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Roger Bresnahan

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Roger Bresnahan

Full name Roger Philip Bresnahan
Born June 11, 1879, Toledo, Ohio
Died December 4, 1944, Toledo, Ohio
Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio (Section 7- Lot 115)
First Game: August 27, 1897; Final Game: October 3, 1915
Managed First Game: April 14, 1909; Managed Final Game: August 29, 1928
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1945
Ejections as player: 1901 (1), 1902 (3), 1903 (4), 1904 (2), 1905 (5), 1906 (7), 1907 (3), 1908 (1), 1911 (2), 1913 (1), 1914 (5), 1915 (1). Total: 35
Ejections as manager: 1909 (10), 1910 (5), 1911 (3), 1912 (5), 1915 (5). Total: 28
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1897 WAS N                    6    16    1    6   0   0   0    3    1        2   0   0                0      .375  .412  .375   0.0 1897 WAS N
1900 CHI N                    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0        0   0   0                0      .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1900 CHI N
1901 BAL A    Daily Splits   86   295   40   79   9   9   1   32   23       33   1   4   0           10      .268  .323  .369  -1.1 1901 BAL A
1902 BAL A    Daily Splits   65   235   30   64   8   6   4   34   21       16   2   4   0           12      .272  .337  .409  -0.5 1902 BAL A
1902 NY  N    Daily Splits   51   178   16   51   9   3   1   22   16       26   2   6   0            6      .287  .352  .388   0.8 1902 NY  N
1902 Total                  116   413   46  115  17   9   5   56   37       42   4  10   0           18      .278  .344  .400   0.3 1902 Total
1903 NY  N    Daily Splits  113   406   87  142  30   8   4   55   61       45   7  12   0           34      .350  .443  .493   3.1 1903 NY  N
1904 NY  N    Daily Splits  109   402   81  114  22   7   5   33   58       40   5   3   0           13      .284  .381  .410   1.6 1904 NY  N
1905 NY  N    Daily Splits  104   331   58  100  18   3   0   46   50       21  11   7   0           11      .302  .411  .375   3.4 1905 NY  N
1906 NY  N    Daily Splits  124   405   69  114  22   4   0   43   81       43  15   5   0           25      .281  .419  .356   4.2 1906 NY  N
1907 NY  N    Daily Splits  110   328   57   83   9   7   4   38   61       26   6   6   0           15      .253  .380  .360   2.3 1907 NY  N
1908 NY  N    Daily Splits  140   449   70  127  25   3   1   54   83       33   6  24   0           14      .283  .401  .359   3.8 1908 NY  N
1909 STL N    Daily Splits   72   234   27   57   4   1   0   23   46       19   1   7   0           11      .244  .370  .269   0.1 1909 STL N
1910 STL N    Daily Splits   88   234   35   65  15   3   0   27   55       17   2   8   0           13      .278  .419  .368   0.8 1910 STL N
1911 STL N    Daily Splits   81   227   22   63  17   8   3   41   45   0i  19   3   6                4      .278  .404  .463   1.2 1911 STL N
1912 STL N    Daily Splits   48   108    8   36   7   2   1   15   14        9   2   0   0            4      .333  .419  .463   1.1 1912 STL N
1913 CHI N    Daily Splits   69   162   20   37   5   2   1   21   21   1i  11   2   4   0   5i  1i   7   1i .228  .324  .302   0.0 1913 CHI N
1914 CHI N    Daily Splits  101   248   42   69  10   4   0   24   49   1i  20   2  12   0   7i  7i  14   2i .278  .401  .351   1.3 1914 CHI N
1915 CHI N    Daily Splits   77   221   19   45   8   1   1   19   29   4i  23   0   4   0   4i  3i  19   3  .204  .296  .262   0.4 1915 CHI N
Total NL (16 Years)        1295  3951  612 1109 201  56  21  464  670   6i 354  64 104   0i 16i 11i 190   6i .281  .393  .376  24.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)         151   530   70  143  17  15   5   66   44       49   3   8   0           22      .270  .329  .387  -1.6 Total AL
Total    (17 Years) Splits 1446  4481  682 1252 218  71  26  530  714   6i 403  67 112   0i 16i 11i 212   6i .279  .386  .377  22.4 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1905 NY  N    Daily Splits    5    16    3    5   2   0   0    1    4   1    0   2   0   0   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .500  .438 1905 NY  N

