Nolan Ryan's 5000th K game used mitt
Here are some photos of my other favorite piece in my collection. This is Nolan Ryan's game used mitt from his 5,000th strikeout on 8/22/89. Mostly everyone that follows baseball knows that fellow HOF'er Rickey Henderson became Ryan's 5,000 K milestone. I believe that Ryan used this mitt for all of the 1989 season, where he led the American League with 301 strikeouts (his sixth and final time he struck out 300 in a season), and also was the winning pitcher in the '89 All-Star game in Anaheim. The mitt exhibits tremendous use and came directly from Nolan Ryan with 100% rock solid provenance. I have included a photo of an iconic photo of Ryan immediately after the 5,000th K, where he his tipping his hat to the crazed Texas croud of 42,800 fans. I am currently working on getting an original photo from the photographer.
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