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Johnny Broaca

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1909 in Lawrence, MA us

Died: May 16, 1985 in Lawrence, MA

Buried: St. Mary Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, MA

High School: Phillips Academy Andover (Andover, MA)

School: Yale University (New Haven, CT)

Debut: June 2, 1934 (Age 24-242d, 7,732nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1939 (Age 29-355d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Joseph Broaca

Pronunciation: \bro-AH-kah\

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1936 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.08

121

674.1

258

WHIP

1.487

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-6 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (4-5-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
R Johnson	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	93	4 (3)	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.053	1.83	-0.09%	-1.04	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	94	9 (4)	May 2	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.87	-0.247	6.51	-0.52%	-1.64	P
3	95	23 (13)	May 20	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.101	4.33	-0.21%	-0.90	P
4	96	30 (6)	May 27	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.046	2.78	-0.14%	-0.73	P
5	97	35 (4)	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	98	42 (6)	Jun 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.049	5.23	-0.16%	-0.46	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	99	74 (31)	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	L,7-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							1-6		15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.02	-0.496	3.91	-1.12%	-4.77

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