Pete Broberg
Pete Broberg | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | March 2, 1950|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 20, 1971, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1978, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 41–71 |
Earned run average | 4.56 |
Strikeouts | 536 |
Teams | |
Peter Sven Broberg (born March 2, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Career
[edit]Broberg played in the major leagues from 1971 to 1978. He played for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics. He was drafted from Dartmouth College in 1971, and went straight to the Major Leagues. He was the fifth player to go straight to the Major Leagues after being drafted without spending a day in the minors. He was traded from the Rangers to the Brewers for Clyde Wright at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1974.[1] Broberg was acquired by the expansion Seattle Mariners prior to the 1977 season and traded to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later (Jim Todd).
Personal life
[edit]Pete Broberg's father was Gus Broberg, a three-time All-American basketball standout for Dartmouth College from 1938 to 1941. Pete is a 1972 graduate of Dartmouth.
References
[edit]- ^ Durso, Joseph. "Major Leagues Set Up Expansion Committee," The New York Times, Friday, December 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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