NOLAN RYAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 291893

NOLAN RYAN
Classic color image of Ryan pummeling Robin Ventura, 20 years his junior. Ventura had unwisely charged the mound after being hit by a Ryan fastball, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Framed to 15x12
Photograph signed: "Nolan Ryan". Color, 10x8, matted and framed to 15x12. On August 14, 1993, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, smacked Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura, who had delivered an RBI single in his first at bat, with one of his famous heaters. Ventura charged the mound, starting a bench-clearing brawl. Ryan, 46 years old and only months away from retirement, clearly got the better of the encounter with 26-year old Ventura, as this photo illustrates, elevating Ryan's hero status in Texas to even greater heights. One sports writer quipped that the AARP should have made promotional use of this image. NOLAN RYAN (b. 1947) dominated hitters for an unparalleled 27 seasons. Ryan has more strikeouts (5,714), pitched more no-hitters (seven) and played more seasons (27) than anyone in baseball history. He retired after winning 324 games. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility, receiving 98.79% of the votes cast. Ryan, who had begun as a New York Met and moved on to the California Angels, spent his last 14 seasons in Texas with the Houston Astros (1980-1988) and Texas Rangers (1989-1993). With Steiner Sports Memorabilia hologram stickers affixed at lower left and right corner. Fine condition. Not framed in the Gallery of History style.