Red Ryan - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Red Ryan



Merven John Ryan
(Jabao)
Born Mervin Ferguson
Born: July 11, 1897 in Brooklyn, NY
Died: August 1969 in New York, NY
          (72 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 170
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
3B
8
1923
1931
HIL
17.1
9.5
5.8
0.1
1.7
2
LF
8
1923
1931
MULT
13.7
12.0
3.6
0.0
-1.8
3
3B
5
1919
1929
MULT
9.1
5.6
2.4
0.3
0.8
4
LF
3
1922
1931
MULT
6.6
4.7
2.3
0.0
-0.4
5
-
2
1921
1929
HIL/BG1
0.8
-1.4
2.0
0.0
0.2
6
SS
7
1923
1929
HIL
0.2
-3.6
2.0
0.0
1.9
7
RF
3
1927
1931
HG/HIL
7.5
4.5
1.7
1.3
0.0
8
2B
7
1923
1929
MULT
7.8
4.5
1.6
0.0
1.8
9
CF
5
1920-21
1929
MULT
11.5
10.5
1.5
0.0
-0.6
10
SS
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
4.3
2.5
1.3
0.0
0.5
11
RF
7
1923
1929
HIL
5.0
5.6
1.2
0.0
-1.9
12
C
5
1919
1930
MULT
2.7
1.4
1.2
-0.3
0.5
13
C
6
1924
1931
HIL
1.0
-0.5
1.1
0.0
0.4
14
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.6
0.7
1.0
0.0
-0.2
15
1B
2
1919
1921
BG1/NLG
2.1
1.6
0.8
0.0
-0.3
16
1B
3
1919
1921
BG1/NLG
2.5
1.8
0.8
0.0
-0.1
17
LF
2
1920
1921
BG1
1.8
1.3
0.7
0.0
-0.3
18
2B
4
1927
1931
MULT
4.4
3.6
0.7
0.0
0.1
19
CF
1
1929
1929
BBS
1.3
0.9
0.6
0.0
-0.2
20
CF
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
21
1B
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.8
3.4
0.5
0.0
-0.2
22
CF
4
1923
1927
HIL
4.0
4.1
0.5
0.0
-0.6
23
CF
2
1927
1932
HG/NWB
0.4
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
24
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
-0.1
25
LF
3
1925
1927
HIL
-0.3
-0.4
0.4
0.0
-0.3
26
C
2
1930
1931
NBY/NLG
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
27
1B
4
1926
1932
MULT
2.1
1.6
0.4
0.0
0.1
28
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
-0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.3
29
SS
2
1927
1931
NBY/HIL
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
30
LF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
31
RF
3
1919
1929
MULT
1.8
0.8
0.4
0.7
-0.1
32
C
2
1923-24
1931
SC/NBY
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
33
CF
3
1928
1931
HIL
1.4
1.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
34
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.0
-0.1
35
SS
4
1919
1931
MULT
3.2
2.4
0.3
0.0
0.5
36
C
2
1920
1921
BG1
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.1
37
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
38
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
39
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
40
1B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
41
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
42
CF
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
43
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.6
-0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
44
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
45
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.3
46
SS
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
47
1B
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
48
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
49
LF
1
1927
1927
HG
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.1
50
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.8
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
51
C
1
1920
1920
BG1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
52
2B
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
53
RF
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
54
CF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
55
LF
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
56
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
57
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
58
CF
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.3
1.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
59
RF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
60
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
61
C
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
SP
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.4
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.0
63
SS
1
1927
1927
HG
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
64
SP
2
1930
1931
NLG/NBY
0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.6
0.0
65
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.0
0.1
0.1
4.9
0.0
66
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
67
SP
7
1921
1929
MULT
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
68
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
69
C
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
70
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
71
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
72
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
RP
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
74
C
2
1919
1921
BRG/BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
LF
3
1919
1921
BG1/BRG
2.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
-0.5
76
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
77
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
78
C
1
1927
1927
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
C
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
82
C
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
RP
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
85
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
SP
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
87
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.3
-0.5
0.0
1.8
0.0
88
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
89
RP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
90
SP
5
1924
1928
HIL
1.1
-0.3
0.0
1.5
0.0
91
SP
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
92
SP
1
1931
1931
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
93
SP
4
1927
1931
HIL
3.0
-0.2
0.0
3.2
0.0
94
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
95
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
96
SP
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.2
0.0
97
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
SP
3
1923-24
1925
SC/HIL
2.7
-0.4
0.0
3.1
0.0
99
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
100
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
101
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
102
SP
2
1923
1932
NWB/HIL
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
103
-
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
RP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
-1.7
-0.1
0.0
-1.6
0.0
107
SP
3
1923-24
1931
MULT
6.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
0.0
108
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
109
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
110
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
111
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
112
SP
1
1931
1931
HIL
1.3
0.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
113
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
4.0
-0.4
0.0
4.3
0.0
114
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
115
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
116
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
117
RP
3
1924
1932
HIL/NWB
-1.6
