5/1/91: Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 3, F -- When baseball's King of Ks, Nolan Ryan, struck out Roberto Alomar for his 16th strikeout of the game, it marked the completion of Ryan's record seventh no-hit gem -- three more than the man with the second most no-nos in history, Sandy Koufax. The 44 year-old Ryan proved yet again that there was still plenty of life left in the "ole right arm."
A true man of steel! Pitched 27 years! His records of 5714k's and 7 no hitters will never be broken!!!
He SHOULD have had 10 or more no-hitters and over 400 wins...500???!!!!
@elvicare35 324 wins is no where near 400 or 500
He also threw 12 one hitters. When he was on, he was pretty much unhittable.
People don't realize how important that last sentence is... his records will never be broken.
Too bad he didn't win a Cy Young Award.
Good lord, I absolutely love the look, sound, and feel of old baseball. It must have been magical to witness it growing up.
It really was. I was a 15 year old kid, living in Garland Texas in 1990.... When my dad surprised my younger brother and I with opening day 1990 tickets in Arlington Texas with my idol Nolan Ryan on the mound... it was a dream come true.. he didn't pitch a no-hitter that day, but he pitched really really well. And I will remember the grunt he made with every fastball he threw for the rest of my life.
It was fine but it's much better today because you have the score on the screen and we have access to more information that helps you better understand the game.
I'm 48 years old and this era was glorious.
It was. The sport is a three true outcome sport with gimmicks like bigger bases now to increase false increases in stolen bases.
It was 😊
30 years and 4 months later, and I still got chill bumps watching the final strikeout...
💯
True legend pitcher
I had just turned 11 in March. My dad came home early from work and surprised me with the fact that we were going to the game, something we did often since we lived in Arlington, about 20 minutes from Arlington Stadium. We sat in the left field bleachers, lower deck. I was young, so I don't remember everything about the game, but I remember the last strikeout, and getting drenched with beer as fans threw their beers into the air after that third strike. Great memories...
I turned 11 in March as well. I was at the Angel's game in Anaheim when they flashed the video on the scream. The crowd went nuts.
Dude,,, That Is A Awsoume Memory To Have. Make memory's Father's out there, they are most important.
Thats an awesome story
Great story bud - thanks for sharing. The Blue Jays, around that time, would be TOUGH to get a no hitter on. I have no idea how Ryan never won the Cy Young.
Thats awesome! I live in Arlington as well, grew up here. The company my dad worked for at the time, Berryman Products had company seats, so my dad routinely got tickets. Only went to 1 game at Arlington Stadium, but went to a bunch at The now Old Ballpark. July 28th 1994, was a game that my dad just happen to take my friend and I to. Around the 5th inning my dad said "I dont think Kenny has had anyone reach 1st yet". Well, we know the history that Kenny Rogers made that night. i have never been in a louder place. While I wasnt quite 11, I would turn 11 later that year ;-)
7 no-nos and an impressive headlock on Robin Ventura.GOAT
chazbukowski Yeah...Ryan was amazing but not the greatest ever
@Kevin Michael TRIPPING
And 5700+ strikeouts.
@Kevin Michael def in top 15
@kevinmichael9482 Probably just a bWAR-drone given that Nolan is 17th in bWAR after eliminating 19th century pitchers.
16 strikeouts. No hits. Against a quality Jays team on the verge of greatness, no less.
I know right
Excellent lineup from top to bottom. Almost like an All-star game lineup.
at 44 years old
I am a Blue Jays fan. I was in awe...he was still throwing 97 mph in the friggin' 9th inning. He is probably the most overlooked HOF pitcher in history. Much respect for the Ryan Express 🙌
How was Roberto Alomar roided? You must talking about Pudge, Rafael "I Have Never Done Steroids" & Juan Gonzalez. Alomar was a clean player and the best defensive second baseman of all time.
Nolan Ryan's fastball is fantastic but his curveball is unbelievable
for real. honestly he doesn't get nearly enough credit for his breaking pitches.
