Houston

The Houston Astros ballclub, one of the newer MLB organizations, became a franchise in 1962. Houston has had some great players and teams. Nolan Ryan stands out as one of the best Astros pitchers of all time. A workhorse on the mound for 27 seasons, Ryans 100 MPH fastball was legendary. With 5714 career strikeouts most agree that Ryan completely overpowered and out finessed batters. As for no hitters he had 7, but also had 12 one-hitters. To survey the remarkable career of Nolan Ryan is to come up with some incredible statistics! Perhaps one of the most underrated was his striking out the side (all batters in an inning) with 9 straight pitches. He did that twice. Once in the National League (April 19, 1968) and once in the American League (July 9, 1972). Thank you for visiting the Houston Astros fan merchandise shop at Gospel Hour ProSports.