After five seasons bouncing between the starting rotation and the bullpen, NOLAN RYAN was sent (along with three other players) to the California Angels in exchange for Jim Fregosi. He spent eight seasons in Anaheim, winning more games and striking out more batters as an Angel than as a Met, Astro or Ranger. The "Ryan Express" racked up the first four of his record seven career no-hitters while wearing the halo. Fans in Texas hold Nolan Ryan close to their hearts, as a homegrown gunslinger who turned in great seasons in Houston and Texas, but Nolan Ryan's best baseball was played as a California Angel.