Sig Broskie
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
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