Cardinals trade for Roger Bresnahan will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years

On ,December 12 1908 — The St. Louis Cardinals are busy. First they get C Admiral Schlei from the Cincinnati Reds for pitchers Ed Karger and Art Fromme. Then they pack off Schlei, along with P Bugs Raymond and OF Red Murray, to the New York Giants for veteran catcher Roger Bresnahan. Bresnahan, a future Hall of Famer, will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years. Raymond lost 25 games in 1908, but a record 11 of them were by shutout.

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