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Nolan Ryan / Jerry Koosman: 1968 Topps: c. 17,425 [57] [58] [59] PSA GM-MT 10 August 26, 2016: Heritage Auctions: Nolan Ryan's rookie card [60] [61] 38 $787,531 $575,000 Babe Ruth: 1914 Baltimore News: c. 8 [62] [63] PSA Good 2 August 2012: Private sale Features Ruth with the minor league Baltimore Orioles two years before his first Major ...
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 .
Year Team Sport Notes Ref 1987: Minnesota Twins: Baseball: World Series Champions (first team depicted on box) [6]1988: Washington Redskins: Football: Super Bowl XXII
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This is a year-by-year list of Topps All-Star Rookie Teams. Note that players selected for a particular team appear in the following year's set release. So, a player named to the 2023 Topps All-Star Rookie team will have a trophy symbol on his 2024 Topps baseball card. †
On May 5, 2004, Clemens recorded his 4,137th career strikeout to place him second on the all-time list behind Nolan Ryan. He was named the starter for the National League All-Star team but ultimately was the losing pitcher in that game after allowing six runs on five hits, including a three-run home run to Alfonso Soriano.
Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Power, Precision and Long-Term Performance, Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-671-70581-4. (With Nolan Ryan and Jim Rosenthal.) Play Ball: The New Baseball Basics for Youth Coaches, Parents, and Kids, West Publishing Company, 1993. ISBN 0-314-02575-8.
At the time of his retirement, his strikeout rate was bested by only two pitchers: Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. His ratio of 7.03 hits allowed per nine innings also places him ninth all-time as of 2011. [18] He ranks eighth all time on the list of career ten or more strikeout games with 74, tied with Bob Gibson. [19]