Sig Broskie

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Given name: Sigmund Theodore Broskie
Nicknames: Chops
Primary Pos: Catcher
Hght/Wght: 5'11" / 200 lbs
Bats/Throws: R / R
Born: Mar 23, 1911 in Iselin, PA
Died: May 17, 1975 in Canton, OH (64 years old)
Debut: Sep 11, 1940

Sigmund Theodore "Chops" Broskie (March 23, 1911 – May 17, 1975) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played one season with the Boston Bees for the month of September in 1940.

Broskie was a batterymate of Warren Spahn on the 1941 Evansville Bees. Broskie's veteran leadership was influential on the young pitcher who would go on to become a Hall of Famer.

Broskie's playing career ended in 1942 when he enlisted in the United States Navy.

In 1949, he and his wife, then living in Canton, Ohio, adopted a boy.