Joe Brovia
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Joe Brovia | |
| Joseph John Brovia | |
| "Ox" | |
| Bat/Throw: | L/R |
|---|---|
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Weight: | 195 |
| Born: | 1922-2-18 at Davenport, CA (US) |
| Died: | 1994-8-15 at Santa Cruz, CA (US) |
| Interred: | Holy Cross Cemetery in Santa Cruz, CA (US) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Joe Brovia | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Davenport, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Italian ancestry.
- Listed hobby as collecting postage stamps.
- Played the harmonica in 1952.
- 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.
- Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in bases on balls received with 109 and hit by pitcher with 8.
Outside of baseball
- Was a professional fisherman during the off-season in 1952.
Career notes
- In the armed forces during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