Plus a change-up with 100.mph fastball, curve ball, they say fastball & curve working he was unhittable
When he had it going. When it didn't snap, he got lit up. That's all pitchers though.
How about the first pitch to Gruber?
Exactly if he had his curveball dialed in alongside that fastball he was dominant.
I'm a musician,....so from time to time I get to play at functions where I get to meet celebrities.
One of my favorite stories was at a sports function in Dallas Texas about 14-15 years ago.
A retired umpire was there and we got to talking. I asked him who was the fastest pitcher he ever saw, to which he replied, Nolan Ryan. He then proceeded to tell me this story:
The ump said, "Nolan was up in the count 1-2"......."he started his wind up",....
then he said, "Nolan delivered the ball but then , I lost it",...
I replied, "what do you mean?"......
The ump said, "I lost sight of the ball and all I heard was the pop as it hit the glove",......
The ump said, "I yelled STRIKE!...YOU'RE OUT!"......
The ump said, "The batter turned to me and said, "Did you REALLY see it?",.....
The ump responded, "Nope,....but it SOUNDED like a strike"
true story...and quite possibly one of the great stories no one will ever here.......
hahaha amazing story and I believe it!
great story
I read his autobiography. Once a pitch goes over a certain speed, some people can't discern the ball.
Was lucky enough to be there, sitting 2nd deck, third base side. The flash bulbs exploding all over the stadium upon every wind up in the 9th remains fresh in my mind. We raced afterwards to the T.G.I. Fridays down the street in Lincoln Square, thats where Nolan went after most starts. He arrived to thunderous applause, shook every hand offered, including my own. Class act in every way.
You lucky bastion, I only watched it on TV
They don't make men like this anymore, great athlete, hardest worker you'll ever know, gracious and humble, yet confident. Today's younger generation can learn a lot from Ryan's work ethic.
True. Despite all our science and technology we do not seem to be making better humans or horses for that matter. Nowadays a guy is limited to innings or pitches or days between starts, etc.
Very well said!!!!!
money went up & players realized they're the moneymakers. has nothing to do with work ethic, just the unfortunate result of baseball being a major american sport
@@vektorog , what has nothing to do with work ethic. Show me a pitcher these days throwing heat like that through his mid 40s as a starter and I'll show you a unicorn. Verlander is probably as close as you get.
lol you didn't know Nolan you watched him on TV weirdo
Incredible stat: Nolan Ryan threw 7 career no-hitters.
Even more incredible stat: He had 5 no-hitters broken up in the 9th inning (!!).
One of the all-time greats.
+Brandon Van After throwing this no no, he had a perfect game going against California into the seventh!!!!!
He had 12 1'hitters
@107565970805244505301 I saw him 3 times live, and with my Dad just missed him for the fourth time before his arm gave out, throwing his last pitch over 90 miles per hour!!!!! The 1991 game in Seattle, he struck Ken Griffey Jr out twice and made him pop out easily, and he had 8 strikeouts, and a 3 hitter, which were not great hits, and it was like a no-hitter atmosphere, for me, he was really on!!!!!!!!!! I saw him strike out Ken Griffey Sr and Junior in the same 1990 game, it was guaranteed no-hitter night, and he had 9 k's, and he warmed up by throwing a football!!!!! P.S.-I had FORGOTTEN that I saw him a SECOND time in 1990, facing Ken Griffey Jr AND Sr, and one of the times that Ken Sr was at-bat, there must have been like 10 foul balls, maybe 2 or 3 less...4 at the MOST, but it was a battle, and A LOT of souveniers for the fans???!!!!!
the problem with that is though is alot of there hitters were strikeout type hitters,not alot of high avg hitters,besides rickey,and maybe lansford..they just killed alot of mistakes..and had solid pitchers..
Yep indeed amazing.
Absolute stud. They don't make many like the Ryan Express. Blowin' away dudes young enough to be his sons, at 44. Incredible.
Yep!!!
Always will be my favorite player of all time.
Me too. I was a Nolan Ryan fanatic for ages.
