James Beswick Ridley (July 9, 1945 – November 28, 2008) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, coach, and scout.

Ridley played in Minor League Baseball during 1964 and part of 1965, for three teams within the Milwaukee Braves organization.

[1] In 1965, he played 32 games for the West Palm Beach Braves of the Florida State League, batting .165 with seven RBIs.

[2] He had a .386 batting average in 1972 with the Toronto Maple Leafs,[3] and was named league MVP in 1974 as player-manager of the Stratford Kraven Knits.

[4][5] Stratford won that season's league championship, and Ridley was named manager of the year.

[4] He is credited with helping the team sign players such as Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler, and David Corrente.