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The Ryan Express, No-No #1

On May 15, 1973, a 26-year-old California Angels right-hander named Nolan Ryan threw the first of his record seven career no-hitters striking out 12 Kansas City Royals on the way to a 3-0 shutout. The no-no nearly didn't survive the 8th when Royals second baseman Cookie Rojas hit a sinking liner to shallow left-center that looked like the hit that would break it up. Angels shortstop Rudy Meoli sprinted back, dove, and made an over-the-shoulder catch that he later called the best play of his career. You always need one of those to get the no-no. Ryan walked three. Nobody got past second base. Catcher Jeff Torborg caught it, his third career no-hitter as a catcher, having previously caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. Ryan would throw six more no-hitters across the next 18 seasons, including two with Texas at age 43 and 44. SEVEN total. Sandy Koufax had four. Nobody else has more than three. May 15th was when the record began.

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Nolan Ryan, No. 4

On June 1, 1975, California Angels right-hander Nolan Ryan threw his fourth career no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at Anaheim Stadium — tying Sandy Koufax's all-time record. Final: Angels 1, Orioles 0. Ryan was 28 years old and absurd. He struck out 9 in the no-hitter, walked 4, threw an estimated 130+ pitches. He'd already thrown two no-hitters in 1973 alone — the only pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters in a single season since the deadball era. The fourth no-no tied a record that had stood for almost a decade. Most fans assumed Ryan would eventually pass Koufax — and they were right. He'd throw three more no-hitters before he was done, ending his career with seven — a record that has not been threatened since. Ryan retired in 1993 at age 46 with 5,714 career strikeouts (still the all-time record by 839), seven no-hitters, and a wing of Cooperstown built in his name. The June 1 game in 1975 was the night he caught Sandy Koufax. By the time he was done, he was alone.

@zach

No Hits? No Chance.

Every pitcher has a shot at having their perfect day… unless they’re facing the Angels. The Angels organization hasn’t been victim to a no-hitter since September 11th, 1999, when Twins pitcher Eric Milton threw 122 pitches against a bench-filled Angels lineup, striking out 13 batters and walking two. That’s the longest active streak in MLB, and the Angels remain the only team yet to be no-hit in the 21st century.

@Landon

Max Max Muncy Muncy

Please take a moment to look at the picture up above. Yes, that is true. Though it seems like a glitch in the matrix it’s not. These two individuals share the exact same name, same profession, some position, drafted by the same team, mostly hit towards the bottom of the order, and don’t even know each other. Completely unrelated too! I’d love to see these two on the same team one day.