John Anthony Brohamer (born February 26, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player.
He recorded a base hit in his first major league at-bat on April 18, 1972, as his Indians lost 4–2 to the Red Sox.
[1] He was a Cleveland Indians player for four seasons before being traded to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks on December 12, 1975.
[3] He is also the only player in MLB history to hit a home run while wearing uniform shorts, having done so off Rudy May in the White Sox's 12-inning 11–10 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Comiskey Park on August 21, 1976.
[2] His contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians on June 20, 1980, and Brohamer finished his career with the team that drafted him.