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Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Ryan pitched for the New York Mets , California Angels , Houston Astros , and Texas Rangers .
The 2010 Major League Baseball season began April 4, with the regular season ending on October 3. The 2010 All-Star Game was played on July 13 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The National League ended a 13-game winless streak with a 3–1 victory.
Inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993. Cal Eldred – Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) during the 1989 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Played Major League baseball from 1991 to 2005 (15 seasons). Also played for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.
In the 11th inning (after nearly 200 pitches), Ryan struck out Rich Reese for his 16th of the game and 383rd of the season, a record that still stands over five decades.
Brian Wilson then struck out Philadelphia's Ryan Howard looking in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the pennant for the Giants. This was the last NLCS appearance by the Phillies until 2022 . The Giants would win two more NL pennants during the decade, in 2012 and 2014 , both against the St. Louis Cardinals .
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
In baseball statistics, a pitcher is credited with a game started (denoted by GS) if he is the first pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. Cy Young [1] [2] [3] holds the Major League Baseball games started record with 815. Young is the only pitcher in MLB history to start more than 800 career games.
The prototypical power pitcher is Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan, who struck out a Major League Baseball record 5,714 batters in 5,386 innings. Ryan recorded seven no-hitters , appeared in eight Major League Baseball All-Star Games but also holds the record for most walks issued (2,795). [ 2 ]