John Anthony Brohamer (born February 26, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. A second baseman (though he also played some

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), he played with the

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, and

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from to .

Career

Brohamer was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round of the 1967 amateur draft. He recorded a

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in his first major league at-bat on April 18, 1972, as his Indians lost 4–2 to the Red Sox. He was a Cleveland Indians player for four seasons before being traded to the Chicago White Sox for

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on December 12, 1975. Brohamer played both second and third base while in Chicago, collecting 128 hits over two seasons and

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on September 24, 1977. He is also the only player in MLB history to hit a

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while wearing uniform

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, having done so off

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in the White Sox's 12-inning 11–10 victory over the

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at Comiskey Park on August 21, 1976. He signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox on November 30, 1977. His contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians on June 20, 1980, and Brohamer finished his career with the team that drafted him. His final major league appearance came at

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on September 28, 1980, going 1-for-4 in a 5–3 loss to the

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