[DOC] [TLE] Nolan Ryan - Wikipedia [PAR] Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is 
a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and a previous chief executive 
officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers. .... On April 18, 1970, Ryan tied a Mets record 
by striking out 15 batters in one game. Four days later, Ryan's teammate, Tom... [DOC] [TLE] Nolan Ryan registers 5,000th strikeout - Aug 22, 1989 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Nolan Ryan registers 5000th strikeout on Aug 22, 1989. ... 
Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first pitcher in major league 
history to ... With the Angels, Ryan struck out a total of 383 batters in 1973, setting 
a new ... Ryan had requested before the game that play not be stopped to honor 
him. [DOC] [TLE] Archive: Rangers' Nolan Ryan earns 5000th career strikeout [PAR] Jan 31, 2012 ... Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jake Diekman throws a pitch against .... Archive: 
Rangers' Nolan Ryan earns 5,000th career strikeout ... At 8:51 p.m., on his 73rd 
pitch of the game, Ryan became the first pitcher in history to strike out 5, 000 
batters. ... Although the A's tried to play down their part and point to their... [DOC] [TLE] Rangers Retired Numbers | Texas Rangers [PAR] Find out which jersey numbers were retired by the Texas Rangers, and the 
players ... no-hitters (June 11, 1990 and May 1, 1991) along with recording his 
5,000th strikeout. ... He was the first American League pitcher to strike out 
nineteen men in a ... In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American 
man to play in... [DOC] [TLE] Nolan Ryan - The Strikeout King - Rangers, Texas, Hou, and Cal ... [PAR] Ryan stayed with the Angels for eight years, playing from the 1972 season until 
1979 ... In 1973, Ryan pitched the first two of what was to be a total of seven no-
hitters during ... struck out 301 batters It was also with the Rangers that he pitched 
his sixth ... he passed with the Rangers were his 300th win and his 5,000 
strikeout. [DOC] [TLE] Nolan Ryan | American baseball player | Britannica.com [PAR] American professional right-handed baseball pitcher who in 1983 became the 
first ... Ryan was taught to play baseball by an elder brother and was a wild but 
fast ... free agent to the NL Houston Astros, and he moved to the Texas Rangers 
in 1989. .... Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out more than 5,000 
batters. [DOC] [TLE] Nolan Ryan facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan is the all-time strikeout king, with a career total of 
5,714 ... Some of his high school opponents even became afraid of batting 
against Ryan. ... His first assignment was with the Mets' minor league team in 
Marion, Virginia, for which he .... Ryan finished his playing career with the Texas 
Rangers. [DOC] [TLE] "OH, NO!" Events in the History of the Texas Rangers (Baseball) [PAR] SOURCES: 40 Seasons in Texas: 2011 Texas Rangers Yearbook ... to be called 
out, the umps ended the play--and the inning, and the game--merely for the 
touching. ... On July 28, 2015, the Yankees became the first team in history to fall 
at least .... Relief pitcher Mitch Williams hit 11 batters in just 98 innings in 1986--
an... [DOC] [TLE] Ryan, Nolan | Baseball Hall of Fame [PAR] As the 1970s turned into the 1980s, Nolan Ryan returned home to Texas, ... 
league-record four no-hitters, and struck out the 5,000th batter of his career. ... 
that Nolan Ryan is the only pitcher to strike out the side on nine pitched balls in 
both ... Position Played: Pitcher ... Nolan Ryan becomes baseball's first million 
dollar man. [DOC] [TLE] This Date In Baseball - MLB - ESPN - ESPN.com [PAR] Aug 14, 2014 ... 1933 -- Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th straight game

Question: Playing for the Texas Rangers, this man became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters
Answer: Nolan Ryan