Dick Groat

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, PA us

Died: April 27, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Swissvale HS (Swissvale, PA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 18, 1952 (Age 21-227d, 10,931st in major league history)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 36-331d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Morrow Groat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.8

7484

2138

.286

829

RBI

707

OBP

.330

SLG

.366

OPS

.696

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
2	2	Apr 14	PIT		CIN	W,13-0	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	3	SS
3	3	Apr 16	PIT		CIN	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
4	4	Apr 17 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
5	5	Apr 17 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
6	6	Apr 19	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
7	7	Apr 20	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
8	8	Apr 21	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	GS	35	7.1	3	2	0	5	0	SS
9	9	Apr 22	PIT		MLN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	10	Apr 23	PIT		MLN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
11	11	Apr 24	PIT		MLN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
12	12	Apr 27	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	SS
13	13	Apr 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
14	14	Apr 30	PIT	@	CIN	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	PIT	@	CIN	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
16	16	May 2	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	SS
17	17	May 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
18	18	May 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
19	19	May 6	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
20	20	May 7	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	30	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
21	21	May 8	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-13	CG	45	8.0	0	3	3	6	1	SS
22	22	May 9	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	38	8.1	0	6	2	8	0	SS
23	23	May 10	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	8	0	12	1	SS
24	24	May 11	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
25	25	May 13	PIT	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
26	26	May 14	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	40	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
27	27	May 15 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
28	28	May 15 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
29	29	May 17	PIT		CHC	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
30	30	May 18	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
31	31	May 19	PIT		STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
32	32	May 20	PIT		SFG	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
33	33	May 21	PIT		SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
34	34	May 22	PIT		SFG	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
35	35	May 23	PIT		LAD	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
36	36	May 24	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
37	37	May 25	PIT		LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
38	38	May 28	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	CG	50	13.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
39	39	May 29	PIT		PHI	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
40	40	May 30	PIT		MLN	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
41	41	May 31	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	PIT		CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
43	43	Jun 3	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	SS
44	44	Jun 5 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
45	45	Jun 5 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
46	46	Jun 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-13	GS	23	3.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
47	47	Jun 8	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
48	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
49	49	Jun 10	PIT	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
50	50	Jun 11	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	SS
51	51	Jun 12 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
52	52	Jun 12 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	SS
53	53	Jun 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	5	1	7	3	SS
54	54	Jun 15	PIT	@	SFG	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
55	55	Jun 16	PIT	@	SFG	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
56	56	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
57	57	Jun 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
58	58	Jun 19	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	SS
59	59	Jun 21	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
60	60	Jun 22	PIT		STL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
61	61	Jun 23	PIT		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	SS
62	62	Jun 24	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
63	63	Jun 25	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
64	64	Jun 26 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	SS
65	65	Jun 26 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
66	66	Jun 28	PIT		SFG	T,7-7	CG	37	9.0	6	5	0	11	0	SS
67	67	Jun 30 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
68	68	Jun 30 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	3	7	0	10	2	SS
70	70	Jul 2	PIT		LAD	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
71	71	Jul 3	PIT		LAD	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,6-7	CG	41	9.2	3	4	1	8	0	SS
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
74	74	Jul 5	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
75	75	Jul 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
76	76	Jul 7	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
77	77	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	45	9.1	2	4	0	6	1	SS
78	78	Jul 8 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
79	79	Jul 9	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	2	3	0	5	1	SS
80	80	Jul 10	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	3	SS
81	81	Jul 14	PIT		MLN	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
82	82	Jul 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
83	83	Jul 16	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
84	84	Jul 17 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
85	85	Jul 17 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
86	86	Jul 19	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
87	87	Jul 20	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	49	10.1	4	5	0	9	0	SS
88	88	Jul 21	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
89	89	Jul 22	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
90	90	Jul 23	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
91	91	Jul 24	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
92	92	Jul 25	PIT	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
93	93	Jul 26	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	7	1	11	3	SS
94	94	Jul 27	PIT	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	SS
95	95	Jul 29	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
96	96	Jul 30	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
97	97	Jul 31	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 2	PIT		LAD	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
99	99	Aug 3	PIT		LAD	L,1-3	CG	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
100	100	Aug 4	PIT		LAD	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
101	101	Aug 5	PIT		SFG	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
102	102	Aug 6	PIT		SFG	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
103	103	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
104	104	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	SS
105	105	Aug 9	PIT		CHC	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	SS
106	106	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	SS
107	107	Aug 11	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	43	12.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
108	108	Aug 12	PIT		STL	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
109	109	Aug 13	PIT		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
110	110	Aug 14 (1)	PIT		STL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	6	1	9	2	SS
111	111	Aug 14 (2)	PIT		STL	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
112	112	Aug 15	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	SS
113	113	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
114	114	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	SS
115	115	Aug 17	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
116	116	Aug 18	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
117	117	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
118	118	Aug 20	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
119	119	Aug 21	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
120	120	Aug 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
121	121	Aug 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
122	122	Aug 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	2	3	1	6	1	SS
123	123	Aug 26	PIT	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
124	124	Aug 27	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	0	4	0	4	0	SS
125	125	Aug 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
126	126	Aug 29	PIT	@	LAD	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	SS
127	127	Aug 30	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
128	128	Aug 31	PIT	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 1	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	43	9.0	1	6	1	8	0	SS
130	130	Sep 3	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	2	SS
131	131	Sep 4	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
132	132	Sep 5 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
133	133	Sep 5 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
134	134	Sep 6	PIT		MLN	W,5-3	GS	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
135	154 (19)	Oct 1	PIT		MLN	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
136	155	Oct 2	PIT		MLN	W,9-5	GS	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
							136gm		1208.1	237	443	24	704	92