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Roger Bresnahan

Roger Philip Bresnahan (The Duke Of Tralee)

Hall of Famer

Positions: Catcher and Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 11, 1879 in Toledo, OH
High School: Central (Toledo, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1897
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cardinals/Cubs/Orioles/Senators/.. 1897-1915
Final Game: October 3, 1915
Died: December 4, 1944 in Toledo, OH
Buried: Calvary Cemetery,in Toledo, OH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1945.
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1897 18 WHS NL 6 17 16 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 .375 .412 .375 .787 109 6 0 0 /1O
1900 21 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1901 22 BLA AL 86 323 295 40 79 9 9 1 32 10 23 .268 .323 .369 .692 89 109 1 4 2/O541
1902 23 TOT MLB 116 464 413 46 115 17 9 5 56 18 37 .278 .344 .400 .743 113 165 4 10 O25/36
1902 23 BLA AL 65 262 235 30 64 8 6 4 34 12 21 .272 .337 .409 .746 102 96 2 4 52O
1902 23 NYG NL 51 202 178 16 51 9 3 1 22 6 16 .287 .352 .388 .740 129 69 2 6 O2/365
1903 24 NYG NL 113 486 406 87 142 30 8 4 55 34 61 .350 .443 .493 .936 162 200 7 12 O32/5
1904 25 NYG NL 109 468 402 81 114 22 7 5 33 13 58 .284 .381 .410 .791 140 165 5 3 O3/645
1905 26 NYG NL 104 399 331 58 100 18 3 0 46 11 50 .302 .411 .375 .785 132 124 11 7 2/O
1906 27 NYG NL 124 506 405 69 114 22 4 0 43 25 81 .281 .419 .356 .775 140 144 15 5 2O
1907 28 NYG NL 110 401 328 57 83 9 7 4 38 15 61 .253 .380 .360 .740 129 118 6 6 2/3O5
1908 29 NYG NL 140 562 449 70 127 25 3 1 54 14 83 .283 .401 .359 .760 138 161 6 24 *2
1909 30 STL NL 72 288 234 27 57 4 1 0 23 11 46 .244 .370 .269 .639 104 63 1 7 2/45
1910 31 STL NL 88 299 234 35 65 15 3 0 27 13 55 17 .278 .419 .368 .787 134 86 2 8 2/O1
1911 32 STL NL 81 281 227 22 63 17 8 3 41 4 45 19 .278 .404 .463 .866 145 105 3 6 2/4
1912 33 STL NL 48 124 108 8 36 7 2 1 15 4 14 9 .333 .419 .463 .882 143 50 2 0 2
1913 34 CHC NL 69 189 162 20 37 5 2 1 21 7 1 21 11 .228 .324 .302 .627 79 49 2 4 2
1914 35 CHC NL 101 311 248 42 69 10 4 0 24 14 49 20 .278 .401 .351 .752 124 87 2 12 24/O MVP-11
1915 36 CHC NL 77 254 221 19 45 8 1 1 19 19 3 29 23 .204 .296 .262 .558 70 58 0 4 2
17 Seasons 1446 5374 4481 682 1252 218 71 26 530 212 4 714 99 .279 .386 .377 .764 126 1690 67 112
162 Game Avg. 162 602 502 76 140 24 8 3 59 24 80 .279 .386 .377 .764 126 189 8 13
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYG (7 yrs) 751 3024 2499 438 731 135 35 15 291 118 410 .293 .403 .393 .795 140 981 52 63
STL (4 yrs) 289 992 803 92 221 43 14 4 106 32 160 45 .275 .401 .379 .779 131 304 8 21
CHC (4 yrs) 249 756 633 81 151 23 7 2 64 40 4 99 54 .239 .345 .306 .652 93 194 4 20
BLA (2 yrs) 151 585 530 70 143 17 15 5 66 22 44 .270 .329 .387 .716 95 205 3 8
WHS (1 yr) 6 17 16 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 .375 .412 .375 .787 109 6 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 1295 4789 3951 612 1109 201 56 21 464 190 4 670 99 .281 .393 .376 .769 131 1485 64 104
AL (2 yrs) 151 585 530 70 143 17 15 5 66 22 44 .270 .329 .387 .716 95 205 3 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 26 NYG NL WS PHA W 5 22 16 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 .313 .500 .438 .938 7 0 2 0 0 1
1 WS 5 22 16 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 .313 .500 .438 .938 7 0 2 0 0 1

