Roger Bresnahan
Roger Philip Bresnahan
Born: June 11, 1879
Toledo, OH USA
Deceased: 1944
Toledo, OH USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200
Career: 1897-1915
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Minor League Statistics
Roger Bresnahan compiled a career batting average of .279 with 26 home runs and 530 RBI in his 1447-game career with the Washington Senators, Chicago Orphans, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1897 season and last took the field during the 1915 campaign. Bresnahan was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Washington Senators | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.95 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41.0 | 52 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.93 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.3 | 68 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Washington Senators | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 | .412 | .375 | .787 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 323 | 295 | 40 | 79 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 33 | .268 | .323 | .369 | .692 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 65 | 262 | 235 | 30 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 16 | .272 | .337 | .409 | .746 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | 51 | 202 | 178 | 16 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .287 | .352 | .388 | .740 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | 113 | 486 | 406 | 87 | 142 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 61 | 45 | .350 | .443 | .493 | .936 | 200 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | 109 | 468 | 402 | 81 | 114 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 40 | .284 | .381 | .410 | .791 | 165 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | 104 | 399 | 331 | 58 | 100 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 21 | .302 | .411 | .375 | .785 | 124 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | 124 | 506 | 405 | 69 | 114 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 0 | 81 | 43 | .281 | .419 | .356 | .775 | 144 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 110 | 401 | 328 | 57 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 26 | .253 | .380 | .360 | .740 | 118 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | 140 | 562 | 449 | 70 | 127 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 83 | 33 | .283 | .401 | .359 | .760 | 161 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 288 | 234 | 27 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 19 | .244 | .370 | .269 | .639 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 299 | 234 | 35 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 17 | .278 | .419 | .368 | .787 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 281 | 227 | 22 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 19 | .278 | .404 | .463 | .866 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 124 | 108 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .333 | .419 | .463 | .882 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 69 | 189 | 162 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | .228 | .324 | .302 | .627 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 101 | 311 | 248 | 42 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 20 | .278 | .401 | .351 | .752 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 254 | 221 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 23 | .204 | .296 | .262 | .558 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1446 | 5374 | 4481 | 682 | 1252 | 218 | 71 | 26 | 530 | 212 | 3 | 714 | 403 | .279 | .386 | .377 | .764 | 1690 | 0 | 67 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Washington Senators | P | 6 | 0 | 41.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.976 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1897 | NL | Washington Senators | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1900 | NL | Chicago Orphans | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 69 | 0 | 573.0 | 199 | 63 | 23 | 3 | .919 | 4.115 | 3.797 | 14 | 0 | 86 | 57 | 39.9 |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 8 | 0 | 51.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.765 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 5.211 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.750 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1901 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 30 | 0 | 236.0 | 33 | 55 | 12 | 4 | .880 | 3.356 | 2.933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 27 | 0 | 205.0 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .946 | 1.537 | 1.296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 22 | 0 | 188.0 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .947 | 4.261 | 4.045 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 38.8 |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | C | 16 | 0 | 146.0 | 85 | 22 | 5 | 4 | .955 | 6.596 | 6.688 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 42.9 |
| 1902 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 15 | 0 | 113.0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .853 | 2.310 | 1.933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 4 | 0 | 38.0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 1.421 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 0 | 38.0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .818 | 4.263 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1902 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 84 | 0 | 724.0 | 150 | 14 | 6 | 6 | .965 | 2.039 | 1.952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 13 | 0 | 106.0 | 101 | 9 | 7 | 4 | .940 | 9.340 | 8.462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | C | 11 | 0 | 83.0 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .919 | 6.181 | 5.182 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 42.1 |
| 1903 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 4 | 0 | 40.0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 3.375 | 3.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 93 | 91 | 795.0 | 151 | 14 | 8 | 9 | .954 | 1.868 | 1.774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 10 | 8 | 81.0 | 83 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .948 | 1.111 | 9.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.727 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1904 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | C | 87 | 86 | 767.0 | 492 | 114 | 19 | 15 | .970 | 7.111 | 6.966 | 18 | 0 | 69 | 86 | 55.5 |
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 8 | 7 | 54.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | C | 82 | 81 | 703.0 | 407 | 125 | 14 | 6 | .974 | 6.811 | 6.488 | 16 | 0 | 74 | 86 | 53.8 |
| 1906 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 40 | 40 | 352.0 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .963 | 1.969 | 1.925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | C | 95 | 93 | 784.0 | 483 | 94 | 8 | 11 | .986 | 6.624 | 6.074 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 66 | 45.8 |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .952 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 2 | 2 | 23.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.739 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1907 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2.769 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | NL | New York Giants | C | 139 | 139 | 1156.0 | 657 | 140 | 12 | 12 | .985 | 6.205 | 5.734 | 17 | 0 | 99 | 102 | 50.7 |
| 1909 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 59 | 53 | 439.0 | 211 | 78 | 12 | 3 | .960 | 5.925 | 4.898 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 62 | 53.4 |
| 1909 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 9 | 9 | 72.0 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 6 | .947 | 4.500 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1909 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3.600 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 77 | 75 | 619.0 | 295 | 100 | 16 | 11 | .961 | 5.743 | 5.130 | 12 | 0 | 93 | 71 | 43.3 |
| 1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1910 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1911 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1911 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 102 | 14 | 9 | .968 | 5.545 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 49 | 5 | 4 | .974 | 6.679 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | 67 | 10 | 2 | .963 | 4.500 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 2.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 365 | 113 | 11 | 6 | .978 | 5.624 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1915 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 345 | 95 | 8 | 9 | .982 | 6.471 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1375 | 697 | 8589.0 | 5138 | 1416 | 241 | 138 | .965 | 6.868 | 4.767 | 129 | 0 | 614 | 572 | 48.2 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .500 | .438 | .938 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .313 | .500 | .438 | .938 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | NL | New York Giants | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 7.000 | 7.000 |
Awards
1908 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
1909 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C3
1911 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
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