On this day in 1989, Nolan Ryan retired Rickey Henderson to become the first and only pitcher in MLB history to reach the 5,000 strikeout milestone. | MLB Network

⚾️On August 22, 1989 on a 96 mph fastball, the Athletics’ Rickey Henderson swings and misses, making the Rangers’ Nolan Ryan the first and only major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan strikes out 13 and gives up only 5 hits, but loses the game to Oakland, 2-0. Following the game, Henderson was quoted as saying, "If he ain't struck you out, then you ain't nobody." Ryan’s 4,999th and 5,001st strikeouts were against the same man, Oakland catcher Ron Hassey. Playing his first season w