Me too
Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock's stolen base record on the same day.
Ryan stole that thunder.
Life in the 413 - I remember that and it definitely showed a contrast in class. Henderson had an arrogant post game interview where he talked about how great he was and that the stolen base recorded made him the G.O.A.T. Ryan was humble and complemented his teammates who helped preserve the no-hitter and his catcher for calling a great game. Ryan was (is) a class act.
ksir Henderson was not exactly what you'd call humble, of course, while Ryan was. But Henderson did get a bit of a bad rap for that post-game line about "the greatest of all time." First, he said later that this line was meant to be a tip of the cap to Muhammad Ali, who was a hero of his and who had used the statement himself. And the other interesting point was that he wrote his statements in consultation with Lou Brock (whose record he was breaking) and with his complete blessing.
Yes, was so good to see Ryan take the headlines
And to make matters worse, Nolan struck out Henderson for his 5,000th career strikeout.
I was born on this day.. jerks taking the stage from an infant
The very best. No one will ever come close to Ryan... No one
in strikeouts, no one will ever come near that record or 7 no-no's
Nolan Ryan didn't get inducted into the Hall of Fame, he is the Hall of Fame
Well, Sandy Koufax was in the same mold as Ryan, until he blew out his arm. Koufax had 4 no hitters in just 6 years and much lower ERA's than Nolan.The only issue that put a little tiny black eye on Ryan's career were those thousands of walks he allowed and not an impressive win/loss percentage and era a bit high for his inhuman ability. Should have had less losses and a bit lower era with this form and speed.
@@Artificialintelligentle It all comes down to who he was playing for. As far as win/ Loss etc. Bottom line is no one did what he did for as long as he did. Period
No Steroids all talent and stamina.
No steroids??? Lmaof of course he was on STEROIDS how do u think he was able to throw 90+ and dominate at an old age he's just like Clemens only he wasnt caught or suspected of use that's why they call pro hormones the fountain of youth
Joe Lewus 300 SO, sorted by age. 20 of 33 under age 30. Only three guys over age 31: Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling. Ryan was 42!
Ryan last had 10 SO per 9 innings in 1978 at age 31 in AL. Then at 40 in NL Ryan had his career high: 11.5! 270 SO in 211 innings. Second best in Ryan's career: 11.3 at age 42 with 301 SO ... in the AL with a DH! He also led the league in strikeouts from 40-43 before that at age 34 what happened 6 yr span he just suddenly started to dominate again lmaof!!
Joe Lewus It if wasn't the 1940's I'd say yes.
ha see " no one else's arm could throw that hard and fortthat long and not have his elbow tear quickly" yea without the help of steroid and other drugs to help him hear he's just like roger Clemens get that through your naive head!! I see you know nothing about how steroids work you can still take the drug and not put on. a bodybuilder type of size it depends on how MUCH you take
Ted Williams?? Iim talking about Ryan where the fuck did you grab Tedwilliams from ? and steroids have been around since the 1930's and Olympic athletes used them in the 40's no medical degree but everyone is differen steroids effect varys from person to person and why do you have such a closed mind and not even think if the steroid era happened there should have been pioneers it had to of started somewhere hell Arnold Schwarzenegger used steroids in the 70's people especially in sports where competition is very high ppl are always gonna look to get an edge over the competition
I don't see any pitchers ever reaching such plateau. This guy is the greatest and I'm glad I was old enough to see his career.
The way the game has changed even if another Ryan came along he still wouldn’t be able to reach these heights.
Nolan Ryans mechanics are the reason he was incredible. By studying physics, one can easily understand that the forces he creates with his high leg kick and strong back leg drive are the reason he was able to keep his arm healthy and pitch well into his 40's.
Garrett Thierry makes more sense now.
one negative is they could steal on him easier - but worth the tradeoff
Very strong legs!
