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The 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan New York Mets number 533 baseball card is an important part of any baseball fan’s memorabilia collection, especially fans of Nolan Ryan, the New York Mets, or Hall of Fame baseball players. Ryan had a long and fruitful career in baseball, and this PSA-graded Topps baseball card depicts him near the beginning of it, and is a fairly valuable card, especially in mint condition. The 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan baseball card shows Ryan in a posed stance, with his pitching hand in front of him, his fielding glove on his other hand with a baseball resting in the pocket, and his knees slightly bent. In the photo, he is shown facing the camera and wearing his Mets baseball cap and pinstriped uniform. His name and position are in a blue circle in the upper right-hand corner of the Topps baseball card and his team’s name, Mets, is in all-capital yellow letters on the bottom of the card. The picture is set against a white background. The back of the Topps card has a peach-colored background with some brown highlighting and white areas for text blocks. The upper-left side of the card features the Topps logo as well as the player’s name, and his height, weight, throwing side, batting side, birth date, and birthplace. The right-hand side of the top of the card shows a cartoon figure and a fact about Ryan’s 1968 season. Next to that is some information about Ryan’s 1966 season in the Western Carolina League. At the bottom of this Topps baseball card are statistics from Nolan Ryan’s three seasons in the minor league and his first two seasons with the Mets. Ryan first appeared in the 1968 Topps baseball card sets as part of the Mets rookie stars, so that qualifies as his rookie card while this is his first Topps card where he appears by himself. Nolan Ryan, nicknamed “The Ryan Express,” spent a record 27 years in the Major Leagues, pitching for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. During his career, Ryan was known for his fastball, which often registered at 100 miles per hour or higher. Nolan Ryan was also known for striking out batters, pitching complete games, and no-hitting opponents, which he did a record-setting seven times. In addition, he also registered 12 one-hit games and 18 two-hit games against opponents. Among his career highlights, Nolan Ryan was named to eight All-Star teams, both in the National League and American League. He led the league in strikeouts in a season 11 times, and was the league earned run average leader twice. He was a member of the 1969 Mets, which won the World Series. Nolan Ryan finished his career with a record of 324 wins and 292 losses, and ERA of 3.19, and 5,714 strikeouts, which is the most in baseball history. He also holds the record for career walks at 2,795. For his efforts, Nolan Ryan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. In addition, his uniform number has been retired by three teams: Angels (30), Astros (34), and Rangers (34). He was also named to Major League Baseball’s All-Century Team in 1999. For these reasons and much more, Ryan is one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, and the 1969 Topps Nolan Ryan New York Mets number 533 baseball card, which depicts him at the beginning of his career, is an important memorabilia piece to add to any PSA-graded baseball trading card collection.