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1897 18 WHS NL 4 0 1.000 3.95 6 5 1 3 1 0 41.0 52 21 18 1 10 12 3 0 0 183 110 1.512 11.4 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20
1901 22 BLA AL 0 1 .000 6.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 8 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 31 64 2.333 15.0 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
1910 31 STL NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.100 16.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons 4 1 .800 3.93 9 6 3 3 1 0 50.1 68 30 22 1 15 15 3 0 0 230 107 1.649 12.2 0.2 2.7 2.7 1.00
162 Game Avg. 18 5 .800 3.93 41 27 14 14 5 0 228 308 136 100 5 68 68 14 0 0 1043 107 1.649 12.2 0.2 2.7 2.7 1.00
WHS (1 yr) 4 0 1.000 3.95 6 5 1 3 1 0 41.0 52 21 18 1 10 12 3 0 0 183 110 1.512 11.4 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20
STL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.100 16.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.00
BLA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 8 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 31 64 2.333 15.0 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
NL (2 yrs) 4 0 1.000 3.65 7 5 2 3 1 0 44.1 58 22 18 1 11 12 3 0 0 199 116 1.556 11.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.09
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 8 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 31 64 2.333 15.0 0.0 6.0 4.5 0.75

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1897 WHS NL 18 P 6 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.50 .911 2.10
1897 WHS NL 18 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-1-0
1900 CHC NL 21 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 2 0 0
1901 BLA AL 22 C 69 285 199 63 23 3 .919 3.80 .952 4.79 14 86 57 40%
1901 BLA AL 22 OF 8 12 9 1 2 0 .833 1.25 .942 2.00 7-0-1
1901 BLA AL 22 3B 4 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.25 .880 3.50
1901 BLA AL 22 2B 2 12 9 2 1 1 .917 5.50 .933 5.65
1901 BLA AL 22 P 2 3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.00 .933 2.50
1902 TOT MLB 23 OF 42 71 55 9 7 1 .901 1.52 .948 1.97 0-15-27
1902 TOT MLB 23 C 38 206 152 44 10 4 .951 5.16 .962 5.18 4 50 34 40%
1902 TOT MLB 23 3B 31 100 33 55 12 4 .880 2.84 .915 3.52
1902 BLA AL 23 3B 30 100 33 55 12 4 .880 2.93 .915 3.52
1902 BLA AL 23 C 22 94 67 22 5 0 .947 4.05 .957 4.70 2 30 19 39%
1902 BLA AL 23 OF 15 34 26 3 5 0 .853 1.93 .950 2.04 0-15-0
1902 NYG NL 23 OF 27 37 29 6 2 1 .946 1.30 .946 1.93 0-0-27
1902 NYG NL 23 C 16 112 85 22 5 4 .955 6.69 .965 5.83 2 20 15 43%
1902 NYG NL 23 1B 4 46 41 3 2 1 .957 11.00 .980 10.40
1902 NYG NL 23 SS 4 22 9 9 4 2 .818 4.50 .923 5.35
1902 NYG NL 23 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.50
1903 NYG NL 24 OF 84 170 150 14 6 6 .965 1.95 .941 1.91 4-79-1
1903 NYG NL 24 1B 13 117 101 9 7 4 .940 8.46 .978 10.34
1903 NYG NL 24 C 11 62 46 11 5 1 .919 5.18 .969 5.82 1 11 8 42%
1903 NYG NL 24 3B 4 18 3 12 3 0 .833 3.75 .922 3.40
1904 NYG NL 25 OF 93 173 151 14 8 9 .954 1.77 .947 1.86 7-81-5
1904 NYG NL 25 1B 10 96 83 8 5 0 .948 9.10 .983 10.36
1904 NYG NL 25 SS 4 14 7 7 0 4 1.000 3.50 .914 5.30
1904 NYG NL 25 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.30
1904 NYG NL 25 3B 1 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 1.000 3.20
1905 NYG NL 26 C 87 625 492 114 19 15 .970 6.97 .963 5.91 18 69 86 55%
1905 NYG NL 26 OF 8 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 .950 1.92 0-2-4
1906 NYG NL 27 C 82 546 407 125 14 6 .974 6.49 .970 5.83 16 74 86 54%
1906 NYG NL 27 OF 40 80 71 6 3 2 .963 1.93 .959 1.86 0-39-3
1907 NYG NL 28 C 95 585 483 94 8 11 .986 6.07 .971 5.68 11 78 66 46%
1907 NYG NL 28 1B 6 63 58 2 3 1 .952 10.00 .984 10.25
1907 NYG NL 28 OF 2 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 3.50 .957 1.95 0-2-0
1907 NYG NL 28 3B 1 6 1 3 2 0 .667 4.00 .950 3.30
1908 NYG NL 29 C 139 809 657 140 12 12 .985 5.73 .971 5.46 17 114 102 47%
1909 STL NL 30 C 59 301 211 78 12 3 .960 4.90 .965 5.79 0 85 62 42%
1909 STL NL 30 2B 9 38 11 25 2 6 .947 4.00 .937 4.66
1909 STL NL 30 3B 1 6 2 2 2 0 .667 4.00 .950 3.20
1910 STL NL 31 C 77 411 295 100 16 11 .961 5.13 .973 5.63 12 121 71 37%
1910 STL NL 31 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 2.10 1-1-0
1910 STL NL 31 P 1 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 .933 1.80
1911 STL NL 32 C 77 441 325 102 14 9 .968 5.55 .966 5.56 11 127 85 40%
1911 STL NL 32 2B 2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 2.50 .950 5.05
1912 STL NL 33 C 28 192 138 49 5 4 .974 6.68 .969 5.38 3 47 37 44%
1913 CHC NL 34 C 58 271 194 67 10 2 .963 4.50 .970 5.09 7 52 43 45%
1914 CHC NL 35 C 85 489 365 113 11 6 .978 5.62 .970 5.13 10 97 69 42% MVP-11
1914 CHC NL 35 2B 14 30 11 18 1 0 .967 2.07 .947 4.89 MVP-11
1914 CHC NL 35 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.00 0-1-0 MVP-11
1915 CHC NL 36 C 68 448 345 95 8 9 .982 6.47 .975 5.25 3 63 54 46%
15 Seasons C 974 5671 4309 1195 167 96 .971 5.65 .968 5.47 129 1074 860 44%
10 Seasons OF 281 527 454 47 26 18 .951 1.78 .947 1.90 19-221-41
6 Seasons 3B 42 137 41 75 21 4 .847 2.76 .919 3.49
4 Seasons 1B 33 322 283 22 17 6 .947 9.24 .981 10.34
5 Seasons 2B 28 87 33 49 5 7 .943 2.93 .940 4.90
3 Seasons P 9 15 2 12 1 1 .933 1.56 .920 2.16
2 Seasons SS 8 36 16 16 4 6 .889 4.00 .919 5.32
17 Seasons TOT 1375 6795 5138 1416 241 138 .965 4.77 .930 4.76 19-221-41 129 1074 860 44%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (20.8%)
1937 BBWAA (21.4%)
1938 BBWAA (25.6%)
1939 BBWAA (24.5%)
1942 BBWAA (24.5%)
1945 BBWAA (53.8%)
1945 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1945 by Old Timers Committee

