Complex sentence: Despite the physical battering and breaking every finger on both hands, Bennett was able to continue catching for 20 years (1874-1893), and his total of 954 major league games at catcher stood as the record until 1897.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite the physical battering and breaking every finger on both hands, Bennett was able to continue catching for 20 years (1874-1893). His total of 954 major league games at catcher stood as the record until 1897.