@@jdt2003 especially since it was so hard to get a hit lol
I think the only injury he ever had was in his last major league start in 1993 when he tore something which says a lot because the percentages of pitchers who need Tommy John surgery has almost become a standard practice now. If someone wants to know how to succeed at the MLB level, the best pitchers to model themselves after are Greg Maddux for his knowledge to get the batter out, and Nolan Ryan who knew how to use his strength to get the job done.
I turned down tickets to this game. Could have gone but it was a last minute thing so I declined. The next morning when I was out getting coffee I saw it in the newspaper. Never will I forgive myself for this one!
ibuprofenPill Life is not fair and like a box of chocolates, you know.
Yowza!!!
Those last-minute things change lives, Advil.
Those last minute things turn out to be the best. You should have gone...
You should keep a headache for not going
Ryan's mechanics are a thing of beauty. Just flawless in his delivery.
"And he rewrites the record books every time he plays." Prophetic.
You know... when you look at this Blue Jay's lineup .. they were GIANTS, literally, of baseball that year. Gruber, Olerud, Carter, Hill, etc. It makes this no-no even MORE impressive. If I were to guess before Nolan took the hill that year, where his no hitter would come, it would NOT be this team, They were extremely solid! Miss Nolan :)
Yeah, it's a shame they didn't beat the Twins in '91. I thought they were the better team, also it would've been nice to see a team 3-peat not named the Yankees.
+Burnsengine He was really sick before the game too!!!!!
Not really. The Jays won the WS in 92 and 93, not 91. They were below AL average in AVG, OBP, OPS and were 2nd in strikeouts despite having the 4th least ABs. It’s exactly the type of team that is a higher risk of being no-hit.
He got the A's the year before too. That team was even more stacked
I was blessed to see him at the end of his career at Comiskey park in Chicago. I was born a Cubs fan on the southside of Chicago and my newlywed wife couldn't understand my excitement about going to that ball game. I had seats in the right-field bleachers and walked around that park and got up behind home plate as close as I could get before they kicked me out. I never heard a catcher's glove pop that loudly. The Ryan Express is an understatement, that ball was humming. His knee bending curveball made that fastball even better.
I was also a Southside Cubs fan. Wish I could have got to see Nolan pitch, especially that close.
No one will ever come close to 7 no hitters Nolan Ryan was the greatest pitcher of all time.
Smoke from those fastballs! He was amazing.
cornshucker77 Even more when you consider he threw his last pitch ever at 97 mph with a blown out elbow in Seattle.
I faced him once in a game in spring training in 1990 Mtl @ Texas and I flew out to deep center to the wall and the fast ball was 95 mph I have never been so nervous before he was so awesome.
He's awesome no doubt. He ain't the Goat of pitching. He walked way too many batters. Way too many.
I love how the screen isn't full of graphics and logos, much better this way. just baseball. wish it was still like this.
0:37 "Are you in for a treat tonight" True words right there
This game was seared into my conscience the day I saw it as a 13 year old in 91. And I have never forgotten it. As a Blue Jay fan at the time I had never seen a pitcher dominate them the way Ryan did. This was and still is the greatest pitching performance I have ever seen. What an incredible athlete
I was there. I bought tickets for my birthday and sat on the 3rd base side about 5 rows up from BJays bullpen. The best pitching performance I've ever seen. Hands Down.
The Jays were a great team. They won the world series in 92 and 93 with this core of players.
44 years old and Ryan was still throwing in the upper 90's! Remarkable! Look out, here comes the Ryan Express!
Ryan was the Tom Brady of baseball
To be in that crowd on that night.....just awesome. No Hitters are special. Especially back then. But to see the great Nolan Ryan throw his 7th? At home? Incredible. What makes it even better is how he finished it off with a K!!! Listen to that crowd. The energy!
I am so happy to be named after this guy. LOVE YA NOLAN!
That was his most dominating pitching performance. He was in control from the first pitch.
The first pitch was a ball in the dirt.
***** With Ryan, one pitch would set-up another pitch. Because his pitches had so much movement, he played alot with batter reaction time.
So a fastball high and away would set up a 90 mph change-uplow and inside...
