Roger Bresnahan

<p> Roger Bresnahan began his major league baseball career in 1897 as an 18-year-old pitcher and ended it in 1915 as a catcher after famously introducing shin guards for the position. He was so widely admired that the Baseball Hall of Fame awarded him a plaque only six years after it opened. He played every position coached and managed. He survived a near-fatal accident on the field and as a first responder helped save lives during the aftermath of a horrific railroad crash. He was later principal owner and president of the Toledo American Association franchise for eight years.</p><p> This first-ever biography based on many years of research covers Bresnahan's entire life and playing career as it intersected with American history.</p>