Articles related to "Nolan Ryan"

Ryan threw seven no-hitters, struck out more batters than anyone else in history and won 324 games. So why is he rarely acknowledged as one of the game's great pitchers?

Pitching is the key to winning games and winning championships. here are some of the best (and worst) records for hurlers in Major League History.

A renowned manager once said that pitching was 75 percent of baseball. The exact percentage may be debated, but it has consistently separated winners from losers.

Amid controversy San Francisco's Barry Bonds now holds the all time home run record taken from "The Hammer," Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron.

From Bobo Holliman to Johnny Vander Meer, the history and important facts about the no-hitter.

A pitcher's win-loss record is just the beginning of the tale. These stats, once understood, can help a fan learn the whole story about a pitcher's value to his team.

Conventional wisdom says that baseball is a young man's game. But these five pitchers all proved that a major leaguer could still be productive after the age of forty.

Home runs and strikeouts are exciting. They keep casual fans interested because both are dramatic. They are fun.

Only twenty-three pitchers have won 300 or more career games since professional baseball started in 1869. Tom Glavine is the newest member.

To say that the New York Mets were mediocre would have been kind. They had, after all, been pretty darned lousy during their brief history. That all changed in 1969.

Hughes, Kennedy, and Chamberlain are expected to complete their first full major seasons, but for three consecutive years, the Mets added a great young pitcher.

There are various types of fastballs that a pitcher can throw, including the split-finger fastball, the four seam or two-seam fastball, and the cut fastball.

A wild pitch can really screw up a pitcher's day. Here is everything you need to know about a pitcher's worst enemy.

Sandy Koufax may have been the best left-handed pitcher of all time. Here are ten essential things that every baseball fan needs to know about the man.

The young fireballer said that the Mets failed to help him develop, partially because manager Gil Hodges and pitching coach Rube Walker were uncommunicative.

Talented rookies enter the camps of the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams as there are many starting positions up for grabs in both camps.

A Cincinnati Reds pitcher of modest attainments performed a feat never equalled before or since: he pitched two consecutive no-hit games in 1938.

Spud Chandler once numbered top managers, hitters, and catchers among his admirers. Now long forgotten, he still holds the record for best career winning percentage.

Memo to baseball purists worldwide: The designated hitter is here to stay, like it or not. And it's time the National League got on board and adopted the DH rule.

Only twenty-four pitchers in major league history have won at least 300 games. Here is a brief history of the 300-win club, from Pud Galvin to the Big Unit.

A fan's picks for greatest baseball players of the 1900s in the National and American Leagues - Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Cy Young, Lou Gehrig, Nolan Ryan and more

The new homes of the New York Yankees and New York Mets are not what the teams were use to in their old stadiums

Baseball history is filled with records and trivia. The following pitchers contributed to these by having no-hitters either early or late in their careers.

One of the game's greatest pitchers joins the craft's most elite club.

Mike Mussina has concluded that a starting pitcher who wins 50 percent of his starts is successful. He is right on target.

The Yankees hope to make the team a little better than last year by switching Kenney and Murcer to new positions.

The season began with the defending champions almost getting swept at home, the loss of an Anaheim Angel, and CC Sabathia losing, then regaining control of his pitches.

A baseball perfect game is so hard to accomplish that golf's hole in one's are easier and occur more frequently.

It was bad enough when the reviled Barry Bonds was the main target of the steroid scandal but now that Alex Rodriguez is in the middle how will baseball recover?

This quiz tests your knowledge of the nicknames of some of major league baseball's greatest and most colorful players.

While some may question his worthiness for the Hall of Fame, a close look at his career reveals that Curt Schilling is well qualified for admission to Cooperstown.

Ken Griffey Jr. is just one home run away from hitting 600 in his career. The scary thing is that if he had stayed healthy, he would probably have a lot more.

With the whole world wondering if future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens could reverse New York's 2007 fortunes, Clemens delivered a quality start and a Win for the Yankees.

The game has changed dramatically since Steve Carlton pitched 346 1/3 innings and completed 30 games in 1972.

Yankee Stadium Will Close at the end of the 2008 baseball season. Here are just a few of the memories that it leaves behind.

When the American League was founded in 1901 to challenge the National League's monopoly on professional baseball, a fierce rivalry was born that continues to this day.

From Painting the Black to the Platinum Sombrero to Hitting a Seeing Eye Single past the Pivot Man, the lexicon of baseball terms continues.

Sandy Koufax overcame wildness, injuries and anti-Semitism to become the best pitcher of the 1960s.

The Mariners made a strong early December splash. Then the M's snatched ace lefty Cliff Lee. Will it be enough to knock off LA and become AL West's new sheriff in town?