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1914 NL (11, 9%)
0.09 Career Shares (926th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1903 NL  .350 (4th)
1905 NL  .302 (10th)
1908 NL  .283 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1903 NL  .443 (2nd)
1904 NL  .381 (5th)
1905 NL  .411 (6th)
1906 NL  .419 (2nd)
1907 NL  .380 (6th)
1908 NL  .401 (3rd)
1914 NL  .401 (4th)
Career  .386 (124th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1903 NL  .493 (4th)
1904 NL  .410 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1903 NL  .936 (3rd)
1904 NL  .791 (5th)
1905 NL  .785 (10th)
1906 NL  .775 (9th)
1908 NL  .760 (5th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1908 NL  70 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1903 NL  30 (4th)
1906 NL  22 (9th)
1908 NL  25 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1904 NL  5 (7th)
1907 NL  4 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 NL  61 (8th)
1904 NL  58 (6th)
1906 NL  81 (2nd)
1908 NL  83 (1st)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1903 NL  34 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1903 NL  162 (2nd)
1904 NL  140 (6th)
1906 NL  140 (9th)
1908 NL  138 (7th)
Career  126 (216th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1903 NL  87 (7th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1903 NL  37 (3rd)
1904 NL  22 (7th)
1906 NL  27 (7th)
1908 NL  27 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1903 NL  3.9 (3rd)
1904 NL  2.5 (6th)
1906 NL  3.2 (6th)
1908 NL  3.2 (3rd)
Career  21.0 (242nd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1903 NL  42 (10th)
1904 NL  34 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1908 NL  216 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1903 NL  .796 (4th)
1904 NL  .727 (6th)
1906 NL  .713 (9th)
1908 NL  .718 (5th)
Career  .666 (151st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1905 NL  11 (8th)
1906 NL  15 (1st)
Career  67 (206th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1904 NL  7.2 (10th)
1907 NL  6.3 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1903 NL  101.5 (10th)
1904 NL  80.4 (7th)
1907 NL  82.0 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1915 NL  born 1879-06-11 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1897 NL  born 1879-06-11 (2nd)
1900 NL  born 1879-06-11 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (590), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 45 (546), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (998), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 30 (318), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 10, 1897: Purchased by the Washington Senators from Lima (Ohio State).

May 10, 1898: Released by the Washington Senators.

August 22, 1900: Sent from ??? to the Chicago Orphans in an unknown transaction.

September 1, 1900: Released by the Chicago Orphans.

Before 1901 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 17, 1902: Released by the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 17, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 12, 1908: Traded by the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Red Murray, Bugs Raymond and Admiral Schlei.

June 8, 1913: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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