Rickey Henderson and Rod Carew named kids after Billy Martin

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If I'm not wrong, he also had 12 one hitters. Imagine what COULD have been with a catch here or there.

@@michaelwolf6424Right? 8, 9, 10 potential no hitters. I remember when Nelson Liriano broke up his no-no in the bottom of 9 with 2 out at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Ryan yelled at him all the way to second (I think he hit a double). What a competitor. No one will ever touch his records (all time K’s, K’s in a season, no hitters).

@@jasondousett3620 I grew up in a small rural SW Virginia town in the '60s (Yes, I'm that old). In 1966 that little town became a rookie low A New York Mets farm team. Not long, a tall lanky kid from Alvin, Texas showed up to begin his professional career. It was Nolan Ryan. I saw him throw his very first professional pitch. Probably close to 100 mph. No one used "guns: in those days. He was wild as hell. NO one wanted to dig in when he was on the mound. I think he was 3-6 in that initial year. Three years later he was in the NY Mets roster and in the World Series against the Orioles. The Miracle Mets won it all. . Over a decade later, I was a young filmmaker living in Atlanta after college. The Braves sucked back then. Getting a press pass was easy and I took my 16mm film camera to the old Fulton County stadium to shoot Ryan when the Astros came to the city for a series. Later, in the locker room, I approached him after all the beat reporters left and told him "that I had seen him pitch in his first game in Va." I offered him the footage. In his book years later, he stated that he hated that little podunk town. I did too. He was so polite and humble. He was my pitching idol. A legend to be revered. Anyone whoever saw this man play will never forget the experience. I know you won't.

@@jasondousett3620 And I remember ragging nonstop on Henderson at CNE Stadium when he played LF for the Yankees. We were unmerciful and to be fair, he gave it back to us pretty good. Sadly, I never got to see Nolan Ryan play in person. 2 legitimate Hall of Famers right there.

@@michaelwolf6424 I am not sure what the number is, but I know for a fact he also has the most one-hitters in the history of the game. And I think he also has the most two-hitter games. But, the most impressive fact about Nolan Ryan is that he NEVER EVER won a Cy Young. That baffles everyone's mind; even the mind of legendary players who can't believe he never won one.

Two players with records that will stand forever, unless there are fundamental changes to the way to game is played.

@@ErikHinrichsen Nolan Ryan’s strikeout record is far more reachable than his walks record. Pure power.

@@ErikHinrichsen well the only way it would get broken if MLB plays on another planet 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@stephenjohnson9632 It was reachable before strict pitch counts came into being. Now, I have a feeling it won't be broken.

@@Darbobski Nolan always worked fast. I think he beaned at least two players for being slow, it was coming inside fast to get your attention.

@WheelsAlwaysTurning Mariano is the greatest reliever of all-time but post-season success has literally nothing to do with how good an individual player is. No other sport, even football is less dependent on individual players than baseball. You could have a literal god pitcher or hitter and the team would never even make the playoffs. When Ryan even sniffed the post-season he had some great games and bad ones. An elite player is only a small piece of a team. God mode Bonds had an amazing WS but still lost.

@WheelsAlwaysTurning Mariano for as great as he was, especially in the post-season is only a closer that has to pitch one inning. And he isn't even in any of those positions if the team around him wasn't as great as they were, he was only a small piece to the puzzle. The Yankees still likely win the same amount of WS without him and with another good closer, also if you are going to only talk about his "success" don't forget game 7 of the 2001 WS that he blew. Being a starting pitcher has much much more value than a closer. Felix Hernandez never came close to sniffing the playoffs but any smart GM would always take a prime Felix over Rivera. By your logic of post-season success Robert Horry is a better player than MJ, Kobe, and Shaq. I mean he won right?

@WheelsAlwaysTurning Ryan was on mediocre teams. Had Rivera been on those Angels, Astros and Rangers teams, he has no rings. And I'm sure Ryan would have fit in just fine with those Yankees teams

@WheelsAlwaysTurning Mariano Rivera 1283 IP Nolan Ryan 5386 IP…FOH with Rivera is the greatest P in history. Ryan also had 7 no hitters. You Yankee fans are so arrogant

Had Ryan played for the Yankees or the Reds in the 70's or even in the 80s, he wins between 400-500 games.. Who were his cleanup hitters with the Angels? Tony Solita? Dave Chalk? Bruce Bochte? What about in Houston? Terry Puhl? Denny Walling? Andy Ashby? Had Ryan stayed in Anaheim the Angels win the West in '81, '82, '84, '85, '86 and '89 and most likely win the WS in '82 and '86..

Has Nolan Ryan ever smiled in his life?

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 yes he has. But never during a game.

