7/11/85: Nolan Ryan strikes out Danny Heep to become the first pitcher in Major League history to reach 4,000 strikeouts
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34 Comments
The complete opposite reaction to Rickey Henderson's all-time steals moment.
Look at the date this game was played.
Four of those strikeouts were against Tim McCarver. I'm surprised it was only four.
Wish pitchers had his toughness today. The man was a beast!
Best pitcher in my generation. Maybe the best of all-time. Imagine how much better his W/L record would have been had he played for teams who consistently had winning records? He played many years on a bad Angels team.
Danny Heep was a complete scumbag. His wife was a drunk bitch. Couldn't ask for a better 4,000th victim than that shithead.
Ryan always had the best grunt when he threw that fastball
What a nasty curve. He was known for that 100 mph fastball and people always forget the curve
The best power pitcher ever in the history of Baseball.
Nobody on a cell phone!
Put him on the Orioles or Reds in the 70's, or Yankees in the 80's, he wins 370 games. The teams he played for couldn't combine hitting and fielding. He led the NL in ERA in 1987, yet finished 8-16. The Angels in the 70's sucked while he was there (no hit, no field). The Astros could field, but couldn't hit. The Rangers could hit but couldn't field. Put him on the Orioles and he wins 25 games a season, each season (though his walk totals would have given Earl Weaver fits).
A total class act indeed.
No Gatorade bucket or acting ignorant. Nothing but class from Nolan Ryan.
I hope he kept that ball
I remember him as a Met. Worst trade they ever made – Ryan for Jim Fregosi. I even had his rookie card and gave all of my baseball cards (except my '68 Tom Seaver card, which I still have) to my next door neighbor when we moved in '73. I still kick myself for that.
Nolan Ryan was the Brett Favre of MLB.
#Legend
THOSE HAVE TO BE THE SCARIEST UNIFORMS SINCE VANCOUVER CANUCKS ,…. STILL ,..it represented a fun time,..long ago ,..
He took that moment like any camp day jejeje jejeje jejeje jejeje jejeje
Dear pitchers and athletes today, let Mr. Ryan be your example.
Nolan was unconscious. When you are Roger Clements hero, you the badest man on the mound. NO ONE will top his K mark. NO ONE!! His 7 no hitters say he was amazing. He was the best RIGHT handed pitcher I ever saw and I saw a few greats.
Love those classic Astros unis.
Anybody else notice the Ks 😂
If Ryan had played with better teams, he would have won 400 games.
Fans really like this.
Good start in his 20th season and he retired 8 years after that with 1,714 strikeouts more
I’m not sure someone will ever pass 5,714 strikeouts. That’s just insane
I was at this game seated a few rows behind the Astros dugout. I’ll never forget the loud pop every time his fastball hit the catcher’s mitt. My all time favorite player.
I was there!! Greatest live sports moment of my life, so far. Thanks Mr. Ryan for all you've done for baseball. Now let's beat those Phillies!!!!
Class acts back then. If this would have happened today, there's be hip hop music playing, teammates would be running out on the field with their hats on backwards throwing water or whatever it is they throw today. The game has turned into a comic fest.
The pre-woke MLB era
lol Then goes on to strike out 1714 more batters.
Only had 1,714 more afterwards
The greatest pitcher to have ever lived.
Tim McCarver's voice is baseball ⚾