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Ernie Broglio

Ernie Broglio Notable

b. August 27, 1935 · St. Louis Cardinals 1959–1964, Chicago Cubs 1964–1966

Ernie Broglio divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959, then the Chicago Cubs through 1966.

He went 77 and 74 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 1,337 innings in 259 games. He struck out 849, completed 52 of his 184 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 259 games he batted .158, with 68 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 10 doubles.

He led the league in wins once, in 1960, with 21.

He was born in Berkeley, CA, USA on August 27, 1935, and died on July 16, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
The Sporting News All-Star 1 1960

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1959 STL 356136 000 43180 .098
1960 STL 5268714 400 57220 .206
1961 STL 296239 100 53110 .145
1962 STL 3472510 000 53180 .139
1963 STL 3989610 200 22280 .112
1964 CHC/STL 2956312 200 33150 .214
1965 CHC 26400 000 0120 .000
1966 CHC 151927 100 0270 .368
Career 2594312968 1000 24241210 .158

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1959 STL 7123525 0181.1174 95891334.72
1960 STL 2195224 0226.1172 691001882.74
1961 STL 9122926 0174.2166 80751134.12
1962 STL 1293430 0222.1193 74931323.00
1963 STL 1883935 0250.0202 83901452.99
1964 CHC/STL 7122927 1169.2176 7256823.82
1965 CHC 16266 050.263 3946226.93
1966 CHC 261511 162.170 4438346.35
Career 7774259184 21337.11216 556587849 3.74

On this day & linked events

1935

Born August 27, 1935

Berkeley, CA, USA

2019

Died July 16, 2019

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