@@99SpidermanFan pitchers back then actually pitched. Curt Shilling would be the one to tell the dbacks offense where to move. He said if the ball doesn't come to you, that's on me because I didn't pitch it right. Now it's all math and calculations for a 1% advantage
I have a friend of mine who is a sports fan, and he loves to travel, so he has combined those two loves into something special. He has traveled to and watched a game in every Major League Stadium in use. The last one on his list was in Arlington. You guessed it, he finished his tour on this particular evening. Upper deck behind home plate.
I am in Canada always been and love my Rangers. Big Texas legend
Amazing. I was able to watch the last few innings of this because ESPN cut over to it from their regular coverage. To be able to dominate with heat like that at 44 years of age is something that was never seen before and will never be seen again. The guy was a monster, he was making those guys look silly. That was greatness.
What makes it more impressive for me is during warmups his back flared up and he didn't think he had anything that night. After the first inning he told his offense just get me one.
THE greatest pitcher, ever!!!
***** Ryan had 7 no-hitters, 12 one-hitters, there is a game in 1986(July 22 vs Expos) where Ryan when into the tenth with one hit, score 0-0, so if his team had score a single run he would have had 13 one-hitters.
Dennis Berry For sure.
Look up “7 facts that prove Nolan Ryan was THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME!” If that doesn’t convince you, then that makes you the ignorant one.
@Steven Gray he was great. No doubt. But he walked way too many guys. Way too many or else he would be goat. Guys like Maddux didn't strikeout guys but walked 40 guys a year. Ryan walked 200 guys a year.
I have 5 on my list in modern times. Koufax has the lowest ERA, the most wins and the most strikeouts in combination. Pedro Martinez was up there for a 5 yr period. Johnson and Ryan. greg Maddux was utterly unhittable for a 5 yr stretch with Era's below 1.70! and only 25 walks the entire season ,not to mention 10 gold gloves as a pitcher. Maddux was the most underrated pitcher in baseball history in that 5 yr 90's stretch because of his slider and movement that sank and went IN on right handed batters, away on left handed batters. You usually hit a soft ground ball for an out. His walk to innings pitched ratio was probably the lowest in history..!!
I almost saw a Nolan Ryan no hitter in Arlington vs. the Tigers. I was in the bleachers and Nolan had a no hitter with 2 outs in the 9th when Dave Bergman hit one off the wall to end the no hitter. I was also there for what was technically Nolan's last game, although he was injured and wasn't pitching. It was the last game of 1993 Rangers vs Royals. It was Nolan's final game, it was George Brett's final game, and it was the last game in Arlington Stadium before they moved to the new park. The Ranger crowd gave George Brett a standing ovation.
Ends the game striking out another Hall of Famer in Alomar! Ryan Express was amazing!!
I read that something like 12 MLB players named their sons "Ryan" after Nolan Ryan. It shows what people who know him, think of him.
And against a very tough Blue Jays line-up. Very impressive.
+leafyutube The most impressive thing about the last three Ryan no hitters? He had them all against damn good teams.
1981 vs. LA Dodgers, the eventual World Champions
1990 @ Oakland, defending World Champs, would lose to Cincinnati in the Series
1991 vs. Toronto, would win back to back titles in 1992 and 1993
Think about this too. Nolan Ryan also pitched 12 one-hitters & 18 two-hitters in his remarkable career. His all-time stats are simply staggering!
24 Three hitters, 31 four hitters.
But no Cy Youngs 😢
This brings back a lot of memories. To think that he can still be playing at 44 years old and to throw with that kind of velocity and not have the curve ball for the last few innings and still blow away 16 hitters, WOW!!! If you look at his physique, you could tell that he certainly was a special athlete. God bless him.
Love the way the crowd was booing every time the ump called a ball the last inning.
How great it was to get break away coverage from one game to a no hitter in the late innings or another record breaking moment in baseball. Very exciting times.
I saw this game. I'm a Blue Jays fan but couldn't help but root for the legend, Nolan.
There will never be another like him...maybe the most gifted right arm in baseball history. He was a throwing machine.
