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#TBT: Nolan Ryan tosses sixth no-hitter

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Pitching against an Oakland team that would win 103 games and reach the World Series, Ryan, 43, struck out 14, walked two and threw 130 pitches en route to his sixth career no-hitter. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
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On June 11, 1990, 43-year-old Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers

Still, it was a remarkable achievement, in part because of Ryan’s advanced age and infirmities.