#26 Dick Groat, Shortstop, 30 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Groat
11/4/1930 30 USA,PA,WILKINSBURG 6"0 180
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,100,000 1962 8 Year(s), 20 Days (1396 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 4 Days (1552 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 1 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 10-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/25 | @DET | L 2-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | MIN | L 7-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | MIN | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/29 | @WS2 | L 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/2 | BAL | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/5 | @CHA | W 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/7 | CLE | L 2-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/9 | NYY | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/10 | @WS2 | L 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 499 | 147 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 22 | .295 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .577 | .076 |
Projected | 145 | 499 | 147 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 22 | .295 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .577 | .076 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 136 | 535 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 185 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 57.7 | 4.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 213 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .358 | .413 | .771 |
vs. RHP | 286 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .283 | .312 | .339 | .651 |
Close/Late | 56 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .393 | .679 |
Scoring Position | 119 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .326 | .387 | .712 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 253 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 10 | .296 | .327 | .372 | .699 |
Road | 70 | 246 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 12 | .293 | .331 | .370 | .701 |
Last Week | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
March/April | 21 | 80 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .287 | .305 | .375 | .680 |
May | 25 | 83 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .313 | .333 | .349 | .683 |
June | 23 | 84 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .238 | .270 | .345 | .615 |
July | 21 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .299 | .347 | .388 | .735 |
August | 25 | 85 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .271 | .309 | .318 | .626 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 100 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | .350 | .398 | .440 | .838 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1952 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .308 | .665 | NYN |
1953 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .308 | .593 | NYN |
1954 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | NYN |
1955 | 143 | 516 | 159 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 80 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .308 | .349 | .393 | .742 | NYN,NL |
1956 | 141 | 568 | 164 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 86 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .327 | .350 | .677 | NYN |
1957 | 128 | 454 | 139 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .341 | .363 | .704 | NYN |
1958 | 148 | 559 | 178 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 72 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .318 | .359 | .392 | .751 | NYN |
1959 | 129 | 462 | 123 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .266 | .300 | .335 | .635 | SF MIL |
1960 | 142 | 509 | 147 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 51 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .289 | .323 | .350 | .673 | KC |
1961 | 145 | 499 | 147 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .332 | .371 | .703 | KC |
Total | 997 | 3602 | 1066 | 196 | 17 | 6 | 346 | 443 | 190 | 19 | 15 | 132 | 9 | 9 | .296 | .333 | .365 | .698 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952, AA | 21 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .325 | .367 | .410 | .776 |
1953, AAA | 133 | 535 | 156 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 3 | .292 | .355 | .402 | .757 |
1954, AAA | 136 | 523 | 173 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 83 | 71 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 4 | .331 | .379 | .453 | .832 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 140 | 136 | 208 | 531 | 109 | 778 | 39 | .950 | 1155.0 | 6.06 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1952... Milestones Had first career hit on 6/18/1952, off Joe Hatten (CHN)... Hit first career homerun on 6/10/1955, off Mike Garcia (SLN)... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1955... Injured on 4/2/1957 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks... Traded from San Francisco to Milwaukee on 2/15/1959 (Going to SF: 1B Norm Siebern. Going to MIL: SS Dick Groat, P Don Cardwell)... Injured on 4/9/1959 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/11/1960 to a 3-year deal worth $2,100,000 per year... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 4/26/1960...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1958 - 178 - 7th
| Triples 1958 - 6 - 3rd
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