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Yeah, for his 5th no-hitter. He was beaming when his team hoisted him up.

Him and a whole lot of men of that era. "Look at me" wasn't part of the equation the same way it is today.

He is a different breed, no question. This said, pitchers are creatures of habit and rhythm. He, first, didn't need or care about the glory, but also I'm sure wanted to stay in rhythm.

That breaking ball was pretty wicked

That outside strike was always given in the 80s and 90s. Maddox lived out there.

They called everything outside a strike back then. The K zone was the best invention for baseball ever.

@@franflanagan7300 Maddox lived wherever the strike zone was, it was Glavine who lived out there.

Rickey's reaction was "you got to be friggin kidding me!" but he knew the significance of the strikeout about to happen

Exactly!

@@joconnell8145 Not to mention that he holds one record that will NEVER be broken. 7 No-hitters!

@@ceepersandenderdragonssvlo4812 Not to mention his amount of Ks!

And he whooped Robin Ventura's ass.

Ricky Henderson should be included in top ten all around offensive hitters of all time. That guy got into pitchers heads like no other, at the plate, and on the bases.

The g.o.a.t

@@accountofnothing2470 Greatest arm of all time in terms of speed and longevity, but not the best pitcher by any means.

@Lighthouse in the Storm We'll start with the obvious, Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Warren Spahn, Pedro Martinez, Catfish Hunter, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Sandy Koufax, Greg Maddux, Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Ferguson Jenkins, Randy Johnson for starts....

@@georgevincent1834 Roger Clemens, Clayton Kershaw, Verlander, Scherzer...

Best pitcher of all time

i wish there were still matchups like this 😢

That's arguable, but I hear you.

@@Yyyyzyyy You're forgetting about all of the positive records that he holds also.

@ronf4351 if he was then they all were so it would equal out

@ronf4351 if anyone was clean, he was. He was a workhorse. He worked cattle in the offseason on his own ranch. If you’ve never dealt with cattle, then you don’t know the strength it takes.

@@chuckfinley6747 there was no way he used PEDs. He was throwing in the hundreds out of high school. Took him a few years to get control of his power. He was the one pitcher need body really wanted to face, because, what if he beaned you in the head? You might wake up not knowing how to tie your own shoes.

@@aaronburtram3175 I agree he was clean. The baseball gods just reached down and touched his arm and made it a cannon. There will never be another pitcher like him

5714 most in mlb

Rollo_Tomasi He wasn't president at the time but he was the owner of the Texas Ranger.

WheelsAlwaysTurning He wasn't president at the time but he was the owner of the Rangers.

Ball 3 was a strike, though, so it came out in the wash

Yea but he gave it back at 2:31

Yeah it was outside, but who knows maybe he throws strikes if that'd been called a ball

I remember that night like it was yesterday.. what a great souvenir for catcher Chad Kreuter!

"you can have it" but yea awesome gesture

I don't think he was telling the catcher to keep it. I think he just said send it on to the dugout; he didn't need to hold it, then. That's my guess anyhow.

@@Kickingit06 Yeah, I think Ryan actually said "Throw it out."

Rickey was the most fun to watch, man! Baseball was so great here...miss it so!

But its jucier than that. On May 1 1991, Ricky Henderson passes Lou Brock for the stolen base record and declares himself, "the greatest of all time." Before the hoopla was over, Nolan Ryan threw his 7th No Hitter, pushing Henderson out of the headlines. Its only fitting Henderson was the 5K victim

@@charlieruns7953 badass! love this info. ty!

I was 8 years old and living in Fort Worth when I saw this game, it was almost like watching the moon landing. Everyone at school and in town was talking about it before and after it happened. It was a great time not only for baseball but also a great time in America that we'll never be able to experience again.

I honestly believe had the strike and an injury not happened he'd be the only one with 6,000 K's.

@@jackson5116 oh most definitely......... he was the one rare power pitcher who was able to maitain that velocity well into his 40's........i mean, he was still throwing hard when he retired...

@@jackson5116 , he is the only one with 5,000 Ks....I dont see anyone joining that.

Henderson was often cocky and self-centered.....BUT, he was a good guy and simply the best leadoff hitter and base stealer in MLB history.

I actually thought he did. The pitch before looked like a strike.

Henderson has the lead off and stolen base records.

@@rjake61 Give back for the second pitch which wasn't even close.

@@raypowers8083 Yeah, Ump gave one back. He had to, he realized he was wrong. It evened out after the foul tip to set up 3-2 and everyone in the stadium knew what was coming. Fastball.

His single season base steals record could have been set at over 130. Correction: over 170. He got caught stealing 42 times that year.

