Jack Ryan (catcher) explained

Jack Ryan
Position:Catcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:12 November 1868
Birth Place:Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 2
Debutyear:1889
Debutteam:Louisville Colonels
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 4
Finalyear:1913
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.217
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:189
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John Bernard Ryan (November 12, 1868 – August 21, 1952) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1889 to 1913 in the American Association, National League and American League. He is one of only 31 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in Major League games in four decades.

Ryan was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Irish immigrants. He played baseball from an early age and began playing professionally by age 18.[1]

He was a manager in the minor leagues in 1909–1911, 1922–1923, 1926, and 1928–1929.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clever . Matt . Jack Ryan . Society for American Baseball Research . 2 July 2022.