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Proper Name
Richard Morrow Groat
High Level
MLB (1952-1967)
Positions
SS (1877) ... 3B (27) ... 1B (1) ... 2B (1)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Wilkinsburg,Pennsylvania
Died
4/27/2023
High School
Swissvale (Swissvale,PA)
colleges
Duke University (Durham,NC),
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
PIT [9] SLN [3] PHI [2] SFN [1]
TBC#
12196
mlbam id
115176
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1952-1967].286.690748482921383970714
Speed
45
Power
38
Contact
94
XBH
36
RBIs
49
Runs
41
Hitting
80
Durability
88
Team
.500
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1960] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates ... [1964] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals ... [1975] Inducted into the Duke University Athletics Hall of Fame
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 21 24 ss -- 95 384 38 109 6 1 1 29 2 4 19 27 1 11 0 0 18 120 415 8 101 .284 .319 .313 .632 .073 .029 .303 4.58 6.51 1.42 384.00
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 24 24 ss -- 151 521 45 139 28 2 4 51 0 2 38 26 1 11 1 11 20 183 572 34 105 .267 .317 .351 .669 .154 .084 .274 6.64 4.55 0.68 130.25
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 25 24 ss -- 142 520 40 142 19 3 0 37 0 3 35 25 0 17 3 3 14 167 575 22 120 .273 .317 .321 .638 .110 .048 .285 6.09 4.35 0.71 --
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 26 24 ss log 125 501 58 158 30 5 7 54 0 1 27 28 3 14 6 1 16 219 551 42 116 .315 .350 .437 .787 .174 .122 .320 4.90 5.08 1.04 71.57
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 27 24 ss log 151 584 67 175 36 9 3 66 2 2 23 32 4 6 5 7 21 238 622 48 127 .300 .328 .408 .735 .147 .108 .310 3.70 5.14 1.39 194.67
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 28 24 ss log 147 593 74 163 22 7 5 51 0 2 32 35 2 9 4 2 21 214 640 34 129 .275 .312 .361 .673 .137 .086 .284 5.00 5.47 1.09 118.60
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 29 24 ss log 138 573 85 186 26 4 2 50 0 2 39 35 4 12 1 0 7 226 629 32 154 .325 .371 .394 .766 .134 .070 .343 6.20 5.56 0.90 286.50
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 24 ss log 148 596 71 164 25 6 6 55 0 4 40 44 1 7 4 0 22 219 648 37 127 .275 .320 .367 .687 .153 .092 .287 6.17 6.79 1.10 99.33
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 31 24 ss log 161 678 76 199 34 3 2 61 2 1 31 61 3 5 6 1 14 245 723 39 160 .294 .325 .361 .686 .115 .068 .317 4.29 8.44 1.97 339.00
1963 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 32 24 ss log 158 631 85 201 43 11 6 73 3 1 56 58 6 7 4 2 18 284 704 60 141 .319 .377 .450 .827 .223 .132 .342 7.95 8.24 1.04 105.17
1964 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 33 24 ss log 161 636 70 186 35 6 1 70 2 3 44 42 0 9 7 3 15 236 696 42 144 .292 .335 .371 .706 .146 .079 .308 6.32 6.03 0.95 636.00
1965 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 34 24 ss log 153 587 55 149 26 5 0 52 1 1 56 50 1 4 7 2 11 185 655 31 118 .254 .316 .315 .632 .157 .061 .274 8.55 7.63 0.89 --
1966 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 24 ss log 155 584 58 152 21 4 2 53 2 1 40 38 5 7 4 6 20 187 640 27 125 .260 .311 .320 .631 .130 .060 .274 6.25 5.94 0.95 292.00
1967 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 36 24 ss log 10 26 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 31 0 3 .115 .233 .115 .349 .154 .000 .136 12.90 12.90 1.00 --
1967 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 36 20 ss log 34 70 4 12 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 7 0 2 0 1 3 15 78 2 10 .171 .237 .214 .451 .129 .043 .190 7.69 8.97 1.17 --
1952 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 95 384 38 109 6 1 1 29 2 4 19 27 1 11 0 0 18 120 415 8 101 .284 .319 .313 .632 .073 .029 .303 4.58 6.51 1.42 384.00
1955 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 151 521 45 139 28 2 4 51 0 2 38 26 1 11 1 11 20 183 572 34 105 .267 .317 .351 .669 .154 .084 .274 6.64 4.55 0.68 130.25
1956 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 142 520 40 142 19 3 0 37 0 3 35 25 0 17 3 3 14 167 575 22 120 .273 .317 .321 .638 .110 .048 .285 6.09 4.35 0.71 --
1957 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 125 501 58 158 30 5 7 54 0 1 27 28 3 14 6 1 16 219 551 42 116 .315 .350 .437 .787 .174 .122 .320 4.90 5.08 1.04 71.57
1958 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 151 584 67 175 36 9 3 66 2 2 23 32 4 6 5 7 21 238 622 48 127 .300 .328 .408 .735 .147 .108 .310 3.70 5.14 1.39 194.67
1959 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 147 593 74 163 22 7 5 51 0 2 32 35 2 9 4 2 21 214 640 34 129 .275 .312 .361 .673 .137 .086 .284 5.00 5.47 1.09 118.60
1960 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 138 573 85 186 26 4 2 50 0 2 39 35 4 12 1 0 7 226 629 32 154 .325 .371 .394 .766 .134 .070 .343 6.20 5.56 0.90 286.50
1961 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 148 596 71 164 25 6 6 55 0 4 40 44 1 7 4 0 22 219 648 37 127 .275 .320 .367 .687 .153 .092 .287 6.17 6.79 1.10 99.33
1962 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 161 678 76 199 34 3 2 61 2 1 31 61 3 5 6 1 14 245 723 39 160 .294 .325 .361 .686 .115 .068 .317 4.29 8.44 1.97 339.00
1963 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 158 631 85 201 43 11 6 73 3 1 56 58 6 7 4 2 18 284 704 60 141 .319 .377 .450 .827 .223 .132 .342 7.95 8.24 1.04 105.17
1964 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 161 636 70 186 35 6 1 70 2 3 44 42 0 9 7 3 15 236 696 42 144 .292 .335 .371 .706 .146 .079 .308 6.32 6.03 0.95 636.00
1965 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 153 587 55 149 26 5 0 52 1 1 56 50 1 4 7 2 11 185 655 31 118 .254 .316 .315 .632 .157 .061 .274 8.55 7.63 0.89 --
1966 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 155 584 58 152 21 4 2 53 2 1 40 38 5 7 4 6 20 187 640 27 125 .260 .311 .320 .631 .130 .060 .274 6.25 5.94 0.95 292.00
1967 MLB Total -- PHI,SFN -- -- -- -- 44 96 7 15 1 1 0 5 0 0 10 11 0 3 0 1 3 18 109 2 13 .156 .236 .188 .423 .135 .031 .176 9.17 10.09 1.10 --
Total MLB (14 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1929 7484 829 2138 352 67 39 707 14 27 490 512 31 122 52 39 220 2741 8179 458 1680 .286 .330 .366 .696 .144 .081 .301 5.99 6.26 1.04 191.90
Total NL (14 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 1929 7484 829 2138 352 67 39 707 14 27 490 512 31 122 52 39 220 2741 8179 458 1680 .286 .330 .366 .696 .144 .081 .301 5.99 6.26 1.04 191.90
Other Batting
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1959 National League MLB AllStar 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1959 National League MLB AllStar 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.00 0.00 -- --
1960 National League MLB AllStar 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Playoffs 29 7 28 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 2 4 .214 .214 .286 .500 .071 .071 .222 0.00 3.57 -- --
1960 National League MLB AllStar 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1962 National League MLB AllStar 31 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 .667 .750 .667 1.417 .000 .000 .667 0.00 0.00 -- --
1962 National League MLB AllStar 31 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 .000 .000 .333 0.00 0.00 -- --
1963 National League MLB AllStar 32 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 .000 .000 .333 0.00 25.00 -- --
1964 National League MLB AllStar 33 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 .333 .333 .500 0.00 33.33 -- --
1964 St. Louis Cardinals World Series Playoffs 33 7 26 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 2 3 .192 .300 .308 .608 .269 .115 .217 13.33 10.00 0.75 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 33 14 54 6 11 3 1 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 58 4 7 .204 .259 .296 .555 .167 .093 .220 6.90 6.90 1.00 --
