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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	7-15 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (3-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
B Campbell	2

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	100	6 (5)	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.045	4.30	-0.07%	-0.48	P
2	101	10 (3)	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,1-14	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.29	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
3	102	36 (25)	Jun 2	CLE		NYY	L,5-17	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.27	P
4	103	41 (4)	Jun 6	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.15	-0.004	.14	0.00%	-0.12	P
5	104	45 (3)	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	105	55 (9)	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	106	61 (5)	Jun 26	CLE		DET	L,2-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
8	107	63 (1)	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,8-5	2-GF	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.103	.21	-0.01%	-1.23	P
9	108	72 (8)	Jul 8 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,9-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	109	75 (2)	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	110	76	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	1-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.076	.42	-0.02%	-0.72	P
12	111	83 (6)	Jul 22	CLE		WSH	L,3-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		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
13	112	94 (10)	Aug 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-17	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	113	99 (4)	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	114	101 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	115	103 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	116	106 (2)	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
18	117	117 (10)	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,7-5	5-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.67	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
19	118	121 (3)	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
Sept		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
20	119	123 (1)	Sep 1	CLE		NYY	L,8-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
21	120	142 (18)	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,9-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
22	121	146 (3)	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
							7-15		13	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077		.76	-0.204	.51	-0.11%	-2.95

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