Yep. Henderson didn't even start his swing till after the ball was already in the catcher's mitt LOL

And whom also rarely strikes out himself. 13346 AB’s Rickey struck out 1694 times in 25 seasons. That’s average 67 times a year.

@@crazykev6491 It's important to remember, it was his job to get on base, and then steal bases. He had an unorthodox batting stance, minimizing his strike zone, to help facilitate that.

@@aaronburtram3175 Yeap I remember and grew up in the 80s & 90s. I loved watching Ryan pitch. It’s because of Dwight Gooden, Clemens and Ryan, that I admire pitching over hitting. It’s such an art form

Ricky also has the record for runs scored.

Even if pitchers went deeper into games like they used to, this record is probably never getting broken. Nolan pitched for 27 years and he’s second all-time in career starts with 773. Only two active players (Greinke and Verlander) are even over 500 starts.

Rickey is in the record books quite a few more times than that

Yep. The true professional. No fancy 20 minute celebration. Just give me the ball and lets get the next one

It's such a fantastic feeling when you attend a special game. I was lucky enough to be at Derek Jeter's "Mr. November" game. He homered to win game 5 of the World Series at 12:02am on November 1st. The tattered flag from ground zero is waving in center field. I'll never forget it.

You were not there, stop lying

Watched the game live when Robin Ventura charged the mound.

Baseball has always had class acts and jerks. Still does.

exactly

Would have still be 2 strikes anyway since Henderson fouled one off with 2 strikes.

You don't throw 7 no nos by being a hothead or easily flappable.

That's a great story ! Thanks

Awesome!

Rickey is just too cool

Is this the mike gentry I know? If so hi!! And also, you lucky sob!

Please post positive proof pronto, pics preferred

He was a part owner of the Rangers at the time and I believe that was the Commissioner, Bart Giamatti, next to Laura Bush.

@@chuckknight2994 Its also sobering to note that Bart Giamatti passed away about a week later

Is he chewing tobacco there?

@@Radeo if it was post heart attack it would make sense...he was a regular smoker before it, I think

George Dub bu ya

Holy jheez, guys....

Ball 3 definitely felt like a makeup call for strike two. In the end a very impressive at bat from Rickey.

I was thinking the exact same thing

2nd pitch. Not a strike. 🙈

Third ball was inside easy

Ryan's curveball with severely underrated by any who didn't face it. That is a traditional 12 to 6 curveball. That curveball is the hardest variation to make contact with of all the curve balls that exist. In the 1969 world series Ryan threw a curveball like that one directly at Paul Blair of the Orioles. The result was a strikeout when Blair nearly hit his knees in the dirt.

@@paysonfox88 7 no-hitters, 12 1-hitters, and 18 2-hitters, all records. I don't know how anybody could hit this guy at all.

@Le Tigidou interesting question and possibility. Have to look up Hall of Fame pitchers and see who gave up the most hits.

We’ve also left the era of no cell phones. Just folks enjoying the game back in the day. I miss those days.

You could fire a gun off and not hit anyone in Ranger Stadium back then.....except on nights Nolan was pitching.

It's not like it's been 30 years.

Amen.... the sounds the loudness. The HOTDOG GET YOUR 🌭HOTDOG HERE... lol

@@NoirAngel921 You mean scamdemic

For me it was Pedro Martinez. Saw him many times in good ole Fenway.

I likened it to what I heard about Babe Ruth's legend!!!!!!!

I saw him pitch for the Mets in Atlanta in his rookie year when he walked as many as he struck out.

*Or people who just realize that 2,795 walks is a ridiculous amount of walks.*

@@superbrownbrown still won 300 games, struck out over 5000 people and 7 no-hitters...your point is?

@@grantstraub6393 *Ryan also LOST 292 games. No hitters are not a proper argument when you walk the entire ballpark. A perfect game or facing the minimum amount of men (27) in a complete game shutout would be far more impressive. Ryan never did either of those things in his career. Great pitcher, great strikeout pitcher... but not the greatest pitcher ever. His K/BB ratio was average at best.* *These are the next two pitchers on the all-time strikeout list:* *Randy Johnson: 4,875 strikeouts, 1,497 walks.* *Roger Clemens: 4,672 strikeouts, 1,580 walks.* *Those are proper great K/BB ratios. Neither of them were within 1,200 walks of Ryan. Even the next pitcher on the list, Steve Carlton, was close to Ryan's K/BB ratio, but still had a better ratio than Ryan:* *Steve Carlton: 4,136 strikeouts, 1,833 walks.* *So again, Ryan was a great pitcher, but not the greatest pitcher. Not even close.*

@@superbrownbrown while you’re throwing out stats, throw out the median batting average of players against Ryan .204. Or how about his lack of run support his entire career. He lost more games were he gave up 1-2 runs than anybody during his career. You give him a team that could actually produce just a few runs and he would be closer to 400 wins. But haters don’t want to look at those stats.

