European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes a a a Page 21 mryan hurls 6th no hitter i by the associated press ruin and Calif. A Nolan Ryan already stood i p i the Mound. Now he seven higher. Tep 4vvear-old right hander pitched his sixth no Law monday night extending his major league record As the Texas rangers beat the Oakland athletics 5�?~�aireadv baseball Sall time strikeout Leader he is i he oldest Man to throw a no hitter and the Only up to throw one with three different teams. By Young Lew a no hitter in 1908 at age 41 it comes so late in my career that it makes it extra Checial a Ryan said. Rvan was making Only his second Start after returning from the disabled list with lower Back pain. Quot i was concerned with my Back problems and Al Roundup Aid a Well ill just go seven innings a a he said. Then Weot through seven and i decided in a not going to Eive in to it. Because i just needed six More outs. He had his family there to enjoy it with him and his 14-year-old son Reese was in the dugout. Ryan a last no hitter which broke the record he shared with Sandy Koufax was for the Houston astros against the los Angeles dodgers in 1981. He also pitched four no hitters for the California Angels. Ryan struck out 14 monday night extending his major league record of 10 or More in a game to 201. He walked two in his 59th career shutout. A i guess in the seventh and eighth innings i Felt like id had a Little bit of a letdown i think because you get a Little bit of an adrenaline High going you get a Little fatigued a he said. Ryan 5-30-3 with an 8.86 Era in his previous five starts was making his second straight Start against the a a since spending 15 Days on the disabled list. He gave up five runs in five innings last wednesday in a 54 loss Cit Texas Ryan struck out Pinch hitter Ken Phelps to Lead off the ninth. Rickey Henderson then grounded out to Short and Willie Randolph fouled out to night to end the game. Ryan thrust his right Arm into the air when the final out was made and then was mobbed by his teammates who carried him off the Field. His no hitter was the third this year All in the american league. Mark Langston and Mike Witt combined to no hit Seattle on april ii and Randy Johnson of Seattle beat Detroit on june 2.it was the first no hitter by a Texas Pitcher since Bert Blyleven beat California on sept. 22, 1977, and the first against the athletics since july 28, 1976, when Chicago a John Odom and Francisco Barrios combined on a 2-1 Victory. The athletics never came close to getting a hit. The two hardest hit balls were a Fly Ball to the warning track in left by Randolph leading off the fourth inning and Henderson a liner to Center with one on and one out in the sixth. Jose Canseco hospitalized with lower Back pain see Al on Page 26 rangers Nolan Ryan demands a strike Call from plate Umpire in first inning monday. Ryan went on to no hit a a. Dunleavy takes Laker Job Inglewood Calif. Apr Pat Iley bade a tearful Farewell to the los Angeles lakers on monday saying that Ter nine years and four Aba Champi ships a there Are other things i want to with my Mike Dunleavy an assistant coach for e Milwaukee Bucks was named As his inc lessor and at age 36 becomes the Sec id youngest head coach in the Aba. Riley who was 36 when the lakers ired him As head coach on nov. 19, 81, said goodbye at a packed news inference inside the forum. A a it a just time for me at age 45 to Ive on a he said. A there Are other a nos to do. There Isnit anything Specif i can say right now. I had a Choice to take a decision to make As a accompanied by his wife Chris who Iso teared up Riley said he was neither led up nor a burned out a just ready r a change. A the last 10 years have been the great est experience of my life a he said. A it was a wonderful decade of memorable experiences in be had. Basketball has been my life. In be been 20 years in this game. There Are other things i want to do in my life. I done to want to be an old timer before i do them a he said. Riley who still has two years left on his contract is reportedly in line for a broadcasting Job with Abc which becomes the _ a bad a prime net. Jde a Quot eary. Work next season. Riley guided the lakers to an Aba Best 63-19 record this season and was named Aba coach of the year for the first time in his career. But los Angeles was eliminated by Phoenix in five games in the Western conference semifinals a the first time the lakers did no to reach the con Ference finals since 1981, their final full season under Paul Westhead. Under Riley the lakers went 533-194, a .733 winning percentage. They also went 102-47 in playoff games the most playoff wins by one coach in Aba history. But following the lakers Early playoff exit reports surfaced of rifts Between Riley and general manager Jerry West and Between Riley and some of his players. Riley however denied there were problems. A i never Felt any separation from the players he said at the news conference. A the reason Why this team won five championships during the �?T80s and 63 games this season is that the team was he said he made his final decision to leave about 10 Days ago but kept it quiet so the lakers could look for a replacement without a lot of fanfare and then make just one announcement. A a he a a Tough act to follow a said Dunleavy who has never been a head coach. A i respect Pat Riley. I look up to Pat Riley. If i can be half As Good a coach As Pat Riley 111moves on be very neither Dunleavy West nor lakers owner Jerry Buss would be specific about the length of Dunleavy a contract but All confirmed it was a multiyear Deal. A a in a looking Forward to playing in inc Aba finals a Dunleavy said. A the one thing ill demand from the players is that they play hard. From my background its my experience that you win with defense. That a what in a going to stress Here not that it Hasni to been stressed in the the Only Aba coach younger than Dunleavy is 34-year-old Stu Jackson of the new York Nicks. A bad Back forced Dunleavy to retire As a player in 1985 after seven seasons. He worked in program trading on Wall Street for two years before taking the Milwaukee Job which he held for three seasons. Riley meantime declined to comment on reports he was returning to the broadcast Booth. Abc said it would have no comment on its Aba lineup until the finals conclude
