Sig Broskie

Sig Broskie
Catcher
Born: (1911-03-23)March 23, 1911
Iselin, Pennsylvania
Died: May 17, 1975(1975-05-17) (aged 64)
Canton, Ohio
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 runs0
Runs batted in4
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Teams

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]

References

  1. ^ Career statistics and history at Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "1941 Evansville Bees Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Scism, Daniel W. (February 14, 1965). "Sig Broskie and Spahn". Evansville Press. p. 48. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sig Broskie Enlists". The Morning News. October 31, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Lash, Cindi (February 17, 1992). "Urgently seeking family". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved April 5, 2022.


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