Jack Ryan (catcher)

Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan
	Catcher
	Born: November 12, 1868; Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Died: August 21, 1952 (aged 83); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 2, 1889, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
	October 4, 1913, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.217
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	189
Teams
	Louisville Colonels (1889–1891); Boston Beaneaters (1894–1896); Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898); Baltimore Orioles (1899); St. Louis Cardinals (1901–1902); Washington Senators (1912–1913);

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.

References

^ Clever, Matt. "Jack Ryan". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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