Cornelius Joseph Ryan (February 27, 1920 – January 3, 1996) was an American professional

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, coach and

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who served as interim manager of two

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teams, the

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and the Texas Rangers. A native of

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who attended

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, he batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . During his playing days, Ryan appeared in 1,184 games over 12 MLB seasons, and compiled a lifetime

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of .248 with 988 career

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(among them 58

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s) with the

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, Cincinnati Reds / Redlegs,

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and

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. On April 16, 1953, Ryan (then with the Phillies) made six hits in six

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s in a 14–12 loss to Pittsburgh, tying a then-Major League record. Ryan's safeties included two doubles; he scored three runs and had one

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. Ryan spent much of his baseball career in the Braves organization, working for them in three different cities: as a player in

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(he was a utility infielder for the 1948 National League champions); a coach and minor league manager for

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during the late 1950s (he was the third-base coach on

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's staff during the Braves' 1957 world championship season); and as a coach (1971; 1973–74), interim manager (1975) and

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club during the 1970s. Ryan succeeded Clyde King as skipper of the Atlanta Braves on August 30, 1975, and guided the team to a record of 9–18 over the final 27 games of the season. In 1977, Ryan began the season as a coach with the Texas Rangers. Texas manager Frank Lucchesi was replaced by Eddie Stanky, a teammate of Ryan's on the 1948–49 Braves, on June 22. Stanky resigned after one game, and Ryan served as interim manager for six games (with Texas winning two) from June 23 to 27. The Rangers signed Billy Hunter, the longtime

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third-base coach, as their permanent manager. Ryan's career managerial mark was 11–22 (.333). He remained a Rangers' coach through 1979. During the 1960s, Ryan also spent several seasons as a scout and minor league manager with the

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and briefly worked with the Kansas City A's. He died at age 75 in

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