Roger Bresnahan

Roger Philip Bresnahan (June 11, 1879 – December 4, 1944), nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee" for his Irish roots, was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher and a player-manager.

Roger Bresnahan
Catcher / manager
Born: (1879-06-11)June 11, 1879 Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died: December 4, 1944(1944-12-04) (aged 65) Toledo, Ohio, USA
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
August 27, 1897, for the Washington Senators
Last appearance
October 3, 1915, for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.279
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	530
Teams
As Player Washington Senators (1897) Chicago Orphans (1900) Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) New York Giants (1902–1908) St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1912) Chicago Cubs (1913–1915) As Manager St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1912) Chicago Cubs (1915)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1905)
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Induction	1945
Election Method	Veterans Committee

Roger Bresnahan Media

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  Bresnahan with Toledo, date unknown.

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  Bresnahan (third from right) with the New York Giants before playing in the 1905 World Series

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  Miller Huggins (left) and Bresnahan with the St. Louis Cardinals

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  Bresnahan tagging out a runner while Christy Mathewson and John McGraw watch in Out at Home, by Fletcher C. Ransom