NOLAN RYAN
This card is the 1986 Fleer Baseball Cards base issue #310 of Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) for the Houston Astros, showing the matte front photo with blue border and the back with Fleer 310 header and a season-by-season pitching statistics table through 1985.
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- Subject
- NOLAN RYAN
- Year or era
- 1986
- Publisher
- Fleer
- Set
- 1986 Fleer Baseball Cards
- Card number
- 310
- Variant
- Base
- Serial number
- Not numbered
- Segment
- baseball
- Autograph
- No
Collector questions
Is this the base 1986 Fleer Nolan Ryan card or a special/parallel?
According to the card record, the number 310 falls inside the 1–625 base run for the set and the observed front and back match the standard Fleer design. No foil, refractor, colored parallel, die-cut, printed serial number, or autograph is present, and the stock appears matte (not glossy), so this is identified as the base card.
What visible features identify this card as Nolan Ryan #310?
The front shows a blue border, white 'FLEER' wordmark at top-right, a rounded-corner photo of Nolan Ryan in a navy Astros road jersey, an orange-red rounded banner reading 'NOLAN RYAN / PITCHER', and the circular red Astros dome logo at lower left. The back has a black header with 'FLEER 310', a yellow player panel with 'NOLAN RYAN' and 'ASTROS • PITCHER', and a yellow/pale-gray statistics table covering 1966–1985…
Could this card be a 1986 Fleer Glossy factory-set variant?
The observed card shows a matte front with visible print grain and a matte cream/tan back stock, which conflicts with a glossy finish. No source in this record documents a 1986 Fleer Glossy factory set, so the Glossy candidate was excluded. The record notes a low but nonzero residual risk because a photograph cannot absolutely prove the absence of a surface coating; owner confirmation of a distinctly reflective…
What special printed information appears on the back?
The back includes Fleer branding with card number 'FLEER 310' in a black header band, player name and team line ('NOLAN RYAN' and 'ASTROS • PITCHER') in a yellow panel, season-by-season pitching statistics from 1966 through 1985 with an 'ML Totals' row, MLB logos in the black footer, and the copyright legend '©1986 FLEER CORP, PHILA. 19141 - PRINTED IN U.S.A.'
Transcribed card text
Front: FLEER Astros Astros NOLAN RYAN PITCHER Back: FLEER 310 NOLAN RYAN ASTROS • PITCHER Yr. Club ERA W L IP G CG SV H R ER BB SO ML Totals ©1986 FLEER CORP. PHILA. 19141 - PRINTED IN U.S.A.