Pete Broberg
Pete Broberg | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: West Palm Beach, Florida | 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[]
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 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. 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[]
Pete Broberg's father was Gus Broberg, a three-time All-American basketball standout for Dartmouth College from 1938 to 1941.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Gauge
- Pura Pelota : VPBL pitching statistics
- Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Águilas del Zulia players
- Baseball players from Florida
- Chicago Cubs players
- Dartmouth Big Green baseball players
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Florida lawyers
- Leones del Caracas players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Spokane Indians players
- Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida
- Texas Rangers players
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Washington Senators (1961–1971) players
- West Palm Beach Tropics players
- Wichita Aeros players
- American baseball pitcher, 1950s births stubs