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Dick Groat   |   Major Leaguer   1952-1967

Full Name:  Richard Morrow Groat
Born:  November 4,1930  in  Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Height:    Weight:  180  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Swissvale (Swissvale,PA)
College:  Duke University

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Transactions:   [Jun 16,1952] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Pirates.  [Nov 19,1962] - Traded by Pirates with Diomedes Olivo to Cardinals for Don Cardwell and Julio Gotay.  [Oct 27,1965] - Traded by Cardinals with Bob Uecker and Bill White to Phillies for Alex Johnson, Art Mahaffey and Pat Corrales.  [Jun 22,1967] - Purchased by Giants from Phillies.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1952PittsburghNL21PitMLB ss 9538438109611292419271 11 18 .284*.323.313*636--
1955PittsburghNL24PitMLB ss 1515214513928245102382611111120 .267.317.351668--
1956PittsburghNL25PitMLB ss 142520401421930370335250317314 .273.317.321638--
1957PittsburghNL26PitMLB ss3125501581583057540127283114616 .315.350.43778757%
1958PittsburghNL27PitMLB ss7,315158467175369366222332476521 .300.328.40873652%
1959PittsburghNL28PitMLB ss214759374163227551023235229421 .275.312.36167359%
1960PittsburghNL29PitMLB ss213857385186264250023935401217 .325.371.39476561%
1961PittsburghNL30PitMLB ss214859671164256655044044107422 .275.320.36768759%
1962PittsburghNL31PitMLB ss216167876199343261213161315614 .294.325.36168655%
1963St. LouisNL32StlMLB ss2158631852014311673315658627418 .319.377.45082756%
1964St. LouisNL33StlMLB ss3,2,516163670186356170234442039715 .292.335.37170658%
1965St. LouisNL34StlMLB ss215358755149265052115650124711 .254.316.31563157%
1966PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB ss3,8,215558458152214253214038567420 .260.311.32063161%
1967SF GiantsNL36SfMLB ss7,9,834704121104006701203 .171.237.21445162%
 PhiladelphNL36PhiMLB ss2,91026330001004400100 .115.233.11534862%
 
Major League Totals - 14 Season(s)1929748482921383526739707142749051231122220 .286.366-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1960PittsburghNL29PitWs728362002000100000 .214.214.286500--
1964St. LouisNL33StlWs726351101004300000 .192.300.308608--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)14546113103004400000 .204.259.296555--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1952PittsburghNL21PitMLBSS942292722552661---.952--
 
1955PittsburghNL24PitMLBSS14933045032812107---.961--
 
1956PittsburghNL25PitMLB3B214051---1.000--
1956PittsburghNL25PitMLBSS1412874203474174---.954--
 
1957PittsburghNL26PitMLB3B205160---.833--
1957PittsburghNL26PitMLBSS1232263802062674---.968--
 
1958PittsburghNL27PitMLBSS14930746120788127---.975--
 
1959PittsburghNL28PitMLBSS1453014732980397---.964--
 
1960PittsburghNL29PitMLBSS1362374432470492---.966--
 
1961PittsburghNL30PitMLB3B121030---1.000--
1961PittsburghNL30PitMLBSS14423547332740117---.957--
 
1962PittsburghNL31PitMLBSS16131452138873126---.956--
 
1963St. LouisNL32StlMLBSS1582574482673191---.964--
 
1964St. LouisNL33StlMLBSS1602494994078891---.949--
 
1965St. LouisNL34StlMLB3B205051---1.000--
1965St. LouisNL34StlMLBSS1482424502771986---.962--
 
1966PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB1B100000--------
1966PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB3B2018371562---.982--
1966PhiladelphNL35PhiMLBSS1392604541973379---.974--
 
1967PhiladelphNL36PhiMLBSS613232385---.947--
1967SF GiantsNL36SfMLB2B101010---1.000--
1967SF GiantsNL36SfMLBSS24184466810---.912--
 


 Awards
[1957] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)  [1959] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1960] - National League Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1962] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #16), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1963] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1964] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 1.84%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.1%)  [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.1%)  [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 1.8%)  [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 1.04%)  [1978] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 0.79%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964.

Played one season in the NBA with the Fort Wayne Pistons.

Notes: Played in 5 All-Star games during his career (1959-1960, 1962-1964)
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