Ernest Groth
Ernest William Groth
Born: May 3, 1922
Beaver Falls, PA US
Deceased: December 27, 2004
Beaver, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 185
Career: 1942-1956
Major League Statistics
Ernest Groth compiled a career record of 116 wins and 113 losses and a 4.18 ERA in his 413-game pitching career with the Appleton Papermakers, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Oklahoma City Indians, Dallas Rebels, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Blues, Oakland Oaks, Chattanooga Lookouts and Tulsa Oilers. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.59 | 26 | 203.0 | 168 | 99 | 81 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.98 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 166.0 | 142 | 71 | 55 | 71 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.45 | 33 | 11 | 180.0 | 173 | 95 | 69 | 84 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.48 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 199.0 | 210 | 114 | 99 | 74 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.28 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 162.0 | 163 | 92 | 77 | 63 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.09 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 161.0 | 181 | 105 | 91 | 83 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.58 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.29 | 26 | 13 | 123.0 | 161 | 99 | 86 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.43 | 34 | 31 | 207.0 | 188 | 85 | 79 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.37 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 139.0 | 151 | 90 | 83 | 16 | 67 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.75 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 199.0 | 177 | 91 | 83 | 18 | 59 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.08 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 216.0 | 231 | 105 | 98 | 20 | 89 | 8 | 135 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 8 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 39 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 116 | 113 | .507 | 4.18 | 413 | 183 | 7 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 1974.0 | 1970 | 1062 | 917 | 54 | 828 | 8 | 769 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 27 | 80 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .238 | .425 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 29 | 64 | 59 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .203 | .230 | .322 | .552 | 19 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 39 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .235 | .257 | .279 | .537 | 19 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 78 | 67 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .164 | .211 | .224 | .435 | 15 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 28 | 60 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .179 | .193 | .179 | .372 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 47 | 61 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .173 | .259 | .212 | .470 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 28 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .159 | .295 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 44 | 81 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .272 | .506 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 45 | 76 | 70 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .314 | .342 | .414 | .757 | 29 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 52 | 85 | 79 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .253 | .306 | .354 | .660 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | 62 | 108 | 99 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .263 | .308 | .495 | .803 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Tulsa Oilers | 92 | 172 | 156 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .244 | .290 | .321 | .610 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | (+) Oklahoma City Indians | 92 | 172 | 156 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .244 | .290 | .321 | .610 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 443 | 813 | 758 | 51 | 166 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 94 | .219 | .249 | .301 | .550 | 228 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 29 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 6 | .983 | 1.966 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 33 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | .875 | .848 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 29 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .960 | 1.655 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 28 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 1.036 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 45 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 3 | .925 | .822 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 2B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1952 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 32 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .968 | .938 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 34 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 1.265 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 40 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.175 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Oklahoma City Indians | RF | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.071 |
| Totals | 428 | 76 | 266 | 15 | 23 | .958 | .799 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | Wisconsin State League | Appleton Papermakers | CLE | ||
| 1946 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | CLE | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | CLE | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Rebels | |||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CHN | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | BOS |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
