Sunday, June 17, 2018

Nolan Ryan's incredible 1981 season

Today I want to honor one of the all-time legends: Nolan Ryan! Known for his strikeouts, longevity, and knack for throwing no-hitters, Ryan always pops up in the "Name the Top Ten Pitchers of All-Time" discussion. Oddly enough, despite his prodigious strikeout numbers and normally respectable ERA, Ryan never won a Cy Young. However, he should have in 1981.

That season, which was shortened by strike, Ryan led the majors with an incredible 1.69 ERA. He went 11-5 in his 21 starts, striking out over 8 batters per 9 innings and absolutely baffling foes in the NL. Yes, this was the season Fernando Valenzuela came onto the scene and wowed the baseball world. However, with his only sub-2 ERA season, all-time superstar Nolan Ryan deserved the Cy Young! Without further ado, here's 1981 Nolan Ryan's Showdown card, with two backgrounds:




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  1. Runne130June 17, 2018 at 9:07 AM

    Love the orange for the Astros especially on Nolan Ryan with those uniforms. I printed all the ones that have been made in the last month yesterday n now I’m going to have to do it again to get Nolan in there

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    1. David BushJune 17, 2018 at 11:23 AM

      I'm glad you like the orange too, it definitely pops super well for the Astros! And yeah, he's an absolute beast of a starter who deserves being right there with 01 Pedro Martinez for pitching card around!

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