1.� Ryan never struck out
more than 300 in a season as a Ranger.
True� False3. Ryan's uniform No. 34 is the only one retired by the Rangers.
True� False
4. Ryan will become the fifth man to have worn a Ranger uniform to be inducted
into the Hall of Fame. Name the others.
Fergie Jenkins
Gaylord Perry
Ted Williams
Nellie Fox
None Listed
All of the Above
5.� Ryan's number also has been retired as an Angel and Astro.
True� False
6. Ryan never won the Cy Young Award.
True� False
7. Ryan has long been associated with Alvin, Texas, but he wasn't born there.
What Texas town is his birthplace?
A. Plano
B. Marfa
C. Refugio
D. Denton
E. Cooper
8. Ryan finished his career with a major league record 5,714 strikeouts. How
many other major leaguers have 5,000 strikeouts?
1
2
4
None
9. What was Ryan's record in the majors?
A. 300-198
B. 234-100
C. 324-292
D. 345-103
E. 350-209
10. Ryan holds the major league record for no-hitters with....
A. 10
B. 8
C. 7
D. 5
E. 9
11. Ryan holds the major league record for walks in a career.
True� False
12. How many one-hitters did Ryan throw during his big-league career?
A. 2
B. 12
C. 7
D. 21
E. 5
13. Of Ryan's one-hitters, how many ended in the ninth?
A. 5
B. 9
C. 4
D. 0
E. 8
14. Ryan's wife is named....
A. Candy
B. Denise
C. April
D. Connie
E. Ruth
15. Ryan never appeared in post-season play in the big leagues.
True� False
16. What was Ryan's unusual achievment as a New York Met on April 19, 1968?
A. Pitched his
first no-hitter
B. Struck out the
side against Los Angeles Dodgers on nine pitches
C. Hit two home
runs in one inning
D. Struck out 19
E. Flagged down a
taxi in less than an hour in downtown Manhattan
17. Ryan became the oldest pitcher in big-league history to toss a no-hitter
when he beat Toronto on May 1, 1991. Ryan was...
A. 48 years, 1 day
B. 39 years, 11 months,
2 days
C. 44 years, 3 months, 1
day
D. 40 years, 3 months, 2
days
E. So old they
had to carbon date him
18. Besides holding the major league record for walks in a career, Ryan holds
another dubious major league record. It is...
A.
Lowest batting average for a career (.067)
B. Most hit batters
in a game (4)
C. Most wild pitches
in a career (277)
D. Most walks in a
season (299)
E. Most times
struck out in a game (6)
19. Name the baseball scout who signed Ryan to a pro contract.
A. Red Murff
B. Tom Grieve
C. Grantland Rice
D. Branch Rickey
E. Ted Williams
20. Ryan said his goal when he entered the big leagues for good in 1968 was:
A. to make the
Hall of Fame
B. to
"take New York by storm"
C. to win 20 games
D. to
"get four years in to qualify for the (baseball) pension"
E. all of the above