Johnny Groth

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: July 23, 1926 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 7, 2021 in Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, FL

High School: Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 5, 1946 (Age 20-044d, 10,168th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1960 (Age 34-005d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: John Thomas Groth

Pronunciation: \GROWTH\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

3808

1064

.279

480

RBI

486

OBP

.352

SLG

.395

OPS

.746

OPS+

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	SLB		DET	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
2	2	Apr 16	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-7	GS	41	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
5	5	Apr 18 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	6	Apr 19	SLB	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	47	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 25	SLB		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 28	SLB		NYY	L,6-7	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	Apr 30	SLB		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	May 2	SLB		WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	16	May 3 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-14	CG	53	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
17	17	May 3 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	18	May 5	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	May 6	SLB		PHA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	20	May 8	SLB		CLE	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	21	May 9	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 10	SLB		CLE	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 12	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	24	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	25	May 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 15	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	27	May 16	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	46	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 24 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 24 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	34	May 25	SLB		CHW	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 26	SLB		CHW	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 27	SLB		CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 28	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	38	May 29	SLB	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	39	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	40	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,13-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	41	May 31 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
42	42	May 31 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 2	SLB		WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	44	Jun 3	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	45	Jun 4	SLB		WSH	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	46	Jun 5	SLB		NYY	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 6	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	48	Jun 7 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 7 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 9	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	GS	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	51	Jun 10 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 10 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	53	Jun 11	SLB		BOS	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	54	Jun 12	SLB		PHA	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 13	SLB		PHA	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	56	Jun 14 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 14 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 16	SLB	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	59	Jun 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
60	60	Jun 18 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 18 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	62	Jun 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	63	Jun 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	64	Jun 21 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	65	Jun 21 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-0	GF	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	66	Jun 23	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	67	Jun 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	68	Jun 25	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	69	Jun 26	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	70	Jun 27	SLB	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	71	Jun 28 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	72	Jun 28 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jun 30	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	74	Jul 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
75	75	Jul 4 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,0-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	76	Jul 4 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	77	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		DET	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	CF
78	79 (1)	Jul 6	SLB		DET	L,7-8	CG	50	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
79	80	Jul 7	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
80	81	Jul 8	SLB		CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	82	Jul 9	SLB		CLE	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
82	83	Jul 10	SLB	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
83	84	Jul 11	SLB	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	85	Jul 12 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	86	Jul 12 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
86	87	Jul 16 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	88	Jul 16 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	89	Jul 17	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
89	90	Jul 18	SLB		NYY	L,2-13	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
90	91	Jul 19 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
91	92	Jul 19 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,4-13	CG	51	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	CF
92	93	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,1-11	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	94	Jul 23	SLB		PHA	L,4-7	CG	61	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	95	Jul 24 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	96	Jul 24 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
96	97	Jul 25	SLB		BOS	L,6-7	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	99 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	100	Jul 28	SLB	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	101	Jul 29	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
100	102	Jul 30	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
101	103	Jul 31	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	104	Aug 1	SLB	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	105	Aug 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-11	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	106	Aug 4	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	107	Aug 5	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
106	108	Aug 6	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	109	Aug 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-12	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	110	Aug 9 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	111	Aug 9 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-12	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	112	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	113	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	114	Aug 12	SLB		DET	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	CF
113	115	Aug 13	SLB		DET	W,1-0	GS	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	116	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
115	117	Aug 16 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	118	Aug 16 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
117	119	Aug 18 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	120	Aug 18 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	121	Aug 19	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	131 (9)	Aug 30 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	132	Aug 31	SLB		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	133	Sep 2	SLB		NYY	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	134	Sep 3	SLB		NYY	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	135	Sep 4	SLB		DET	W,14-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	136	Sep 5	SLB		DET	W,1-0	CG	45	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	137	Sep 6	SLB		DET	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	138	Sep 7 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	139	Sep 7 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	140	Sep 9 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	141	Sep 9 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	48	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
131	142	Sep 11	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	143	Sep 12	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	55	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
133	144	Sep 13 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	145	Sep 13 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	146	Sep 16 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	147	Sep 16 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	148	Sep 17	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
138	149	Sep 20 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	150	Sep 20 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
140	151	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	154 (2)	Sep 27	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
							141gm		1231.1	427	17	4	448	5