Dick Groat

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1952-1967 (1952-1967)
Proper Name
Richard Morrow Groat
Positions
SS (1877) ... 3B (27) ... 1B (1) ... 2B (1)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 180
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
April 27,2023   Age:  92.174
High School
Swissvale (Swissvale,PA)
Colleges
Duke University (Durham,NC)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
groad101
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[1953] Did not play due to Military Service   [1954] Did not play due to Military Service   [1960] Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity) ... World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1964] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals   [1975] Inducted into the Duke University Athletics Hall of Fame   [2023] Inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT11111010710800199.197.3012047301715200000021100000
1958PIT14814614614820098.6100.0000031420007302000001460000
1959PIT13513413413410099.3100.010009510003621000001340000
1960PIT13813713213211099.396.430301360000001000001360000
1961PIT14814414214520197.398.6300012800041302000011440000
1962PIT160160160160000100.0100.000001600000000000001600000
1963SLN15815714614710099.493.0029012234010010000001580000
1964SLN16116015015110099.493.82350387303712010000001600000
1965SLN15314714214760096.196.62130762503113233000031470000
1966PHI15515214514820198.195.4223225440221204100010201390000
1967PHI,SFN44221528150850.068.25292100001941300010300000
Tot: 15111469141914483111197.296.6181134482529208866155522200112614640000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT111485442167191.344.39414222382140107264519181004100042614.29110122128812.86907711.16964142.71700
1958PIT148609572195227.320.373169224111200124348387000300006534.62190427737316.689211813.231213629.75600
1959PIT135592546189218.319.3681553228318012221757800030110501020.00232724630814.67618411.041224436.07720
1960PIT138629573229257.364.4091863947021015426421514200200005024.00212626433814.28209211.221225343.441010
1961PIT148648596205238.316.367164401102190126266610122005100056712.50312727235913.98568610.051164236.21600
1962PIT160718673231256.322.3571973131011401583432126000110006035.00311527234316.981010512.961384129.71800
1963SLN158704631263291.374.4132015668416014143116910100510007379.59170730339217.189311813.211144438.60600
1964SLN161696636230263.330.3781864405424014435611910100100007011.43260933644615.5102811210.891314232.06710
1965SLN153655587206238.315.3631495611421601182650125130000005200.002231428536814.18429110.811194033.61710
1966PHI155640584197231.308.3611524059224012521421911210110005335.66222329442512.0100010110.101274233.07710
1967PHI,SFN44109962533.229.303151003140131101301000000500.0033142647.8140107.1421419.05300
Tot: 151164855936213733.330.37717163922993221900133229359321311041050255110576427.2922615642812370414.7873299411.38122742934.967460
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT1114854422951461231.191011111284201216224.540211214139913.1261829684146615962
1958PIT1486095723971821801.01153522369240328325.2512931202113815.2231022606282846993
1959PIT1355925463882011561.291211619347245205294.9032723182011018.2121524805277837882
1960PIT1386295733852031451.40112627380249322355.56234102181246.53013237147888068113
1961PIT1486485964252271511.501102021381267359446.7934132192312019.2301231774491618597
1962PIT1607186734682351701.3812423234292892210618.5005831141410813.03053183571046982104
1963SLN1587046314282191451.51119422437267419567.9505424161813813.036639834773394069
1964SLN1616966364472351681.401267354012954714426.0303934241413710.23854386618672101109
1965SLN1536555874262241491.501213253862694611507.6314642161110610.4297361014774495768
1966PHI1556405844272081781.1710836343622784310385.9443712242014413.928634846291788185
1967PHI,SFN44109968037301.2323705356501110.0901101431717.612281091851210
Tot: 1511648559364166211715951.33121813823938292656344844206.48143972322190165124113.329499320803529830681732892
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT111485000000.0110015931342244652.20263635119126.70
1958PIT1486091100033.32200171052025355959.30062736722729.52
1959PIT135592000000.02200132029113325855.20093317021832.11
1960PIT138629000000.03300261631546377052.90085458525733.07
1961PIT148648000000.04310311151244276740.30153327023829.41
1962PIT1607182002066.71100212451184397353.401103267525629.30
1963SLN1587043300075.011002226122142498756.300113898529129.21
1964SLN1616962101040.03300232011755427159.20072747026326.62
1965SLN1536551100050.01100171331143275152.902143555523823.11
1966PHI1556402200066.71100131461930335560.001102455823125.11
1967PHI,SFN4410900000--00001101002366.70004073321.21
Tot: 1511648511803036.719181019916445149493434764054.2078634343693244328.37
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PIT11148525614910733742671071000.5358.2041.8041.893.512.8926.216357.2132.7111821441.26
1958PIT148609308187121531638801491330.5160.7139.2948.489.317.2126.042609.9193.1432081991.05
1959PIT135592328218110531957891611420.5566.4633.5449.188.216.1627.1326110.3152.5852291771.29
1960PIT138629331210121591164761461350.5363.4436.5644.192.517.8223.022487.6121.9522391531.56
1961PIT148648354229125731164811651540.5564.6935.3146.693.320.6222.928538.2162.5422561731.48
1962PIT16071828218597551451651341200.3965.6034.4047.589.619.5023.021415.7162.2852772061.34
1963SLN1587042951969959953751431340.4266.4433.5648.593.720.0025.424486.8182.61442431601.52
1964SLN16169621012981373385191880.3061.4338.5743.396.717.6224.314304.371.0102751931.42
1965SLN153655164102571615205182670.2562.2034.7650.081.79.7631.126365.5192.9002431581.54
1966PHI15564083523196122540340.1362.6537.3548.285.010.8430.111142.291.4002561851.38
1967PHI,SFN44109401921733616130.3747.5052.5040.081.317.5015.0232.810.90042321.31
Tot: 1511648526511676970454114442666123411200.4163.2236.5946.590.817.1325.12384296.61452.24522245017801.38
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%