Joe Brovia
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Joseph John Brovia (February 18, 1922 – August 15, 1994) was an
He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1940.[1]
Brovia was a longtime star
Known best for his batting, Brovia had a lifetime .311 average in 1,805 minor league games (.304 lifetime in the PCL) producing 1,846 hits, 1,144 RBIs and 214 home runs. As a prolific hitter, Brovia was popular with the fans, especially for his home runs over the four-story high fence at Seals Stadium, called the "Green Monster" of the Coast League.
He had a short stint at age 33 with the
After his shot with the Redlegs, he played the next season in Mexico, after which he retired.
Brovia died from cancer in Santa Cruz, California. He was inducted posthumously into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2005.
References
- ^ "Joe Brovia Remembered". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
- "Joe Brovia - Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame 2005". Minor League News. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2005.
- Dennis Snelling: The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903-1957, McFarland & Company, Jefferson N.C., 1995
Further reading
- Dennis Snelling: A Glimpse of Fame, McFarland & Company, Jefferson N.C., 1993, pp. 89–102
- Dennis Snelling: The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, McFarland & Company, Jefferson N.C., 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference