His father thought baseball a better usage for his arm therefore, he encouraged Nolan to play the game. As a young boy, Nolan enjoyed throwing objects at any target.

Ryan's family lived in nearby Woodsboro, Texas in Refugio County, until they moved to Alvin, Texas in Brazoria County, when Nolan was six weeks old. The children were expected to help with the daily tasks. The senior Ryan operated a newspaper delivery service for the Houston Post that required him to rise in the early morning hours to prepare 1,500 newspapers for delivery over a 55-mile route. Ryan was the youngest of six children born to Martha Lee ( nГ©e Hancock 1913вЂ“1990) and Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. Nolan Ryan was born on January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas, a small town located just south of Victoria in the southern part of the state. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in Major League baseball games in four different decades. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award. He is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan is the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. Ryan is one of only three players in history to have his number retired by at least three teams, along with Jackie Robinson (whose number was retired by Major League Baseball) and Frank Robinson. Ryan, Pedro MartГnez, Randy Johnson, Trevor Hoffman, and Sandy Koufax are the only five pitchers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame who had more strikeouts than innings pitched. Ryan's lifetime batting average allowed of. Similarly, Ryan's 2,795 bases on balls lead second-place Steve Carlton by 962 вЂ“ walking over 50% more hitters than any other pitcher in MLB history. He leads the runner-up, Randy Johnson, by 839 strikeouts. His 5,714 career strikeouts is an MLB record by a significant margin. Ryan had a lifetime record of 324вЂ“292 (.526) and was an eight-time MLB All-Star. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12вЂ“6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball. He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career.

Ryan was a right-handed pitcher who consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour (161В km/h). He is widely considered to be one of the best Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers of all time. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. Over a record 27-year career that included play in four decades, Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed The Ryan Express, is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and sports executive. September 22,В 1993,В for theВ Texas Rangers September 11,В 1966,В for theВ New York Mets

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