Roger Bresnahan
1897–1915 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1897-99)
1,448G
.279AVG
.386OBP
.377SLG
More career statistics
1,252H
26HR
530RBI
212SB
4–1W–L
50.1IP
15K
3.93ERA
6GS
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,448 | 1,447 |
| Batting · At bats | 4,481 | 4,470 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 3 | 68 |
| Batting · Doubles | 218 | 217 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,252 | 1,251 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 67 | 69 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 99 | 369 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,374 | 5,375 |
| Batting · Runs | 682 | 683 |
| Batting · RBI | 530 | 532 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 212 | 211 |
| Batting · Walks | 714 | 724 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 230 | 200 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 151 | 152 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,448 | 5,374 | 4,481 | 682 | 1,252 | 218 | 71 | 26 | 530 | 714 | 99 | 212 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 1,690 | .279 | .386 | .377 | .763 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 1.649 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1910-06-13 to 1910-06-30
57longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1914-09-03 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1902-05-27 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1903-08-31 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 722 | 2661 | 642 | 12 | 275 | 354 | 154 | .291 | .374 | .392 |
| Away | 725 | 2714 | 609 | 14 | 257 | 370 | 215 | .269 | .361 | .364 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 123 | 465 | 94 | 2 | 46 | 70 | 30 | .252 | .353 | .343 |
| May | 237 | 873 | 220 | 8 | 110 | 112 | 48 | .298 | .380 | .432 |
| June | 250 | 950 | 229 | 5 | 89 | 124 | 66 | .286 | .372 | .367 |
| July | 263 | 968 | 216 | 7 | 89 | 139 | 80 | .269 | .367 | .366 |
| August | 279 | 1056 | 253 | 1 | 94 | 128 | 68 | .285 | .361 | .387 |
| September | 263 | 955 | 214 | 3 | 101 | 138 | 67 | .275 | .369 | .358 |
| October | 32 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | .275 | .352 | .341 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 193 | 717 | 165 | 3 | 71 | 96 | 49 | .276 | .364 | .381 |
| boston-braves | 192 | 696 | 156 | 3 | 86 | 107 | 55 | .279 | .378 | .377 |
| cincinnati-reds | 184 | 695 | 166 | 1 | 68 | 84 | 56 | .283 | .360 | .370 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 172 | 647 | 156 | 3 | 71 | 116 | 43 | .302 | .420 | .407 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 171 | 626 | 142 | 3 | 58 | 93 | 43 | .279 | .375 | .365 |
| chicago-cubs | 163 | 652 | 136 | 4 | 41 | 94 | 53 | .257 | .353 | .330 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 139 | 519 | 139 | 3 | 48 | 65 | 26 | .320 | .393 | .434 |
| new-york-giants | 80 | 232 | 48 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 13 | .232 | .297 | .324 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | WSWashington Senators (1897-99) | 6 | 16 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .375 | 41 | 12 |
| 1900 |  Chicago Cubs | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 86 | 291 | 79 | 1 | 32 | 10 | .271 | 6 | 3 |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), New York Giants | 116 | 413 | 115 | 5 | 56 | 18 | .278 | – | – |
| 1903 |  New York Giants | 113 | 405 | 142 | 4 | 52 | 34 | .351 | – | – |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 109 | 402 | 114 | 5 | 41 | 13 | .284 | – | – |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 104 | 332 | 100 | – | 50 | 11 | .301 | – | – |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 123 | 408 | 114 | – | 38 | 25 | .279 | – | – |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 110 | 327 | 83 | 4 | 37 | 14 | .254 | – | – |
| 1908 | New York Giants | 140 | 446 | 126 | 1 | 53 | 14 | .283 | – | – |
| 1909 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 234 | 57 | – | 22 | 11 | .244 | – | – |
| 1910 | St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 232 | 65 | – | 29 | 13 | .280 | 3 | – |
| 1911 | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 224 | 63 | 3 | 40 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1912 | St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 108 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 4 | .333 | – | – |
| 1913 | Chicago Cubs | 69 | 162 | 37 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .228 | – | – |
| 1914 | Chicago Cubs | 101 | 247 | 69 | – | 24 | 14 | .279 | – | – |
| 1915 | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 221 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 19 | .204 | – | – |