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Biography

John J. McGraw says: “To my way of thinking, Bresnahan was about the best catcher of all times. The only other catcher that I would rank alongside him is Buck Ewing. I have had fans, baseball writers and even players look surprised when I made this statement about Bresnahan. But I would ask you something: Did you ever know of another catcher who was in Baseball smart enough hitter and base runner to lead the batting order? Did you ever know of another catcher who in addition to his backstop work could hit over .300 and steal forty-five bases in a season?”

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Stats

Birth Date: June 11, 1879
Birth Location: Toledo, OH
Death Date: December 4, 1944
Death Location: Toledo OH, USA
Weight: 200 lb
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Bats: R
Throws: R
Debut Date: August 27, 1897
Final Game Date: October 3, 1915
Years Played: 18
Games Played: 1,446
At Bats: 4,481
Runs: 682
Hits: 1,252
Doubles: 218
Triples: 71
Home Runs: 26
RBIs: 530
Stolen Bases: 212
Base on Balls: 714
Batting Average: 0.279
Position: Catcher