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Nolan Ryan adorns the City Hall of his hometown Alvin, TX. The pitching legend is shown wearing the uniform of the Texas Rangers where he finishes his career rather than the uniform of nearby Houston where he toiled for nine seasons. 

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1992 – Nolan Ryan adorns the City Hall of his hometown Alvin, TX. The pitching legend is shown wearing the uniform of the Texas Rangers where he finishes his career rather than the uniform of nearby Houston where he toiled for nine seasons. 

Texas P Nolan Ryan is ejected from a game for the first time in his 26-year career

Texas P Nolan Ryan is ejected from a game for the first time in his 26-year career

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Texas P Nolan Ryan is ejected from a game for the first time in his 26-year career, getting tossed after engaging in a shouting match with Oakland’s Willie Wilson with two outs in the 9th inning. The Athletics win, 2 – 0.

Nolan Ryan passes 5000 innings pitched

Nolan Ryan’s 545th consecutive start surpass Steve Carlton’s major league record

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Texas’s Nolan Ryan notches his 308th career win in a 5 – 4 victory over the Red Sox. Rich Gossage garners his 308th career save in relief. The game marks Ryan’s 545th consecutive start, surpassing Steve Carlton’s major league record.

Nolan Ryan becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surpass 5,000 innings pitched 
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Nolan Ryan becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surpass 5,000 innings pitched 

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1991 – Nolan Ryan becomes the 12th pitcher in major league history to surpass 5,000 innings pitched and gets plenty of hitting help as Texas whips Baltimore, 15 – 3.

Carlton Fisk breaks Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher when he hits his 328th homerun

Carlton Fisk breaks Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher when he hits his 328th homerun

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In the team’s 4-2 victory over Texas at Arlington Stadium, Carlton Fisk breaks Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher when he hits his 328th, a deep shot to left field off Charlie Hough in the top of the second inning. The White Sox backstop, who hit 162 round-trippers while playing for the Red Sox, will end his 24-year Hall of Fame career with 376 homers, 351 as a catcher.

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Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers notches his sixth career no-hitter

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On June 11, 1990, future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers notches his sixth career no-hitter, the most in major league history. The 43-year-old right-hander strikes out 14 Oakland A’s in a 5-0 win. Ryan will pitch an unprecedented seventh no-hitter in 1991.