Roger Bresnahan

Roger Philip "The Duke of Tralee" Bresnahan (1879–1944) was the catcher of John McGraw's New York Giants before becoming the player-manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Born June 11, 1879 in Toledo, Ohio, he debuted in 1897 and played nineteen MLB seasons through 1915, managing from 1909 to 1928 across multiple teams. By 1911, age 32, he was the Cardinals' catcher and skipper. A 5’9”, 200-pound right-handed thrower and hitter, Bresnahan appears across our 1909-era card holdings on T204 Ramly, E90-1 American Caramel, E92 Nadja Caramels, and E103 Williams Caramels. He died December 4, 1944 in Toledo, the city where he was born, and is buried at Section 7, Lot 115 of Calvary Cemetery there. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1945.