This photo captures Honus Wagner and Roger Bresnahan during a game with Wagner in his batting stance while Bresnahan is in his catcher’s stance, both waiting on the incoming pitch.
- This photograph is a faithful reproduction of an image from the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Photograph measures 8" x 10", with matting total measurement is 11" x 14"
- Archival quality photo paper
- Acid free matting
One of the Hall of Fame’s first inductees in 1936, Honus Wagner combined offensive and defensive excellence throughout a 21-year career. He hit better than .300 in 17 consecutive seasons, winning eight National League batting titles while hitting .329 lifetime. Wagner also led the league in stolen bases in five seasons. Primarily a shortstop, he excelled everywhere in the infield and outfield despite an awkward appearance – barrel-chested and bowlegged. John McGraw called him “the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.”
“Roger is a fighter. He was a fighter when a pupil of (John) McGraw’s, and he has instilled this fighting spirit into his team,” Fred Lieb wrote in Baseball Magazine. Roger Bresnahan broke in with the Washington Senators in 1897, hurling a shutout in his debut. As a catcher and centerfielder, the versatile Bresnahan was a key component of the New York Giants pennant winners in 1904 and 1905. Later, Bresnahan served as a player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. In 1907, he was the first to don catcher’s shin guards helping to revolutionize the position.
This photo captures Honus Wagner and Roger Bresnahan during a game with Wagner in his batting stance while Bresnahan is in his catcher’s stance, both waiting on the incoming pitch.
- This photograph is a faithful reproduction of an image from the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Photograph measures 8" x 10", with matting total measurement is 11" x 14"
- Archival quality photo paper
- Acid free matting
One of the Hall of Fame’s first inductees in 1936, Honus Wagner combined offensive and defensive excellence throughout a 21-year career. He hit better than .300 in 17 consecutive seasons, winning eight National League batting titles while hitting .329 lifetime. Wagner also led the league in stolen bases in five seasons. Primarily a shortstop, he excelled everywhere in the infield and outfield despite an awkward appearance – barrel-chested and bowlegged. John McGraw called him “the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.”
“Roger is a fighter. He was a fighter when a pupil of (John) McGraw’s, and he has instilled this fighting spirit into his team,” Fred Lieb wrote in Baseball Magazine. Roger Bresnahan broke in with the Washington Senators in 1897, hurling a shutout in his debut. As a catcher and centerfielder, the versatile Bresnahan was a key component of the New York Giants pennant winners in 1904 and 1905. Later, Bresnahan served as a player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. In 1907, he was the first to don catcher’s shin guards helping to revolutionize the position.
