Sam Brenegan

Sam Brenegan (born Olaf Selmar Brenegan[1]) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1914.[2] During his one and only game, Brenegan was hit in the hand while catching, which allowed a baserunner to move from second to third. For some time afterwards, any catcher who was hit hard in the hand by the ball was said to have "pulled a brenegan".[3]

Sam Brenegan
Catcher
Born: (1890-09-01)September 1, 1890
Galesville, Wisconsin
Died: (1956-04-20)April 20, 1956
Galesville, Wisconsin
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1914, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
April 24, 1914, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Home Rus0
Runs batted in0
Teams

References

  1. "Sam Brenegan Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. "Sam Brenegan". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  3. Dickson, Paul (1989). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. United States: Facts on File. p. 313. ISBN 0816017417.


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