Joe Brovia/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 2 Achievements 3 Outside of baseball 4 Career notes 5 Source 6 Profile 6.1 Personal 7 Achievements 8 Source

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Davenport, California in 1952.
• Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
• Shows his hobby is collecting postage stamps.
• Plays the harmonica.
• Singled and tripled in his first pro game.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Santa Cruz, California.
• Won a letter in baseball in high school.

Achievements

• Led the 1940 Arizona-Texas League in batting average with .383 and runs batted in with 103.
• Was second in home runs with 39, one less than the leader, in the 1950 Pacific Coast League.

Outside of baseball

• Is a professional fisherman during the off-season.

Career notes

• Shows "Armed Forces" for the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons.

Source

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Davenport, California in 1953.

Achievements

• Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in bases on balls received with 109 and hit by pitcher with 8.

Source

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.