never been another pitcher quite like Nolan Ryan. The flamethrowing right-hander was a statistical marvel, with more strikeouts (5,714) and walks (2,795) than any other pitcher in history, seven no-hitters and 324 wins.
His Game Score, a metric created by Bill James to evaluate individual single-game pitching performances, was 101, the highest of the seven no-hitters Ryan threw, and tied for the highest of his magnificent career. All that kept Ryan from perfection were the two walks he issued.
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That changed on May 15, 1973, when the 26-year-old Ryan, aided by a spectacular defensive gem in the eighth, tossed the first of his record seven no-hitters.
When he retired, he had amassed 324 wins to go with all-time records for no-hitters (seven) and strikeouts (5,714). Ryan’s career began with the Mets organization in the mid-1960s, and he helped New York win the 1969 World Series.