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1897 WAS N                    6   5   3   1   1   0   41     52         1   21   18   10   12       0   3   0   4   0   3.95  6.80   0.4 1897 WAS N
1901 BAL A    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   1   0    6     10         0    8    4    4    3   0i  0   0   0   0   1   6.00  6.00  -0.2 1901 BAL A
1910 STL N    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    3.1    6    16   0    1    0    1    0       0   0   0   0   0   0.00     -   0.1 1910 STL N
Total NL ( 2 Years)           7   5   3   1   2   0   44.1   58    16   1   22   18   11   12       0   3   0   4   0   3.65  6.80   0.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )           2   1   0   0   1   0    6     10         0    8    4    4    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.00  6.00  -0.2 Total AL
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    9   6   3   1   3   0   50.1   68    16   1   30   22   15   15   0   0   3   0   4   1   3.93  6.67   0.3 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
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                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1897 WAS N                P    6                       2    7    0    0   0                     1.000
1897 WAS N               OF    1                       0    0    0    0   0                         -     0    1    0 
1900 CHI N                C    1                       0    0    0    0        2                    -
1901 BAL A Daily Splits   C   69   68   66   562  i  199   63   23    3   0   14   82    0       .919
1901 BAL A               OF    8    7    7    63       9    1    2    0   0                      .833     7    0    1 
1901 BAL A               LF    7    7    7    63       9    0    2    0   0                      .818
1901 BAL A               3B    4    1    1     9  i    2    3    0    0   0                     1.000
1901 BAL A               2B    2    2    2    17       9    2    1    1   0                      .917
1901 BAL A                P    2    1    0     6       0    2    1    0   0    0    0    0       .667
1901 BAL A               RF    1    0    0             0    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1902 BAL A Daily Splits  3B   30   28   27   237.2i   33   55   12    4   0                      .880
1902 BAL A                C   22   22   18   158  i   67   22    5    0   0    2   28i   0       .947
1902 BAL A               OF   15   13   13   109.1    26    3    5    0   0                      .853     0   15    0 
1902 BAL A               CF   15   13   13   109.1i   26    3    5    0   0                      .853
1902 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   27   26   23   205      29    6    2    1   0                      .946     0    0   27 
1902 NY  N               RF   27   26   23   205  i   29    6    2    1   0                      .946
1902 NY  N                C   16   14   13   116  i   85   22    5    4   0    2   15i   0       .955
1902 NY  N               SS    4    4    4    39       9    9    4    2   0                      .818
1902 NY  N               1B    4    4    4    36      41    3    2    1   0                      .957
1902 NY  N               3B    1    1    1     8       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1902 Total                C   38   36   31   274  i  152   44   10    4   0    4   43i   0       .951
1902 Total               3B   31   29   28   245.2i   33   55   12    4   0                      .880
1902 Total               OF   42   39   36   314.1    55    9    7    1   0                      .901     0   15   27 
1903 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   86   84   76   674.1   150   14    6    6   1                      .965     4   81    1 
1903 NY  N               CF   81   79   72   638.1i  140   12    6    4   1                      .962
1903 NY  N               1B   13   12   11    98  i  101    9    7    4   0                      .940
1903 NY  N                C   11    8    7    62  i   46   11    5    1   0    1    4i   0       .919
1903 NY  N               LF    4    4    3    27  i    9    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1903 NY  N               3B    4    4    3    31  i    3   12    3    0   0                      .833
1903 NY  N               RF    1    1    1     9       1    1    0    1   0                     1.000
1904 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   93   91   81   725.2   151   14    8    9   0                      .954     6   82    5 
1904 NY  N               CF   82   82   72   647.1i  135   10    6    6   0                      .960
1904 NY  N               1B   12    8    8    78  i   83    8    5    0   0                      .948
1904 NY  N               LF    6    4    4    35  i    9    2    2    0   0                      .846
1904 NY  N               RF    5    5    5    43.1     8    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1904 NY  N               SS    4    3    2    17  i    7    7    0    4   0                     1.000
