John Joseph Albert Bliss (January 9, 1882 – October 23, 1968) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1908 until 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as a catcher. He spent most of his career as a reserve, but was the Cardinals' primary catcher in 1911. Sources Major League Baseball catchers St. Louis Cardinals players Oakland Reliance players Oakland (minor league baseball) players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Sacramento Sacts players Venice Tigers players Baseball players from Washington (state) 1882 births 1968 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington El Paso Mackmen players