| Position | Catcher |
|---|---|
| Birth date | March 23, 1911 |
| Birth place | Iselin, Pennsylvania |
| Death date | May 17, 1975 (aged 64) |
| Death place | Canton, Ohio |
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| Debutleague | MLB |
| Debutdate | September 11 |
| Debutyear | 1940 |
| Debutteam | Boston Bees |
| Finalleague | MLB |
| Finaldate | September 29 |
| Finalyear | 1940 |
| Finalteam | Boston Bees |
| Statleague | MLB |
| Stat1label | Batting average |
| Stat1value | .273 |
| Stat2label | Home runs |
| Stat2value | 0 |
| Stat3label | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value | 4 |
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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]
References
- ^ Career statistics and history at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "1941 Evansville Bees Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Scism, Daniel W. (14 February 1965). "Sig Broskie and Spahn". Evansville Press. p. 48. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Sig Broskie Enlists". The Morning News. 31 October 1942. p. 16. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Lash, Cindi (17 February 1992). "Urgently seeking family". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2022.