A trip through baseball history through the eyes of Nolan Ryan

[nat]

Looking through game logs for Ryan's first two seasons, the guy who I found who was active earliest and also a Ryan strikeout victim was Dick Schoefield, who began his career in 1953. But also I checked by hand and so of course could have missed someone.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by nat

Looking through game logs for Ryan's first two seasons, the guy who I found who was active earliest and also a Ryan strikeout victim was Dick Schoefield, who began his career in 1953. But also I checked by hand and so of course could have missed someone.

Ryan struck out Eddie Mathews, who started playing in '52.

[Eric72]

This might help:

https://stathead.com/baseball/versus...ernav_stathead

I plan to go through the list...though I won't get all the way through it in one sitting.

[CW]

Although I think people are already using and relying on AI too much these days, this was the perfect type of question for AI.

I asked:

of all the player that nolan ryan struck out, whose career started the earliest?

The answer was Ed Mathews in 1952, so you got this one, Eric.

of all the player that nolan ryan struck out, whose career ended the last?

Omar V. in 2012, as you mentioned also, E.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Geez I get no credit for post 3.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Geez I get no credit for post 3.

Sorry, my fault. I should have mentioned that in my reply earlier.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Relatedly, sort of, I think there was at least one pitcher who struck out (or maybe it was just pitched to) both Ruth and Mantle. Not that surprising as only 17 years of separation.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by CW

Although I think people are already using and relying on AI too much these days, this was the perfect type of question for AI.

I asked:

of all the player that nolan ryan struck out, whose career started the earliest?

The answer was Ed Mathews in 1952, so you got this one, Eric.

of all the player that nolan ryan struck out, whose career ended the last?

Omar V. in 2012, as you mentioned also, E.

Also Jamie Moyer, who I mentioned earlier, who played in 2012.