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It appears that the BR and Facepack image used for Ryan comes from the Sporting News. Research done by SABR has shown that Ryan played in the Southern League for awhile, though BR doesn't show any minor league statistics for him. There is, however, a Mike J. Ryan that played around the same time and was a starter for Chattanooga in 1892 and 1893. I'm curious if this is the same guy, though major league Ryan played at 3B and minor league Ryan was at 1B. I've attached the BR image, a cabinet photo taken from the Atlanta Constitution that depicted the 1892 Chattanooga team, and a woodcut from 5/13/1892 in the Chattanooga Daily Times. To my eye these look nearly identical.