Gary Ryerson

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1948)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name =Gary Ryerson

| position =Pitcher

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1948|6|17}}

| birth_place =Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| bats =Right

| throws =Left

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =June 28

| debutyear =1972

| debutteam =Milwaukee Brewers

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =September 3

| finalyear =1973

| finalteam =Milwaukee Brewers

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label =Win–loss record

| stat1value =3–9

| stat2label =Earned run average

| stat2value =4.39

| stat3label =Strikeouts

| stat3value =55

|teams=

• Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|1972}}–{{mlby|1973}})}}

Gary Lawrence Ryerson (born June 17, 1948){{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ryersga01|title=Gary Ryerson|publisher=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=2011-03-25}} is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Ryerson was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryersga01.shtml|title=Gary Ryerson|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-03-25}} In 1971, Ryerson was traded along with minor league player Wes Scott to the Milwaukee Brewers for John Morris. During his time with the Brewers, Ryerson played parts of two seasons at the Major League level. He was involved in a nine-player transaction when he was sent along with Ellie Rodríguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud and Skip Lockwood from the Brewers to the California Angels for Steve Barber, Clyde Wright, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer and cash on October 23, 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/24/archives/people-in-sports-cubs-jenkins-in-texas-livery-british-soccer-natl.html Fletcher, Walter R. "People in Sports: Cubs' Jenkins in Texas Livery?" The New York Times, Wednesday, October 24, 1973.] Retrieved November 28, 2020 He was selected by the Giants from the Salt Lake City Angels in the Rule 5 draft six weeks later on December 3, 1973.[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/04/archives/4-trades-made-at-mee-tings-4-trades-made-at-baseball-meetings.html Durso, Joseph. "4 Trades Made at Meetings," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1973.] Retrieved January 26, 2023. He never played at the Major League level with the Giants.