1909
Born October 3, 1909
Lawrence, MA, USA
Johnny Broaca Notable
Johnny Broaca divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Yankees from 1934, then the Cleveland Indians through 1939.
He went 44 and 29 with a 4.08 earned run average, pitching 674 innings in 121 games. He struck out 258, completed 42 of his 86 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 121 games he batted .091, with 23 hits and 10 runs.
He was born in Lawrence, MA, USA on October 3, 1909, and died on May 16, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYY | 26 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .030 |
| 1935 | NYY | 29 | 80 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 0 | .150 |
| 1936 | NYY | 37 | 82 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 0 | .110 |
| 1937 | NYY | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | CLE | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 121 | 254 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 119 | 0 | .091 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYY | 12 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 177.1 | 203 | 82 | 65 | 74 | 4.16 |
| 1935 | NYY | 15 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 201.0 | 199 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 3.58 |
| 1936 | NYY | 12 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 206.0 | 235 | 97 | 66 | 84 | 4.24 |
| 1937 | NYY | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 44.0 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 4.70 |
| 1939 | CLE | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 53 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 4.70 |
| Career | — | 44 | 29 | 121 | 86 | 3 | 674.1 | 748 | 306 | 255 | 258 | 4.08 |
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