I recently picked up a neat piece of memorabilia that is a direct link to one of the many incredible durability records that HOF Nolan set in his career. When Nolan retired at the end of 1993 he left the game with approximately 54 ML records that he either owned outright or had tied in his great career.
On 7/30/74 Nolan Ryan was the starting pitcher against the White Sox in Anaheim. Ryan pitched into the 10th inning striking out 8, but took the loss. The winning pitcher in the game was Jim Kaat.
Even though no one knew it at the time, Nolan was just beginning a record breaking string of starts that lasted 594 games spanning 20 seasons. This Angels dugout card (filled out by manager Bobby Winkles) and ticket are from the 1st game of this streak. Along the way he passed rival HOF'er Steve Carlton's standard of 544 consecutive starts.
Note: This record has since been passed by a couple of other great pitchers, first Roger Clemens and most recently future HOF Tom Glavine.