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Jimmy Ryan

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American baseball player

United StatesLived 1863 to 1923 · aged 60
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James Edward Ryan, nicknamed "Pony", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played between 1885 and 1903, primarily for the Chicago White Stockings / Colts / Orphans. 308, and was the seventh player to hit 100 career home runs.

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James Edward Ryan, nicknamed "Pony", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played between 1885 and 1903, primarily for the Chicago White Stockings / Colts / Orphans. He batted .300 eleven times, retiring with a career average of .308, and was the seventh player to hit 100 career home runs. Ryan set major league records for career games (1,945) and assists (375) as an outfielder that were later broken by Jesse Burkett and Tris Speaker respectively. He also ended his career ranking second in putouts (3,701) and fourth in double plays (71). He was sixth all-time in hits for all major league players when he retired.

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Lived 1863 to 1923 · aged 60
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