Herb Bremer

Herbert Frederick Bremer (October 25, 1913 – November 28, 1979) was an American professional baseball player whose career included 70 games in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher, for the – St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Chicago, Bremer batted and threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and .

Bremer joined the Cardinals' farm system at age 18 in . In September 1937, he was called to St. Louis after a successful season in the higher-level SALLY League. After an 11-game trial with the MLB Redbirds that autumn, he spent the full campaign as the Cardinals' second-string catcher, playing behind Mickey Owen. That year, he batted .219 with 33 hits in 50 games. He then spent most of at the top level of the minor leagues with the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association. He wrapped up his major-league tenure by appearing nine games for the 1939 Cardinals.

Altogether, he batted .212 with 41 hits in 70 big-league games. Among those hits were two 1938 home runs, off Lou Fette of the Boston Bees on May 8 and Tot Pressnell of the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 22. He was credited with 18 career runs batted in.

After the minor-league campaign, Bremer served for three years in the United States Army during World War II. He returned to baseball in for 87 games with the Little Rock Travelers of the Double-A Southern Association, then left Organized Baseball.