Right on!!!!!
Sandy Koufax could’ve set more records if he didn’t retire but still Nolan Ryan is a god
There will never be another Nolan Ryan.
He's 44 years old here. All those Mets pitchers from the late 60s and early 70s using a drop and drive motion had long successful careers with almost no injury. Today they pitch with a stiff front leg and use their over muscled arms to pitch. Even though they're bigger and stronger and have access to advanced performance technology, even though they're on restricted pitch counts, they still get injured frequently and sometimes need TJ surgery too. Why won't they look at this way of pitching again? I'm watching for the first smart person to catch on.
I watched this live on TV when I was 12. It was so amazing that I wanted to write a song about it.
Picogram I was also 12, living in the Dallas area. This game was on cable, which my family didn’t have, so I listened to all 9 innings on the radio. Later I found out that one of the local tv stations picked up the broadcast in the 8th inning once word got out about what was going on. I was so pissed that I listened to the radio instead of getting to watch it live lol
Nolan is hands down the greatest pitcher of all time! I used to go watch him pitch for the Rangers all the time and even as a kid I knew I was watching greatness. I have watched this game a bunch of times over the years because I had a vhs tape that showed Nolan pitching and only the innings the Rangers scored in. This was the first time I watched this game in several years and I’m still blown away at how dominant he was that night. I have watched Kenny Rogers perfect game & even watched a couple of no hitters & perfect games live on tv over the years and while every single one of them is an amazing feat this one sticks out because of who he is and the fact that the Blue Jays were a great team that went on to win more than one World Series. I had forgotten just how overpowering he was with all those strikeouts. One thing always rang true with Nolan & that was if his curveball was on point it was going to be a long night for hitters.
- "THAT'S IT! No. 7 is in the books...the remarkable Ryan has done it again!" :-)
Legendary call from the late Don Chevrier...
I was 10 years old when Ryan went to the Angels and I will never forget Nolan Ryan on the cover of sports illustrated and the article on him . I was so taken by him .I can't believe he pitched 7 no hitters.
Nolan Ryan, BEST pitcher in the history of the game!!! Nobody will ever pass this accomplishment.
Nolan's strikeout record, no-hit record, and Rose's hit record will probably stand forever.
astclair I think there is a slight chance that the one to beat Rose's record is already playing now.
Who do you think... I know its not jeter. Maybe miguel cabrera but doubt it with his string pf injuries (will hit 500 homeruns anyway)
oldiesmusic76 lol no
There is my point. I'm not saying he did, but players in any sport that do steroids are hurt quite often and have nagging injuries. That's why old style pitchers like Ryan could pitch 9 innings a game. Today pitchers are hurt every week it seems. Bryce Harper nagging injuries and quick muscle gain. Trouit healthy consistent, no roid rage like Harper.Cabrera? Maybe.
Greatest pitcher of all time, that fastball was incredible!!!!!
+Derek Burch nope. Great, but not the best of all-time.
+the 'stache and tell me who else has bested more than 7 no hitters?? i think not
Derek Burch so, how Ryan performed in 7 games, out of the 807 he appeared in, makes him the greatest of all-time?
L....O....L
Sandy Koufax threw four no hitters in 314 career starts. Nolan Ryan threw seven in 773 starts. Since Ryan started more than twice as many games, one would think that Ryan might have more no hitters, no?
And as a pure pitcher, Koufax dusts Ryan. Ryan never won a Cy Young. Koufax won three in his last four years.
+the 'stache Statistically he's the hardest pitcher to hit in the history of the game....and he held so many records when he retired he held the record for most records held
zzzzz... 7 no hitters and your point is mute!
Awesome game I saw him pitch live in 1993. Thanks for shareing this game with everyone.
I’m glad to say I was kid and the biggest Nolan Ryan fan in Georgia during the 90s. He is the greatest of all time ☝🏻🇺🇸
Saying things like "young John Olerud" and "young Juan Gonzalez", it's almost like he's announcing for us here in the future.
thirty years ago and still great as the day he and his team did it
Just wow, the guy who got his first ever big league hit off of Nolan Ryan was the last out of Nolan's final no no. How perfect!
