Roger Bresnahan Stats & Facts
Roger Bresnahan Essentials Positions: Catcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5′-9″...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 29, 2018 | Hall of Fame, Player | 0 |
Roger Bresnahan Essentials Positions: Catcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5′-9″...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 10, 1945 | Hall Of Fame Inductions | 0 |
On July 10, 1945, ten new members are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 4, 1944 | Death | 0 |
On December 4, 1944, catcher Roger Bresnahan, who will be elected to the Hall of Fame eight weeks...
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Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 5, 1916 | Owners | 0 |
1916 – The National League, happy to be rid of fractious Chicago Cubs owner Charles W. Murphy, allows Charles H. Weeghman, owner of a restaurant chain and president of the Federal League’s Chicago Whales, to buy the Cubs for $500,000. By putting up $50,000, William Wrigley, Jr. becomes a minority stock holder. Whales manager Joe Tinker succeeds Roger Bresnahan, and the Cubs will play in the Federal League’s newly built ballpark on the North Side, soon to become known as Wrigley Field.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 18, 1914 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
The Cubs hire future Hall of Famer Roger Bresnahan to manage the team. The former Cardinal skipper will stay for just a year as Chicago finishes the season in fourth place with a 73-80 record.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 26, 1911 | Injury | 0 |
The league-leading Phils are dealt a blow when catcher-manager Red Dooin suffers a broken leg in a collision at home plate with Cards runner Rebel Oakes.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 12, 1908 | Transactions | 0 |
1908 – The Cardinals are busy. First they get C Admiral Schlei from the Reds for pitchers Ed Karger and Art Fromme. Then they pack off Schlei, along with P Bugs Raymond and OF Red Murray, to the 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.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 11, 1907 | equipment, Opening Day | 0 |
On April 11, 1907, Roger Bresnahan of the New York Giants plays the Opening Day game wearing leg guards usually used in cricket-the first shin guards in major league history. The leg guards come in handy, protecting Bresnahan from a fifth-inning foul tip. Other catchers will follow Bresnahan’s lead and wear similar shin guards.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 14, 1905 | Pitching Feats, World Series, World Series Clinchers | 0 |
1905 – Christy Mathewson shuts out the Philadelphia Athletics, 2 – 0, to give the New York Giants the World Series in five games. All are shutouts, with Mathewson getting three, Joe McGinnity one, and Chief Bender of Philadelphia one.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 26, 1903 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1903 – The Boston Beaneaters drive Christy Mathewson from the mound with five runs in the 6th to take a 6 – 5 lead over the Giants and hold on to win by that score. When Roger Bresnahan is called out at home in the 9th, New York and John McGraw and Billy Gilbert lead the argument against August Moran. Moran tosses them for their troubles. New York wins the nitecap, 3 – 2, in 10 innings.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 27, 1897 | Debut | 0 |
Washington Senator (NL) right-hander Roger Bresnahan makes his major league debut, shutting out the St. Louis Browns, 3-0, en route to posting a perfect 4-0 record along with a 3.95 ERA this season. The 18 year-old’s pitching time on the mound will be short-lived when the ‘The Duke Of Tralee’ switches to behind the plate to start a Hall of Fame career as a catcher.
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