Today is the 49th anniversary of Nolan Ryan's 2nd career no-hitter- his best!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Scott :

These are the kind of posts I love....Curious as to why Kusyner changed gloves mid game? Did you obtain it from him?

Thanks

Bill

Hi Bill.
Thank you.
The glove did originate from Kusnyer and came with his letter stating that it was used in his 2nd no-hitter.
I bought this in a Hunt All Star game auction many years ago.

I don't know for sure why he changed catcher's mitts, but I do know that Nolan was throwing extra hard this day by all accounts. My mitt has a 1 1/2" tear in the pocket and I have always thought that he switched mitts because of this, probably to prevent further pain and injury.
FYI, I'm friendly with a former Angels bat boy that was a member of the 1973 team. He spoke to Nolan about there being two mitts being used in the game and Kusnyer confirmed that mine was used in the 1st inning before switching mitts.

[Scott Garner]

Thanks to all that have posted.

[SAllen2556]

Here's your photo as it appeared in the Free Press the next day.
Detroit_Free_Press_Mon__Jul_16__1973_.jpg

And the front page of the sports section
Detroit_Free_Press_Mon__Jul_16__1973_-2.jpg

[Scott Garner]

Thanks for posting this Scott!
I actually have the full DET Free Press newspaper covering Ryan's 2nd no-hitter,
but admittedly have not looked at it in maybe 20 years.

[ClementeFanOh]

Great stuff, Scott! Trent King

[5-Tool Player]

Great stuff.....I will show my Ryan's 2nd ticket stub and scored program when I clean my sh*t out