My Dad and I listened to the entire game on the radio in my room. One of my most treasured memories with my Dad, right along with Nolan’s 6th NH 💙⚾️
Nolan Ryan began his career when my dad was in high school. He retired when I was in high school.
Crazy
Hilarious that when the lady began to sing O Canada in French (The Language that the anthem was originally written in) the broadcaster Chevrier said "What?" and the Jays looked all confused and Stieb laughed. They had no clue what was happening. They probably thought she was singing in Martian or something.
I scrolled down to see if anyone else heard that! LOL. He's like, "Wut?"
7 minutes in, the commentator says, "there was some question as to whether or not he was going to start today, because his last start he THREW OVER 180 pitches." Wow.
Meek Jahye 131 according to baseball reference
www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=ryanno01&t=p&year=1991
LaughterMadeFat He had also hurt his back his last start prior to this game.
The announcer says 130 pitches.
130 pitches is still impressive
180? I didn't know Dusty Baker ever managed the Rangers...
Was 44 years old may 1991 no hit the Toronto Blue Jays struck out Roberto Alomar last out that year pitched 27 games was 12-8 record 203 strikeouts that season he played 27 years over 5;000 strikeouts won 324 games won 7 no hitters broke record of sandy Koufax 4 no hitters another cooperstown Hall O Famer .
7 freakin no hitters by one pitcher, that is crazy.
He had something like 5 more no-hitters into the 9th inning....that's even crazier
Tom Brady: 7 Super Bowl rings the most by any player in NFL history. More than any franchise in NFL history
The fact that Nolan Ryan played for 27 seasons in the MLB is not only a testament to his concrete durability, but also his tenacious dedication and love for the game of Baseball.
Still an unbroken record to this day in 2019 and now 2020.
I'm not a Lawyer but I play one on UA-cam it’ll stay unbroken forever. His no hitters and his strikeout record are untouchable.
better keep counting 2021...2022...2023... because that record will never be broken.
It will never be broken, I'd bet on it.
Could you imagine a pitcher in his 40s throwing a full game today? Forget about a no hitter!
I can't imagine a pitcher throwing a full game. Dodgers got a no hitter a couple years ago...........using 3 or 4 relievers
Both these teams are loaded with talent. This is as good as it gets.
im glad i am able to witness a piece of history here on youtube :-)
I would stop whatever I was doing to watch the Ryan Express! A physical freak! Lol awesome
44 years old and does this? This has to be one of the better athletic performances of all time. Imagine too that the Jays were a great team and were practically never made to look like this.
The Last of his kind, A Real Ball Player.
+Steve C He is not the last of his kind. MLB will not allow pitchers to rack up the innings like they used to. In general, there are more talented pitchers in MLB now than ever in history, but they will be stifled by owners and management from even having the opportunities to achieve great goals.
@@regionman I think you don't understand what the last of his time means no pitcher in the current game will play for 25+ years in the mlb nor be a power pitcher as more and more pitchers are blowing their arms in their first few seasons how is he not the last of his kind
@@regionman plus he threw over 120 pitches consistently who does that now.
...beyond that, his delivery is PERFECT!
Great upload!!! I was just hoping to catch a snippit - instead... we get the game!! Thanks for the upload!
44 years old, still throws mid nineties heater, thats if he doesn't want to reach back and grab a little extra. The man was born to throw a ball.
And he did it at age 44 against a very tough Blue Jays line-up. Very impressive.
Nolan Ryan was my favorite player. My # while I played softball in high school was 34. :-)
Ah my favorite player. This was awesome.
He had over 90 complete games in his career giving up 4 hits or less. LOOK IT UP! GREATEST EVER!
Another fact...Ryan's second baseman in his first two no-hitters was Alomar's father, Sandy Sr.
Did not know that!
