Sig Broskie Explained

Sig Broskie
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:March 23, 1911
Birth Place:Iselin, Pennsylvania
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
Teams:
  • Boston Bees (1940)

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brosksi01.shtml Career statistics and history
  2. Web site: 1941 Evansville Bees Statistics . . . 5 April 2022 . en.
  3. News: Scism . Daniel W. . Sig Broskie and Spahn . 5 April 2022 . . 14 February 1965 . 48.
  4. News: Sig Broskie Enlists . 5 April 2022 . . 31 October 1942 . 16.
  5. News: Lash . Cindi . Urgently seeking family . 5 April 2022 . . 17 February 1992 . 7.