june december nicknamed duke american player manager major_league_baseball mlb player competed mlb baltimore_orioles new_york_giants chicago cubs managed cardinals cubs member world series champions opened mlb career pitcher served outfielder regular catcher mlb career batting average bats managerial win loss record popularized use protective equipment baseball introduced guards worn catcher developed batting helmet retiring player remained active professional baseball owned minor league coached giants detroit_tigers elected early life born june ohio seventh child michael immigrated united_states ireland claim early life earned nickname duke began playing baseball grade school best known baseball players continued play baseball career early career signed semi professional team michigan graduated high school signed played primarily pitcher catcher august national_league major_league_baseball mlb purchased began mlb career pitcher throwing hit shutout mlb debut august recording strikeouts walking batters hits bats batting average win loss record senators senators released season salary dispute attempted hold money senators offered current dollar terms wanted current dollar terms played mud buffalo appeared games catcher served formation american_league competitor jumped manager baltimore_orioles saw pitch chicago decided sign season filled catcher appeared outfield faster average catcher inside park home runs new_york_giants reportedly significant debt owner purchased shares team star players resigned team signed new_york_giants majority july sold interest principal owner giants principal owner cincinnati_reds day brush released contracts brush signed reds signed gilbert joining new player manager giants established giants played center fielder giants batted trailing average atop batted season playing games outfield games base games shortstop game apiece second base base giants champions shifted catcher time effective warner left giants preferred pitching caught games world series including shutout thrown led giants batting average world series opening day began experiment protective gear negro league catcher wore protective gear wore similar gear mlb wear protective equipment practiced guards worn cricket spring training debuted april fans seeing play protective equipment threw field police game umpire called game giants philadelphia_phillies press criticized use guards began adopt idea pittsburgh pirates manager protested gear league protest denied equipment approved caught career high games batting leading walks developed batting helmet hit head pitch cincinnati_reds june unconscious catholic priest read rites hospitalized days time developed plastic batting helmet piece equipment commonplace 1940s catcher wear catching giants obtained younger faster players chief ready succeed catcher interested hiring player manager want block opportunity giants traded admiral season led cardinals won games wins wins attendance increased fans fans fans grateful improvement box office signed year contract manage team salary season current dollar terms plus percent club profits died march ownership team transferred niece july cardinals games place team involved train wreck riding philadelphia boston fourteen passengers killed train foot embankment outside connecticut cardinals seriously injured pre trip change location car requested cardinals helped remove bodies rescue injured feuded publicly cardinals fell sixth place cardinals fired season arguments including desire sell franchise cited decreased profits sign job succeeded cardinals manager preferred manner opposed personality hired attorney obtain remainder salary eventually settled lawsuit current dollar terms later career following termination cardinals declared free agent signed year contract cubs receiving current dollar terms season signing bonus current dollar terms served player manager cubs released batting average slipped rival collapsed cubs merged cubs decided replace manager cubs paid remaining years contract aided purchasing mud club moved cleveland block placing team returned control played team announced retirement played semi professional team appeared games worked add lights stadium play night games sold mud season hired coach giants position held coached detroit_tigers post baseball career returned worked hotel detective later purchased lost money stock market crash worked manual guard salesman ran sheriff member democratic_party lost endorsed victorious candidate reelection bid years later ran county commissioner winning democratic_party nomination losing general election votes votes cast died heart attack home december age survived wife daughter buried profile legacy games batting average bats overall managerial record named catcher time team stood approximately feet inches described highly emotional reporter wrote guys team played hard nice got bad think breath hell known ejected games suspended occasions escorted field police directive president compelling prevent batters verbal abuse mentioned elected hall_of_fame year death received votes hall_of_fame votes time occurring month death received votes falling short noticed surge votes elected april hall fame induction james criticized election saying hall_of_fame series election hall fame time selected player clearly damn business mentioned poem line yesterday
Roger Bresnahan