Sig Broskie
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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