September 27, 1973
It was on this day in 1973 that
pitcher Nolan Ryan of the California Angles, strikes out his 383rd
batter of the year, setting a new modern day Major League record for strikeouts
in a single season. The previous mark of 382 had been set by the Los Angeles
Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax in 1965. Ryan’s record setting strikeout will come
against the last batter he faces during the season, Rich Reese of the Minnesota
Twins.
In the game, a 5-4 win by the
Angels in eleven innings, Ryan pitched all eleven, striking out sixteen. For
the season, along with his 383 strike outs, he also won 21 games, had a 2.87
ERA and finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting to Jim
Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
Despite a Hall of Fame career
that produced 324 wins and a Major League record 5714 strikeouts, Ryan never
won a Cy Young Award and 1973 was the only year he finished second.
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