Dick Groat
Richard Morrow Groat
Born: November 4, 1930
Wilkinsburg, PA USA
Deceased: 2023
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Duke University
Career: 1952-1967
Minor League Statistics
Dick Groat compiled a career batting average of .286 with 39 home runs and 707 RBI in his 1929-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 415 | 384 | 38 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 27 | .284 | .319 | .313 | .632 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 572 | 521 | 45 | 139 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 26 | .267 | .317 | .351 | .669 | 183 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 575 | 520 | 40 | 142 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 25 | .273 | .317 | .321 | .638 | 167 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 551 | 501 | 58 | 158 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 28 | .315 | .350 | .437 | .787 | 219 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 1958 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 622 | 584 | 67 | 175 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 32 | .300 | .328 | .408 | .735 | 238 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 1959 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 640 | 593 | 74 | 163 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | .275 | .312 | .361 | .673 | 214 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 629 | 573 | 85 | 186 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 35 | .325 | .371 | .394 | .766 | 226 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 648 | 596 | 71 | 164 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 44 | .275 | .320 | .367 | .687 | 219 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 161 | 723 | 678 | 76 | 199 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 61 | .294 | .325 | .361 | .686 | 245 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 704 | 631 | 85 | 201 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 58 | .319 | .377 | .450 | .827 | 284 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 696 | 636 | 70 | 186 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 42 | .292 | .335 | .371 | .706 | 236 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 655 | 587 | 55 | 149 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 50 | .254 | .316 | .315 | .632 | 185 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 640 | 584 | 58 | 152 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 38 | .260 | .311 | .320 | .631 | 187 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .115 | .233 | .115 | .349 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 78 | 70 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .171 | .237 | .214 | .451 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1929 | 8179 | 7484 | 829 | 2138 | 352 | 67 | 39 | 707 | 14 | 27 | 490 | 512 | .286 | .330 | .366 | .696 | 2741 | 220 | 31 | 122 | 52 | 39 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 272 | 25 | 61 | .952 | 5.330 | |
| 1955 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 149 | 148 | 1287.7 | 330 | 450 | 32 | 107 | .961 | 5.452 | 5.235 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 141 | 136 | 1205.0 | 287 | 420 | 34 | 74 | .954 | 5.280 | 5.014 |
| 1956 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 2.500 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 123 | 122 | 1080.0 | 226 | 380 | 20 | 74 | .968 | 5.050 | 4.927 |
| 1957 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.368 | 2.500 |
| 1958 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 149 | 149 | 1322.0 | 307 | 461 | 20 | 127 | .975 | 5.228 | 5.154 |
| 1959 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 145 | 145 | 1302.0 | 301 | 473 | 29 | 97 | .964 | 5.350 | 5.338 |
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 136 | 136 | 1207.3 | 237 | 443 | 24 | 92 | .966 | 5.069 | 5.000 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 144 | 143 | 1255.7 | 235 | 473 | 32 | 117 | .957 | 5.075 | 4.917 |
| 1961 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1962 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 161 | 161 | 1430.3 | 314 | 521 | 38 | 126 | .956 | 5.254 | 5.186 |
| 1963 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 158 | 157 | 1366.3 | 257 | 448 | 26 | 91 | .964 | 4.644 | 4.462 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 160 | 160 | 1373.0 | 249 | 499 | 40 | 91 | .949 | 4.903 | 4.675 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 148 | 144 | 1281.0 | 242 | 450 | 27 | 86 | .962 | 4.862 | 4.676 |
| 1965 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 3 | 26.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.731 | 2.500 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 139 | 133 | 1184.0 | 260 | 454 | 19 | 79 | .974 | 5.427 | 5.137 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 20 | 19 | 146.0 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .982 | 3.390 | 2.750 |
| 1966 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1967 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 24 | 14 | 142.7 | 18 | 44 | 6 | 10 | .912 | 3.911 | 2.583 |
| 1967 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 5 | .947 | 6.353 | 6.000 |
| 1967 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1906 | 1781 | 15703.0 | 3526 | 5864 | 376 | 1241 | .961 | 5.382 | 4.927 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 7 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .192 | .300 | .308 | .608 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 58 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .204 | .259 | .296 | .555 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 58.0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .923 | 3.724 | 3.429 |
| 1964 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | .931 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 121.0 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 8 | .927 | 3.793 | 3.643 |
Awards
1960 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1960 - NL Most Valuable Player
1963 - NL TSN All-Star SS
1964 - NL TSN All-Star SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
