Merven John "Red" Ryan (July 11, 1897 – August 16, 1969), born Mervin Ferguson,[1] was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

[2] The Bacharch club faced both independent black teams in the summer of 1920 before taking part in the Cuban League season that winter.

[1] Ryan pitched in the 1924 Colored World Series, earning no decisions in both of appearances, as the club lost the Kansas City Monarchs.

Ryan briefly appeared for the independent Homestead Grays in the fall of 1927 before joining the Lincoln Giants in early 1928.

Ryan was released by Hilldale in early 1932 and spent his final season with the Newark Browns of the East-West League.