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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-15 / in Starts: 0-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 7

1939 Pitching Game Log

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1939 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	100	6	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	GS-3	L(0-1)	99	2.0	4	4	3	2	2	0	0	13.50	3.59	13	3	2	0	1	4	34			0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.23	-0.233	3.13	-0.36%	-2.78	1t start tie	3t --3 0 out d3
2	101	10	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,1-14	6-GF(8)		3	3.0	6	5	4	3	1	1	0	12.60	6.99	18	2	6	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.01	-0.005	.02	-0.01%	-3.11	6b --- 0 out d8	8b end d13
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	102	36	Jun 2	CLE		NYY	L,5-17	6-8		32	3.0	5	3	3	6	1	0	0	11.25	7.34	19	2	5	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.29	6t --- 0 out d13	8t 3 out d13
4	103	41	Jun 6	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	6-8		3	3.0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	9.00	6.59	12	6	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.069	.31	-0.04%	-0.29	6t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d5
5	104	45	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	9-GF	W(1-1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.25	6.26	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.046	.39	0.02%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
6	105	55	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-8	7-7	BS(1)	11	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	6.26	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	-0.211	1.28	-0.06%	-1.13	7b -23 0 out a2	7b -2- 0 out tie
7	106	61	Jun 26	CLE		DET	L,2-11	7-7		4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8.53	6.30	4	0	2	0	1	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.010	.08	0.00%	-0.26	7t -2- 1 out d5	7t 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	107	63	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,8-5	2-GF	W(2-1)	4	7.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.40	4.99	22	7	12	2	3	1		1	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	3	0	1	.77	0.383	.14	0.04%	4.35	2t -2- 2 out d5	9t end a 3
9	108	72	Jul 8(2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,9-10	GS-1		6	1.0	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	5.57	5.40	7	3	1	0	0	2	42			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	.75	-0.206	.19	-0.03%	-2.40	1b start tie	1b 3 out d3
10	109	75	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	4-5		4	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.16	5.11	6	1	3	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.30	0.014	.15	0.00%	0.83	4t 1-3 1 out d4	5t 3 out d5
11	110	76	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	1-8	L(2-2)	1	6.2	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	4.30	4.91	24	10	9	1	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.80	-0.029	.34	-0.01%	1.96	1t 1-3 2 out d5	8t 1-- 1 out d2
12	111	83	Jul 22	CLE		WSH	L,3-11	8-GF		6	2.0	3	4	3	0	1	2	0	4.88	5.53	10	3	3	0	1	3		0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.08	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-2.86	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	112	94	Aug 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-17	7-8		11	1.1	7	9	1	3	0	0	0	4.96	5.68	16	4	2	0	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	2	.46	-0.137	.01	0.00%	-7.47	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 123 1 out d8
14	113	99	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	8-8	W(3-2)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.81	5.62	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.57	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
15	114	101	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	W(4-2)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.67	5.54	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.77	0.046	.01	0.00%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
16	115	103	Aug 13(2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.54	5.45	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.21	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
17	116	106	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	6-GF(8)		1	2.2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.70	5.41	13	1	7	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.70	6b --3 1 out d8	8b end d 9
18	117	117	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,7-5	5-7		10	2.2	8	4	4	2	1	0	0	5.27	5.32	16	2	3	0	0	8		0	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.58	-0.235	.00	0.00%	-1.64	5t --- 0 out a2	7t -2- 2 out tie
19	118	121	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	5.14	5.43	6	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.57	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	119	123	Sep 1	CLE		NYY	L,8-11	7-7		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.02	5.43	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.57	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
21	120	142	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,9-10	5-5		17	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	5.37	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.55	5b 12- 0 out d2	5b 3 out d3
22	121	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-6			3	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.70	5.27	7												5					0
							7-15		W-L:4-2,BSv:1	3.0	46.0	53	39	24	28	13	5	0	4.70	5.27	215	0.79		4%	6%	51	38	11	55%	1	0	0	182	11	2	0	7	2	10	.55	-0.573	.29	-0.44%	-12.81

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