-- Totals -- AllStar 28 8 15 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 17 1 4 .333 .375 .400 .775 .067 .067 .385 0.00 11.76 -- --
Fielding Statistics
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 21 ss 94 0 0.0 229 272 25 61 526 501 0 0 -- .952 5.3 -- -- 61.0 98.9 1
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 24 ss 149 0 1,287.2 330 450 32 107 812 780 0 0 -- .961 5.2 0.61 5.45 96.8 98.7 1
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 25 3b 2 0 14.0 1 4 0 1 5 5 0 0 -- 1.000 2.5 0.36 3.21 1.3 1.4 7
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 25 ss 141 0 1,205.0 287 420 34 74 741 707 0 0 -- .954 5.0 0.59 5.28 91.6 99.3 1
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 26 3b 2 0 19.0 0 5 1 0 6 5 0 0 -- .833 2.5 0.26 2.37 1.3 1.6 4
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 26 ss 123 0 1,080.0 226 380 20 74 626 606 0 0 -- .968 4.9 0.56 5.05 79.9 98.4 1
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 27 ss 149 0 1,322.0 307 461 20 127 788 768 0 0 -- .975 5.2 0.58 5.23 96.8 98.7 1
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 28 ss 145 0 1,302.0 301 473 29 97 803 774 0 0 -- .964 5.3 0.59 5.35 94.2 98.6 1
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 29 ss 136 0 1,207.1 237 443 24 92 704 680 0 0 -- .966 5.0 0.56 5.07 88.3 98.6 1
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 3b 1 0 9.0 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 3.0 0.33 3.00 0.6 0.7 5
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 ss 144 0 1,255.2 235 473 32 117 740 708 0 0 -- .957 4.9 0.56 5.08 93.5 97.3 1
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 31 ss 161 0 1,430.1 314 521 38 126 873 835 0 0 -- .956 5.2 0.58 5.25 100.0 100.0 1
1963 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 32 ss 158 0 1,366.1 257 448 26 91 731 705 0 0 -- .964 4.5 0.52 4.64 97.5 100.0 1
1964 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 33 ss 160 0 1,373.0 249 499 40 91 788 748 0 0 -- .949 4.7 0.54 4.90 98.8 99.4 1
1965 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 34 3b 2 0 26.0 0 5 0 1 5 5 0 0 -- 1.000 2.5 0.19 1.73 1.2 1.3 4
1965 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 34 ss 148 0 1,281.0 242 450 27 86 719 692 0 0 -- .962 4.7 0.54 4.86 91.9 96.7 1
1966 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 1b 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 0.6 0.6 3
1966 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 3b 20 0 146.0 18 37 1 2 56 55 0 0 -- .982 2.8 0.38 3.39 12.3 12.9 3
1966 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 ss 139 0 1,184.0 260 454 19 79 733 714 0 0 -- .974 5.1 0.60 5.43 85.8 89.7 1
1967 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 36 2b 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 1.00 9.00 0.6 2.9 6
1967 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 36 ss 6 0 51.0 13 23 2 5 38 36 0 0 -- .947 6.0 0.71 6.35 3.7 60.0 4
1967 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 36 ss 24 0 142.2 18 44 6 10 68 62 0 0 -- .912 2.6 0.44 3.92 14.8 70.6 3
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 1.00 9.00 -- -- --
Total MLB (5 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 27 0 214 21 52 2 4 75 73 0 0 -- .973 2.7 0.34 3.07 -- -- --
Total MLB (14 yrs) -- MLB -- -- ss 1877 0 15,486 3505 5811 374 1237 9690 9316 0 0 -- .961 5.0 0.60 5.41 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1952 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 0 0
1955 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0
1956 MLB 0 0 0 0 2 141 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MLB 0 0 0 0 2 123 0 0 0 0 0
1958 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0
1959 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0
1961 MLB 0 0 0 0 1 144 0 0 0 0 0
1962 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 0
1963 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 0
1965 MLB 0 0 0 0 2 148 0 0 0 0 0
1966 MLB 0 0 1 0 20 139 0 0 0 0 0
1967 MLB 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 0 0 0 0