Wow! I was fortunate enough to get to throw a bullpen session in Spring Training next to Ryan. He was going easy working on his curve balls and I swear they were faster than my hardest fastball! He wasn't much bigger than me but he used his legs and hips so efficiently to explode the ball towards home plate. He was the first guy at the field in the morning working out in the gym and the last pitcher to go home every day. He let me run sprints with him at days end but never said much to a peon minor leaguer in awe.
Nolan Ryan's strike-out record will probably never be broken. It's such a phenomenal feat to even _play_ for as many decades as Ryan did, but on top of that to be absolutely _devastating_ is the second ingredient I do not think we will ever see again. There is no current MLB pitcher even close to that record, and no pitcher even close to being on pace with it.
Felix Hernandez could if he wanted to play until his late 40s lol
Yep
+Obtainable When has Felix tossed 383 K's in a season, though.
+Mick D lol not the point he still has a shot but it's not likely
if Randy Johnson had started at a more usual age, he would have come close.
What no one will ever challenge is Nolan Ryan's walks allowed record.
The Ryan Express. One of the greatest pitchers EVER.
>he rewrites the record book every game he plays
what incredible foreshadowing
I was at his last game in the Seattle Kingdome in 1993. My friend and I drove up from Portland Oregon with the possibility of seeing his 8th no hitter. Instead he never made it out of the first inning- he never even recorded an out. But we were just SO excited to see the living legend in person! Great times...
Even though I knew he was going to get the no hitter, watching the top of the 9th was intense.
If you go by there, you can still feel the heat!!
I can't even imagine how good Ryan could have been had he been on contending teams instead of the crap teams he pitched for all his career, had he might have had 400 wins and goodness knows how many more no-hitters. Ryan could have been the G.O.A.T
I was very fortunate to have a dad who was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star Telegram for 40 years. During a good portion of that time he was a Rangers beat writer. I got to go to more Ranger games than I could ever count. He also got along real well with Nolan Ryan. Well enough that Nolan Ryan invited my dad down to his hunting property just out of San Antonio one year. And I was extremely fortunate enough to be invited as well. I was a senior in high school at the time. So I got to go hunting with Nolan and hang out with him and his family at their hunting cabin which you can imagine was much much nicer than most hunting cabins. I shot a nice buck which I had mounted along with a picture of Nolan and I that was put in the newspaper. It's one of those times that you'll never forget. My favorite part of that trip was not the hunting or the buck or my picture in the paper with Nolan, but it was a time one evening when I got in from hunting before the others, Nolan having not gone hunting with the rest of us that evening, was there at the cabin so it was just me and him, and we just sat there talking about things like school and sports. I kept having to remind myself that I was chatting with a living legend. It was a very surreal experience.
That's a great experience for you, good luck
Nolan Ryan's last pitch was clocked at 98mph. at age 46 with a torn ligament in his elbow 98mph. pitched in three decades. 5000+ strikeouts seven career no hitters. we will never be on another ride like the Ryan express
James Matthews...69 was in the 60's
Then 70's
Then 80's
Then 90's makes 4 decades!
Four different decades 60, 70, 80, 90.
I can't watch this enough.
44 years old and throwing smoke.
Nolan Ryan was an absolute machine!
The Greatest Pitcher of All-Time.
No................BUT HE WAS MY FAVORITE...............EASILY MY FAVORITE.
Strotophonic who’s the greatest?
@Shotgunner42 Good list, but not complete. Walter Johnson, Steve Carlton.
You’re high
One of the best fastballs ever pitched came from Nolan Ryan but his curveball was truly something great!
I was there! What a performance!
The most dominant pitcher in MLB history. What's just as crazy as the 7 no hitters is the fact he had 12 one hitters and 18 two hitters, both tied for most all time. Lowest hits per 9 innings in history.
There was a clip of him getting another player in the headlock and punching him in the face when the player charged the mound after him after he got hit by the ball.
+BTL2007 That's against Robin Ventura in 1993. Funny thing is Tom Henke was on that Texas team.
August 4th, 1993.....I once dated
someone who was born that very same day.