Nolan Ryan's first card was issued by Topps in 1968. He was drafted in 1965 and you might be reading the wrong part ofthe card for the year issued.

Satchel Paige had played for 3 different Major League Baseball teams in his career. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and 1949. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1951, 1952 and 153. He went a few years without playing with any team in the Major Leagues however he returned in 1965 and played with the Kansas City Athletics however he only appeared in 1 game, a game in which he started and he only pitched 3 innings.

Including the United States, there are 16 countries that participated with a baseball team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, those countries include China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Cuba, the Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Australia, Dominican Republic, Italy and Venezuela.

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There were 16 countries that participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and they were the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Cuba, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Panama, Australia, Italy, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, the 16 teams were split up into four pools for the tournament - A, B, C and D - Pool A consisted of Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei and China, Pool B consisted of South Africa, the U.S, Canada and Mexico, Pool C consisted of Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba and Netherlands and Pool D which consisted of Italy, Australia, Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

The countries that failed to make it to the 2009 World Baseball Classic Finals were China, Chinese Taipei, South Africa, Australia, Mexico, Cuba, United States, Canada, Venezuela, Italy, Netherlands, Dominican Republics, Puerto Rico and Panama.

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