1904 NY  N               2B    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1904 NY  N               3B    1    1    0             0    0    2    0   0                      .000
1905 NY  N Daily Splits   C   88   86   73   667.1i  492  114   19   15   2   18   67i   0       .970
1905 NY  N               OF    9    7    7    71      11    1    0    0   0                     1.000     0    4    5 
1905 NY  N               RF    5    5    5    44       2    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1905 NY  N               CF    4    2    2    27  i    9    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1905 NY  N               2B    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                         -
1906 NY  N Daily Splits   C   83   81   64   580  i  407  125   14    6   0   16   69i   0       .974
1906 NY  N               OF   43   40   38   335.2    71    6    3    2   0                      .963     0   40    3 
1906 NY  N               CF   40   37   35   310.2i   72   10    3    3   0                      .965
1906 NY  N               RF    3    3    3    25       3    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1907 NY  N Daily Splits   C   95   93   81   724.2i  483   94    8   11   0   11   58i   0       .986
1907 NY  N               1B    6    6    5    45  i   58    2    3    1   0                      .952
1907 NY  N               OF    2    2    2    18       5    2    0    0   0                     1.000     0    2    0 
1907 NY  N               CF    2    2    2    18       5    2    0    1   0                     1.000
1907 NY  N               3B    1    1    1     9       1    3    2    0   0                      .667
1908 NY  N Daily Splits   C  139  139  107  1006.1i  657  140   12   12   0   17   75i   0       .985
1909 STL N Daily Splits   C   54   53   45   399.1i  211   78   12    3   0    0   46i   0       .960
1909 STL N               2B    9    9    8    68  i   11   25    2    6   0                      .947
1909 STL N               OF    5    5    4    36       0    0    0    0   0                         -     0    5    0 
1909 STL N               CF    5    5    4    36  i    9    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1909 STL N               3B    2    1    1     8  i    2    2    2    0   0                      .667
1910 STL N Daily Splits   C   77   75   63   560.2i  295  100   16   11   0   12   76i   0       .961
1910 STL N               OF    2    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     1    1    0 
1910 STL N                P    1    0    0     3.1     0    3    0    1   0    0    0    0      1.000
1910 STL N               LF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                         -
1910 STL N               CF    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1911 STL N Daily Splits   C   77   76   62   552  i  325  102   14    9   0   11   83i   0       .968
1911 STL N               2B    2    0    0             2    3    1    0   0                      .833
1912 STL N Daily Splits   C   29   28   23   226  i  138   49    5    4   0    3   41i   0       .974
1913 CHI N Daily Splits   C   58   48   42   415.1   194   67   10    2   0    7   76   31    1i .963
1914 CHI N Daily Splits   C   85   80   61   652.1i  365  113   11    6   1   10   86i  64    8i .978
1914 CHI N               2B    7    6    6    56      11   18    1    0   0                      .967
1914 CHI N               OF    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000     0    1    0 
1914 CHI N               CF    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1915 CHI N Daily Splits   C   68   66   59   567.2i  345   95    8    9   0    3   61i  46    5i .982
Total (15 Years) Splits   C  972  937i 784i 7249.2i 4309 1195  167   96   3i 129  867i 141i  14i .971
Total (11 Years)         OF  292  276i 252i 2249  i  454   47   26   18   1                      .951    18  232   42 
Total ( 9 Years)         CF  231i 221i 201i 1797.2i  398i  37i  20i  14i  1i                     .956
Total ( 6 Years)         3B   43   37   34   302.2i   41   75   21    4   0                      .847
Total ( 6 Years)         RF   42   40   37   326.1i   43   10    2    2   0                      .964
Total ( 4 Years)         1B   35   30   28   257  i  283   22   17    6   0                      .947
Total ( 6 Years)         2B   22   17   16   143  i   33   49    5    7   0                      .943
Total ( 4 Years)         LF   18   15   14   125  i   27    3    4    0   0                      .882
Total ( 3 Years)          P    9    1i   0i    9.1i    2   12    1    1   0    0i   0i   0i      .933
Total ( 2 Years)         SS    8    7    6    56  i   16   16    4    6   0                      .889
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1905 NY  N Daily Splits   C    5    5    5    45      27    8    1    1   0    0    2    2    1  .972

