DALLAS — On August 22, 1989, baseball history was made at Arlington Stadium.

Nolan Ryan, pitching for the Texas Rangers , became the first player ever to record 5,000 career strikeouts in MLB history, fanning Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson to cement his place in the record books.

This Friday at 8 p.m., WFAA is taking you back to that electric night with a special presentation from the WFAA archives. Relive the moment through rare game footage, post-game reaction, and coverage from the Rangers’ clubhouse.

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It’s more than a milestone—it’s a look at how North Texas rallied around one of baseball’s greatest pitchers and a defining night in Rangers history.

Watch this special presentation on WFAA+ on Friday at 8 p.m.

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