In what would be an astonishing seven career no-hitters over the course of his incredible Hall of Fame career, Nolan Ryan set down the Kansas City Royals one-by-one, facing the minimum 27 batters even though he walked three.
Over those nine innings he whiffed 12 Royals, including clean-up hitter John Mayberry all three at-bats, picking up his fifth victory against three defeats, lowering his season earned run average to 2.71.
It was early in the record-breaking 1973 season for Ryan, as he would go on to post 21 wins with an ERA at 2.87, with four shutouts and a STILL MLB record 383 strikeouts over 41 appearances and 326 innings.
Thing about it: the man was in his seventh Major League season, and still had another 20 to go, as he would win 324 games, strikeout a ridiculous 5714 batters, and throw 61 shutouts to go along with those seven no-hitters.
His career still boggles my mind.
