Sig Broskie
| Sig Broskie | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: March 23, 1911 Iselin, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: May 17, 1975 (aged 64) Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1940, for the Boston Bees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1940, for the Boston Bees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Sigmund Theodore "Chops" Broskie (March 23, 1911 – May 17, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played one season with the Boston Bees for the month of September in 1940.[1]
Broskie was a batterymate of Warren Spahn on the 1941 Evansville Bees.[2] Broskie's veteran leadership was influential on the young pitcher who would go on to become a Hall of Famer.[3]
Broskie's playing career ended in 1942 when he enlisted in the United States Navy.[4]
In 1949, he and his wife, then living in Canton, Ohio, adopted a boy.[5]
References
- ↑ Career statistics and history at Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ "1941 Evansville Bees Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ↑ Scism, Daniel W. (February 14, 1965). "Sig Broskie and Spahn". Evansville Press. p. 48. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Sig Broskie Enlists". The Morning News. October 31, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ↑ Lash, Cindi (February 17, 1992). "Urgently seeking family". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
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- Boston Bees players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Bartlesville Broncos players
- Independence Producers players
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- Wilmington Pirates players
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- Huntington Boosters players
- Welch Miners players
- Augusta Tigers players
- Charleston Senators players
- Evansville Bees players
- Bridgeport Bees players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks (1940–1952) players
- Harrisburg Senators players
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- 1911 births
- 1975 deaths
- York Bees players
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