Connie Ryan Notable

b. February 27, 1920 · New York Giants 1942, Boston Braves 1943–1944, 1946–1950, Cincinnati Reds 1950–1951, Philadelphia Phillies 1952–1953, Chicago White Sox 1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954

Connie Ryan played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1942 and closing with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1954. His longest stay was with the Boston Braves, from 1946 to 1950.

Across 1,184 games he batted .248, with 988 hits and 535 runs. He finished with 56 home runs, 181 doubles, 518 walks and 69 stolen bases.

He played 980 games at second base, with 2,818 assists and 164 errors. He turned 573 double plays. He also played 116 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1944.

He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on February 27, 1920, and died on January 3, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1944

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1942	NYG	11	27	4	5	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	.185
1943	BSN	132	457	52	97	10	2	1	24	58	56	7	.212
1944	BSN	88	332	56	98	18	5	4	25	36	40	13	.295
1946	BSN	143	502	55	121	28	8	1	48	55	63	7	.241
1947	BSN	150	544	60	144	33	5	5	69	71	60	5	.265
1948	BSN	51	122	14	26	3	0	0	10	21	16	0	.213
1949	BSN	85	208	28	52	13	1	6	20	21	30	1	.250
1950	BSN/CIN	126	439	57	109	20	5	6	49	64	55	4	.248
1951	CIN	136	473	75	112	17	4	16	53	79	72	11	.237
1952	PHI	154	577	81	139	24	6	12	49	69	72	13	.241
1953	CHW/PHI	107	301	53	85	15	6	5	32	39	47	7	.282
1954	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Career	—	1184	3982	535	988	181	42	56	381	518	514	69	.248

On this day & linked events

1920

Born February 27, 1920

New Orleans, LA, USA

1996

Died January 3, 1996

1942

Major-league debut: Connie Ryan

Connie Ryan made a major-league debut on April 14, 1942.

1954

Final major-league game: Connie Ryan

Connie Ryan played a final major-league game on April 19, 1954.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain