Roger Bresnahan

Positions: Catcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 200lb (175cm, 90kg)

Born: June 11, 1879 in Toledo, OH us

Died: December 4, 1944 in Toledo, OH

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, OH

Last Game: October 3, 1915 (Age 36-114d)
vs. STL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View Roger Bresnahan's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Roger Philip Bresnahan

Nicknames: The Duke Of Tralee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.9

4481

1252

.279

682

RBI

530

212

OBP

.386

SLG

.377

OPS

.764

OPS+

126

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1897	18	-10.1	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	6	17	16	1	6	0	0	0	3	0		1	2	.375	.412	.375	.787	6		0	0
1898	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A		8	22	22	2	7	2	3	0		0								15			0
1898	19	-9.1	Minneapolis	WL	A		3		10	0	2	0	0	0		0				.200		.200		2			0
1898	19	-6.7	Toledo	ISLG	B
1898	19	-6.7	Toledo	ISLG	B
1899	20		2 Teams	WL	A
1899	20		Minneapolis	WL	A
1899	20		Buffalo	WL	A
1900	21	-7.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
1901	22	-6.0	BLA	AL	Maj	BLA	86	323	295	40	79	9	9	1	32	10		23	33	.268	.323	.370	.692	109		1	4
1902	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BLA	116	464	413	46	115	17	9	5	56	18		37	42	.279	.344	.400	.743	165		4	10
1902	23	-5.6	BLA	AL	Maj	BLA	65	262	235	30	64	8	6	4	34	12		21	16	.272	.337	.409	.746	96		2	4
1902	23	-5.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	51	202	178	16	51	9	3	1	22	6		16	26	.287	.352	.388	.740	69		2	6
1903	24	-4.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	113	486	406	87	142	30	8	4	55	34		61	45	.350	.443	.493	.936	200		7	12
1904	25	-3.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	109	468	402	81	114	22	7	5	33	13		58	40	.284	.381	.410	.791	165		5	3
1905	26	-2.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	104	399	331	58	100	18	3	0	46	11		50	21	.302	.411	.375	.785	124		11	7
1906	27	-1.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	124	506	405	69	114	22	4	0	43	25		81	43	.282	.419	.356	.775	144		15	5
1907	28	-0.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	110	401	328	57	83	9	7	4	38	15		61	26	.253	.380	.360	.740	118		6	6
1908	29	0.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	140	562	449	70	127	25	3	1	54	14		83	33	.283	.402	.359	.760	161		6	24
1909	30	2.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	72	288	234	27	57	4	1	0	23	11		46	19	.244	.370	.269	.639	63		1	7
1910	31	3.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	88	299	234	35	65	15	3	0	27	13		55	17	.278	.419	.368	.787	86		2	8
1911	32	5.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	81	281	227	22	63	17	8	3	41	4		45	19	.278	.404	.463	.866	105		3	6
1912	33	6.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	48	124	108	8	36	7	2	1	15	4		14	9	.333	.419	.463	.882	50		2	0
1913	34	6.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	69	189	162	20	37	5	2	1	21	7	1	21	11	.228	.324	.303	.627	49		2	4
1914	35	7.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	101	311	248	42	69	10	4	0	24	14		49	20	.278	.401	.351	.752	87		2	12
1915	36	8.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	77	254	221	19	45	8	1	1	19	19	3	29	23	.204	.296	.262	.558	58		0	4
1916	37	9.1	Toledo	AA	AA		44		120		29	6	1	2						.242		.358		43
1917	38	9.5	Toledo	AA	AA		40		80		22	5	0	0						.275		.338		27
1918	39	10.2	Toledo	AA	AA		19	59	52	4	12	2	0	1		0		4	5	.231	.286	.327	.613	17			3

1921	42	13.4	Toledo	AA	AA		5		12		5	0	0	0						.417		.417		5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1446	5374	4481	682	1252	218	71	26	530	212	4	714	403	.279	.386	.377	.764	1690		67	112
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		111	281	274	4	70	13	1	3		0		4	5					94			3
All Levels (23 Seasons)							1557	5655	4755	686	1322	231	72	29	530	212	4	718	408					1784		67	115

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		108	271	264	4	68	13	1	3		0		4	5	.258		.349		92			3
A (2 seasons)					Minors		3	10	10	0	2	0	0	0		0								2			0
B (1 season)					Minors