{"product_id":"roger-bresnahan-a-baseball-life-9781476694665","title":"Roger Bresnahan: A Baseball Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This first-ever biography, based on many years of research, covers Bresnahan's entire life and playing career as it intersected with American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Husman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Toledo Mud Hens Team Historian and has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1982. He lives in Sylvania, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555678589202,"sku":"9781476694665","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c89e1a2-21c0-493b-a44b-a6251371e741.jpg?v=1731737762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/roger-bresnahan-a-baseball-life-9781476694665","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}