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1909 STL N        154   54   98  .355   583   731                  7
1910 STL N        153   63   90  .412   639   718                  7
1911 STL N        158   75   74  .503   671   745                  5
1912 STL N        153   63   90  .412   659   830                  6
1915 CHI N        156   73   80  .477   570   620                  4
1926 NY  N          8    3    5  .375    44    39   4-26   5- 3    1  4  5
1926 NY  N          4    2    2  .500    20    19   7-12   7-15    6  6  5
1926 NY  N          1    0    1  .000     7     8   8-28   8-28    5  5  5
1928 NY  N         41   24   16  .600   211   161   5-15   6-28    4  2  2
1928 NY  N          3    0    3  .000    10    18   8-28   8-29    2  3  2
Total ( 7 Years)  831  357  459  .438  3414  3889
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1926 NY  N   4-13   9-26
1927 NY  N   4-12  10- 2
1928 NY  N   4-11   9-30
1930 DET A   4-15   9-28
1931 DET A   4-14   9-27
Total ( 5 Years) 

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-19-1901     BOX  BAL A  Tommy Connolly      Balls and strikes
 5-27-1902     BOX  BAL A  Bob Caruthers       Call at 1B
 6-13-1902     BOX  BAL A  Jack Sheridan       Balls and strikes
10- 2-1902     BOX  NY  N  Arthur Irwin        Call at 3B
 4-20-1903     BOX  NY  N  Augie Moran         HBP non-call
 5- 2-1903     BOX  NY  N  Augie Moran         Balls and strikes
 6-10-1903     BOX  NY  N  Bug Holliday        Called third strike
 8-17-1903(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Called third strike
 7-10-1904(2)  BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Balls and strikes
 8-12-1904(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Balls and strikes
 7- 3-1905     BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Bench jockeying
 7-12-1905     BOX  NY  N                      mpire,Unknown reason
 7-20-1905(1)  BOX  NY  N  Jim Johnstone       Yelling to distract fielders
 8-26-1905(2)  BOX  NY  N  Hank O'Day          Balls and strikes
 9-22-1905     BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Called third strike
 4-25-1906     BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Balls and strikes
 5- 1-1906     BOX  NY  N  John Conway         Balls and strikes
 5-30-1906(2)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Fair/foul call
 7- 9-1906     BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Called third strike
 9- 5-1906(1)  BOX  NY  N  Hank O'Day          Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9-11-1906     BOX  NY  N  Bill Carpenter      Called third strike
 9-29-1906(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Carpenter      Balls and strikes
 7-31-1907(1)  BOX  NY  N  Hank O'Day          Called third strike
 9-22-1907(1)  BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Balls and strikes
 9-25-1907     BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Bench jockeying
 8-25-1908     BOX  NY  N  Hank O'Day          Balls and strikes
 6-12-1911     BOX  STL N  Cy Rigler           Called third strike
 6-25-1911(2)  BOX  STL N  Bill Klem           Call at HP
 4-21-1913     BOX  CHI N  Bill Brennan        Balls and strikes
 6-12-1914     BOX  CHI N  Bill Hart           Call at 1B
 7-10-1914     BOX  CHI N  Lord Byron          Fair/foul call
 8-11-1914     BOX  CHI N  Mal Eason           Fighting
 8-24-1914     BOX  CHI N  Ernie Quigley       Balls and strikes
10- 3-1914(2)  BOX  CHI N  Ernie Quigley       Balls and strikes
 7- 5-1915(1)  BOX  CHI N  Ernie Quigley       Called third strike

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 4-15-1909     BOX  STL N  Steve Kane          Call at 1B
 5- 2-1909(2)  BOX  STL N  Bill Klem           Balk non-call
 6- 7-1909     BOX  STL N  Harry Truby         Balls and strikes
 7- 3-1909(1)  BOX  STL N  Jim Johnstone       Balls and strikes
 7-19-1909(1)  BOX  STL N  Steve Kane          Call at HP
 8-11-1909     BOX  STL N  Hank O'Day          Call at 1B
 8-27-1909     BOX  STL N  Cy Rigler           Fair/foul call
 9- 1-1909     BOX  STL N  Bob Emslie          Call at 2B
 9-24-1909     BOX  STL N  Bill Klem           Call at 2B
10- 2-1909     BOX  STL N  Bill Brennan        Arguing against new ball in game
 6- 7-1910     BOX  STL N  Jim Johnstone       Fair/foul call
 6-21-1910(1)  BOX  STL N  Jim Johnstone       Call at HP
 7- 4-1910(1)  BOX  STL N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 9-11-1910     BOX  STL N  Jim Johnstone       Bench jockeying
 9-29-1910     BOX  STL N  Steve Kane          Call at 2B
 5-12-1911     BOX  STL N  Jack Doyle          Call at 3B
 8- 7-1911     BOX  STL N  Mal Eason           Balls and strikes
 8-16-1911     BOX  STL N  Hank O'Day          Call at HP
 4-18-1912     BOX  STL N  Jim Johnstone       HBP call
 5-21-1912     BOX  STL N  Mal Eason           Call at 1B
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-21-1912     BOX  STL N  Garnet Bush         Call at 1B
 7- 8-1912     BOX  STL N  Brick Owens         Call at 2B
 8-22-1912     BOX  STL N  Cy Rigler           Rubbing dirt on ball (opponent)
 5-15-1915     BOX  CHI N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 7-13-1915     BOX  CHI N  Lord Byron          Call at 3B (Appeal play)
 8-14-1915     BOX  CHI N  Lord Byron          Balls and strikes
 9- 7-1915     BOX  CHI N  Hank O'Day          Balls and strikes
 9-13-1915     BOX  CHI N  Mal Eason           Call at 3B

Transaction Information

Sold by Lima (Ohio State) to Washington Nationals (August 10, 1897).

Released by Washington Nationals (May 10, 1898).

Released by Chicago Orphans (September 1, 1900).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (1901).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (@July 17, 1902).

Signed by New York Giants (@July 17, 1902).

Traded by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Admiral Schlei,
Bugs Raymond and Red Murray (December 12, 1908).

Released by St. Louis Cardinals (November 7, 1912).

Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 6, 1913).
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