This is an exceptional 38-year-old vintage card featuring Nolan Ryan, a former Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. The card is made of durable card stock with a thickness of 20 Pt. and is an original from the 1987 Topps set.

The card hits high marks for the standard metrics

Each corner cut to point

Edges are cut straight and smooth

Surface as new with sheen on photo

Centering is on point

In climate and light storage in ultra pro penny sleeve and ultra pro top loader, protecting this gem!

Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999,[1] and is widely considered to be one of the greatest MLB pitchers of all time.

Los Angeles Angels No. 30 retired

Houston Astros No. 34 retired

Texas Rangers No. 34 retired

Angels Hall of Fame

Houston Astros Hall of Fame

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame

Major League Baseball All-Century Team

MLB records

5,714 career strikeouts

7 career no-hitters

Member of the National

Baseball Hall of Fame

Induction

1999

Vote

98.8% (first ballot)

Ryan was a right-handed pitcher who consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). He maintained this velocity throughout his pitching career, being known as one of the top pitchers in Major League Baseball into his mid-40s. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball.[2]