John Bernard Ryan (November 12, 1868 – August 21, 1952) was a

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. He played from 1889 to 1913 in the

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and

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. He is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in Major League games in four decades. Ryan was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to

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. He played baseball from an early age and began playing professionally by age 18. He was a manager in the minor leagues in 1909–1911, 1922–1923, 1926, and 1928–1929.

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