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
0.0
118
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
120
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
121
RP
1
1923
1923
HIL
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
122
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
123
RP
1
1923
1923
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
124
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
125
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
127
RP
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
128
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
131
SP
2
1919
1927
NLG/HG
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
132
RP
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
133
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
2.8
0.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
134
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.9
-0.3
0.0
4.1
0.0
135
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
SS
3
1925
1931
HIL/NBY
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
139
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
RP
2
1920-21
1923-24
SC/BG1
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
142
-
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
SP
1
1923
1923
HIL
1.8
0.3
0.0
1.5
0.0
145
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
146
-
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
3B
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
CF
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
CF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
151
2B
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
CF
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
LF
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
RF
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.5
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
156
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1919
1919
NLG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
159
SP
2
1929
1931
HIL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
160
-
2
1931
1932
NBY/NWB
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
161
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
LF
1
1926
1926
HIL
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
163
2B
1
1919
1919
NLG/BRG
0.9
0.3
-0.1
0.6
0.0
164
LF
3
1928
1931
MULT
1.2
1.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
165
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
166
RP
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
167
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
5.2
0.4
-0.1
4.8
0.0
169
SP
3
1919
1921
MULT
6.4
-0.6
-0.1
7.1
0.0
170
SP
3
1920-21
1929
MULT
1.3
0.1
-0.1
1.4
0.0
171
2B
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
172
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
174
LF
2
1919
1921
BG1/BRG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
RF
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
SS
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
SP
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
179
RP
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
182
1B
2
1923-24
1932
NWB/SC
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
183
SP
3
1922
1929
MULT
1.1
-0.1
-0.1
1.3
0.0
184
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
185
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
2B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
2B
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
190
C
2
1919
1927
HG/BRG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
3B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
192
1B
2
1919
1923-24
MULT
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
193
2B
2
1919
1921
NLG/BG1
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
194
LF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
195
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
197
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
198
SP
2
1923-24
1931
HAB/HIL
1.1
0.1
-0.2
1.2
0.0
199
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.7
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
200
LF
4
1919
1922
MULT
-0.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
201
-
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
202
CF
1
1920
1920
BG1
0.1
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
203
RF
2
1921
1927
BG1/HG
0.1
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
204
C
8
1923
1931
HIL/HG
17.1
15.9
-0.2
0.0
1.4
205
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
206
CF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
207
1B
2
1927
1932
HG/NWB
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
208
C
6
1919
1926
MULT
3.7
3.5
-0.3
0.0
0.5
209
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
210
SS
4
1920
1929
MULT
6.1
5.4
-0.3
0.0
1.0
211
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.7
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.2
212
SP
11
1919
1931
MULT
12.6
0.9
-0.3
12.2
-0.1
213
RF
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.7
2.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
214
SP
9
1921
1931
MULT
26.4
2.6
-0.4
24.4
-0.2
215
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
216
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
217
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.3
0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.1
218
1B
3
1928
1931
HIL
0.3
1.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
219
C
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
220
1B
3
1920-21
1924
HIL/BG1
-1.8
-1.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
221
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
222
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
223
3B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
224
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
225
-
2
1926
1932
HIL/NWB
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
226
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
227
CF
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.7
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
228
RF
2
1923-24
1931
HAB/NBY
-1.2
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
229
3B
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.1
230
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
231
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
232
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
233
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.9
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.1
234
CF
3
1920
1922
HBG/BG1
1.5
2.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
235
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
0.4
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
236
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.2
2.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.2
237
3B
3
1927
1931
MULT
-0.5
0.3
-1.0
0.0
0.2
238
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.8
0.4
-1.1
0.0
-0.1
239
1B
6
1923
1929
HIL
6.6
9.2
-1.2
0.0
-1.4
240
SS
3
1927
1931
HIL/NLG
-0.9
-0.3
-1.2
0.0
0.6
241
SS
2
1919
1920-21
NLG/BG1
-0.4
0.8
-1.4
0.0
0.1
242
2B
2
1920
1921
BG1
-0.4
0.9
-1.5
0.0
0.2

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