Gary Nolan (baseball)
| Gary Nolan | |||
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Born: May 27, 1948 Herlong, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 1967, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
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| September 18, 1977, for the California Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 110–70 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.08 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,039 | ||
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Gary Lynn Nolan (born May 27, 1948 in Herlong, California) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1967–73, 1975–77) and California Angels (1977). He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1983.
His family moved to Oroville, California when he was young and he graduated in 1966 from Oroville High School. In February 1965 at age 17 he married high school sweetheart Carole Widener. They eventually had four children, Gary Jr., Tim, Mark and Kathy.
He was drafted by the Reds in the first round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.
Nolan's first Major League game was at the young age of 18. A hard thrower, Nolan had a promising debut on April 15, 1967 when he struck out the side in the first inning en route to a 7–3 victory over the Houston Astros. On June 7, he struck out Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays four times in one game. He finished with a 14–8 record in that rookie season, was fourth in the National League in ERA (2.58) and in strikeouts (206), and was third in the Rookie of the Year voting behind Tom Seaver of the Mets, and Dick Hughes of the Cardinals.
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