Johnny Broaca Stats

Johnny Broaca was born on Sunday, October 3, 1909, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Broaca was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 2, 1934, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Broaca baseball stats page.

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"Johnny (Broaca) has a good fast ball. He mixes it with an effective curve, but paces himself nicely so that he always has the fireball in reserve." - New York World-Telegram (08/20/1934)

Johnny Broaca



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Birth Name:   John Joseph Broaca
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   10-03-1909  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lawrence, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-16-1985 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lawrence, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   St. Mary-Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts
High School:   Phillips Andover Academy (Andover, MA)
College:   Yale University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   06-02-1934 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-23-1939
Draft:   Not Applicable

Johnny Broaca

Johnny Broaca Pitching Stats

1934 25 Yankees 26 24 1 12 9 .571 4.16 13 1 0 177.1 792 203 82 94 9 65 - 74 1 1 1 -
1935 26 Yankees 29 27 1 15 7 .682 3.58 14 2 0 201.0 873 199 80 96 16 79 - 78 1 0 1 -
1936 27 Yankees 37 27 6 12 7 .632 4.24 12 1 3 206.0 903 235 97 110 16 66 - 84 1 0 0 -
1937 28 Yankees 7 6 1 1 4 .200 4.70 3 0 0 44.0 201 58 23 27 5 17 - 9 0 0 0 -
1939 30 Indians 22 2 9 4 2 .667 4.70 0 0 0 46.0 216 53 24 39 5 28 - 13 1 0 0 -
5 Years 121 86 18 44 29 .603 4.08 42 4 3 674.1 2,985 748 306 366 51 255 - 258 4 1 2 -

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Johnny Broaca Hitting Stats

1934 25 Yankees 26 66 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 33 4 0 0 - .030 .086 .030
1935 26 Yankees 29 80 4 12 0 0 0 0 4 4 - 36 5 - 0 - .150 .190 .150
1936 27 Yankees 37 82 2 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 40 3 - 0 - .110 .120 .110
1937 28 Yankees 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1939 30 Indians 22 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 .000
5 Years 121 254 10 23 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 119 13 0 0 0 .091 .125 .091

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Johnny Broaca Fielding Stats

1934 Yankees P 26 24 532 29 1.1 28 3 25 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.42
1935 Yankees P 29 27 603 34 1.2 32 4 28 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.43
1936 Yankees P 37 27 618 35 0.9 35 6 29 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.53
1937 Yankees P 7 6 132 6 0.9 5 1 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.02
1939 Indians P 22 2 138 9 0.4 8 0 8 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.57
P Totals 121 86 2,023 113 0.9 108 14 94 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.44
5 Years 121 86 2,023 113 0.9 108 14 94 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.44

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Johnny Broaca Miscellaneous Stats

1934 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.14 3.76 3.30
1935 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 20.0 0.99 3.49 3.54
1936 Yankees 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 16.4 1.27 3.67 2.88
1937 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.53 1.84 3.48
1939 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.46 2.54 5.48
5 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 28.2 1.01 3.44 3.40

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Johnny Broaca Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1934 New York Yankees 21, 22, 26 $3,000.00 - -
1935 New York Yankees 20 $5,000.00 - -
1936 New York Yankees 20 $8,000.00 - -
1937 New York Yankees 20 Undetermined - -
1939 Cleveland Indians 16 Undetermined - -

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