@@chuckfinley6747 *I don't hate the guy, and what you stated is not invalid (even though it's tough to play "what if")... but nothing you posted explains away 2,795 walks. It also doesn't explain away a .307 OBP against. Better than the MLB average of .322, but the debate isn't about "better than average".*

I don't remember what kind of a fielder Henderson was so I won't comment on that. But as a batter, there really wasn't anything he couldn't do. Hit for average? Check. Hit for power? Check? Bunt? Check? Need a double or even a triple? Check. Need a walk? Check. And of course, need a steal? Check. He was a lot of fun to watch.

Probably thought it would ruin his tempo and in a way it showed with the next batter.

@@LukeL007 Sierra should've caught that ball, but he was never a good fielder anyway. He played DH a lot with Texas.

Today's pros are gonna be getting 1k strikeout careers with 10+ no hitters lmao

Most walks issued too…But could care less.Ryan was a monster of a pitcher

The Von Ryan Express. He backed down to no one. I still remember when he nearly tore Piaza's head off.

@@raidersacdc4892 you throw many innings as he did . Your probly going to walk some

Did Nolan Ryan throw "nice' pitches? No.

the ump was fooled. XD

Definitely a strike with the strike zone back then. 100% a Ball though in today's strike zone lol.

@@billyfraiser6298 You bring up a great point. Technology today keeps the umpires honest. Greg Maddox got calls that were six inches off the plate. Completely unhitable. He wouldn't get away with that today.

Yeah but Ryan also got a called strike earlier in the count that was clearly outside. It all evened out in the end.

Politicians were well at work destroying everything before this. But you are correct with the plague we call social media.

Absolutely

Politicians who owned baseball teams!

When every single fan was engaged in the game. We'll never get that time back.

You're literally watching media coverage of the game on a social media platform.

Can't show on his face that he knows that second pitch was way outside.

Not like that nowadays, guys celebrate every inconsequential thing they do that's part of their job description.

C'mon man, don't forget Steve Carlton.

You forgot Blip Rogers, how DARE you!

Are you sure it wasn't Nalon?

He was nodding his head to the catcher. He and other pitchers all do that.

My favorite trio was when he was in Houston. The Astros would pitch Ryan one day, Joe Niekro the next day, then J.R. Richard the third day. Two guys bringing it at 100+ mph sandwiched around a knuckleballer. Try gearing up for that in a three game series as a batter 🙂

Underrated? Ryan's curve was talked about as being one of the best quite a bit.

No matter how sizzling your fastball is, if you don't have a second good pitch, you will not be a great pitcher.

Can't believe I had to scroll down this far to see someone bring up the bingo caller behind the plate

Yeah, Rickey knew that the ump knew it was a ball as well... but he also knew that it was going to be tough to get calls in his favor at this moment... that's why he was laughing. 🙂

you are so right. that Texas team with him, Palmiero, Buschelle, Sierra, and so many more were definitely Pennant class! ONG HAD NO IDEA HIS 5K WAS HENDERSON!!!!

@@JayRev_Music Julio Franco, Harold Baines, Pete Incaviglia

@@Gabriela-Acevedo MY person!!! You were there, I can tell! LOVED THE INC-MAN (pronounce ink-man, but you know that, obviously) Still wish Julio was swingin that wicked stance...you are a True Ranger fan, yaaaaas!!!

if i remember correctly Ryan was a "closet" wieght lifter. Back in the day they wouldn't let pitchers lift. Had to be loose. He realized the importance of strength training earlier than othets.

His last pitch was the injury that ended the ride

yeah he didn't say that. he said 'throw it out' meaning throw the ball to the dugout which is why the catcher immediately turned away to toss it into the dugout to hold onto.

Soon.. very soon.

@@AlexSosaBolivia you think so.

As long as idiots kneel, I won't be back.

@@noneofyourdamnbusiness3706 Kneeling to show subservience to their woke masters. Pathetic!

@@AlexSosaBolivia I am a veteran. That flag only represents veterans who died defending it. No cop defends that flag. They only defend their masters. Why are they kneeling. Didn't Abraham Lincoln free the slaves? I guess they are still in bondage. For being so woke, they sure are asleep.

Future war criminal*

He used to own the Texas Rangers at that time.

@@jackdull5699 interesting i didnt know that.

Standing to Laura's left, Bart Giamatti, the commissioner who would ban Pete Rose and then die less than a month afterward.

@@jackdull5699 still does font they?