May 1, 1991 Nolan Ryan threw his seventh no hitter, tipped his hat, was congratulated by his teammates, and was a humble gentleman.
The same day Ricky Henderson broke the stolen base record and promptly declared himself the “greatest of all time”
To their credit ESPN gave Nolan more coverage.
At least that is the way I remember it.
Henderson was Ryan’s 5000th strikeout.
