Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Fact #13 - Single game strikeout record is no surprise
It should be a no-brainer of who holds this title in a nine inning game for the Angels. In 1974, Nolan Ryan set the record for strikeouts in a single game with 19 against the Boston Red Sox which lead the Angels to a 4-2 victory. Only 24 times has a pitcher reached 18 K's in 9 frames and Nolan did it twice, both times as an Angel. Now there are extra inning games to consider as well. On June 8, 2004, five Angel pitchers combined for 26 strikeouts in 17 innings against the Brew-crew. However it resulted in a 1-0 loss. To top that, only nine times has a pitcher gone a complete extra-inning game and surpassed 18 strikeouts, and only one pitcher has done it multiple times. You guessed it; Nolan Ryan did it three times including a 13 inning, 19 strikeout performance against the Red Sox (again) in that same season. Not to mention all three of those times were in an Angels uniform. He would not reach this feat in any other organization even though he continued to be great as a Met, Ranger, and Astro.
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I live in Alvin, TX where Nolan grew up and went to high school. The kids here drink the same water Nolan did. We breed hard throwing high strikeout pitchers here. For example - Alvin HS grad., Nathan Eovaldi who was mid to upper 90s as a senior is now with the Marlins. In 2017, look for Nathan Collins also coming out of Alvin HS. He is a freshman touching 85 at 14 years old. He will likely be a shortstop because of his solid defense and switch hitting. But if he decides to take the mound he has 3 strong pitches - splitty that breaks hard, good 4 seam and a very good curveball. He plays 16U and 18U for Rawlings America National, and hits in the 2 or 3 hole as a 14 year old.
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