Sig Broskie | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Iselin, Pennsylvania | March 23, 1911|
Died: May 17, 1975 Canton, Ohio | (aged 64)|
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 |
Teams | |
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Sigmund Theodore "Chops" Broskie (March 23, 1911 – May 17, 1975) was a Major League Baseball 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]