Mike Ryan

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Mike Ryan
Joseph Cloyd Ryan
"Joe"
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 190
Born: 1932-5-14 at Verona, KY (US)
Died: 1999-4-8
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Mike Ryan was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Resided in Verona, Kentucky in 1955.
  • Self-identified as being of Irish ancestry.
  • Single in 1955.

Pre-professional career

  • Graduated from Walton-Verona High School in 1951.
  • Played baseball and basketball in high school.

Outside of baseball

  • Engaged in farming during the off-season.
  • Served in the U.S. Army for twenty-one months.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Cliff Alexander of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Sources

  • 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).
  • Social Security Death Index (SSN: 405-46-6335).