 lynn nolan ryan, jr. (born january 31, 1947), nicknamed "the ryan express", is a former major league baseball pitcher and chief executive officer (ceo) of the texas rangers. he is currently an executive adviser to the owner of the houston astros. during a major league record 27-year baseball career (1966, 19681993), he pitched for four different teams: the new york mets, california angels, houston astros, and texas rangers. he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1999.pitching splits and daily pitching logs at retrosheet and [http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryanno01.shtml baseball-
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