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Johnny Groth

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Full name John Thomas Groth
Born July 23, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
Died August 7, 2021, Palm Beach, Florida
Buried at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Roayl Palm Beach, Florida
First Game: September 5, 1946; Final Game: July 28, 1960
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 182
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                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1946 DET A Daily Splits 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 1946 DET A 1947 DET A Daily Splits 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .500 .250 0.1 1947 DET A 1948 DET A Daily Splits 6 17 3 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .500 .824 0.3 1948 DET A 1949 DET A Daily Splits 103 348 60 102 19 5 11 73 65 2 27 2 3 0 7 15 3 7 .293 .407 .471 0.9 1949 DET A 1950 DET A Daily Splits 157 566 95 173 30 8 12 85 95 2 27 2 7 0 10 21 1 5 .306 .407 .451 -0.8 1950 DET A 1951 DET A Daily Splits 118 428 41 128 29 1 3 49 31 1 32 2 4 0 6 16 1 1 .299 .349 .393 -0.9 1951 DET A 1952 DET A Daily Splits 141 524 56 149 22 2 4 51 51 3 39 0 5 0 7 11 2 10 .284 .348 .357 -1.4 1952 DET A 1953 STL A Daily Splits 141 557 65 141 27 4 10 57 42 3 53 2 9 0 10 14 5 6 .253 .308 .370 -1.2 1953 STL A 1954 CHI A Daily Splits 125 422 41 116 20 0 7 60 42 9 37 2 8 3 0 3 19 3 9 .275 .341 .372 -1.5 1954 CHI A 1955 CHI A Daily Splits 32 77 13 26 7 0 2 11 6 1 13 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 .338 .376 .506 0.4 1955 CHI A 1955 WAS A Daily Splits 63 183 22 40 4 5 2 17 18 0 18 0 2 2 0 4 5 2 0 .219 .286 .328 -1.1 1955 WAS A 1955 TOT A 95 260 35 66 11 5 4 28 24 1 31 0 5 4 0 5 7 3 0 .254 .313 .381 -0.7 1955 TOT A 1956 KC A Daily Splits 95 244 22 63 13 3 5 37 30 2 31 0 2 4 0 7 9 1 2 .258 .335 .398 -0.8 1956 KC A 1957 KC A Daily Splits 55 59 10 15 0 0 0 2 7 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .254 .333 .254 -0.6 1957 KC A 1957 DET A Daily Splits 38 103 11 30 10 0 0 16 6 0 7 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .291 .333 .388 -0.2 1957 DET A 1957 TOT A 93 162 21 45 10 0 0 18 13 0 13 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 .278 .333 .340 -0.8 1957 TOT A 1958 DET A Daily Splits 88 146 24 41 5 2 2 11 13 0 19 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 .281 .340 .384 -0.2 1958 DET A 1959 DET A Daily Splits 55 102 12 24 7 1 1 10 7 0 14 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .235 .284 .353 -0.6 1959 DET A 1960 DET A Daily Splits 25 19 3 7 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .368 .455 .421 0.0 1960 DET A Total (15 Years) Splits 1248 3808 480 1064 197 31 60 486 419 23 329 11 52 12 0 61 121 19 42 .279 .352 .395 -7.9 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1946 DET A Daily Splits OF 4 2 2 24 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0 1946 DET A CF 4 2 2 24 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1947 DET A Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1947 DET A LF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1948 DET A Daily Splits OF 5 4 4 36 8 1 1 1 0 .900 0 5 0 1948 DET A CF 5 4 4 36 8 1 1 1 0 .900 1949 DET A Daily Splits OF 99 94 92 862 247 8 9 3 0 .966 0 99 0 1949 DET A CF 99 94 92 862 245 11 9 3 0 .966 1950 DET A Daily Splits OF 157 157 154 1399.1 374 9 6 0 0 .985 0 157 0 1950 DET A CF 157 157 154 1399.1 372 9 6 0 0 .984 1951 DET A Daily Splits OF 113 110 105 981 266 12 2 3 0 .993 0 113 0 1951 DET A CF 113 110 105 981 270 9 2 3 0 .993 1952 DET A Daily Splits OF 138 132 130 1186 329 14 5 3 0 .986 3 135 0 1952 DET A CF 135 132 130 1177.2 322 14 5 3 0 .985 1952 DET A LF 3 0 0 8.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1953 STL A Daily Splits OF 141 139 129 1231.1 425 18 4 5 0 .991 0 141 0 1953 STL A CF 141 139 129 1231.1 427 17 4 5 0 .991 1954 CHI A Daily Splits OF 125 121 104 1060 314 7 4 3 0 .988 9 116 2 1954 CHI A CF 116 113 98 982 297 7 4 3 0 .987 1954 CHI A LF 9 6 5 57 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 1954 CHI A RF 2 2 1 21 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1955 CHI A Daily Splits OF 26 21 19 187 61 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 26 0 1955 CHI A CF 26 21 19 187 60 1 0 0 0 1.000 1955 WAS A Daily Splits OF 48 46 37 403.2 122 2 2 1 0 .984 12 40 1 1955 WAS A CF 40 38 32 329.2 104 1 2 1 0 .981 1955 WAS A LF 12 8 5 71 16 1 0 0 0 1.000 1955 WAS A RF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1955 TOT A CF 66 59 51 516.2 164 2 2 1 0 .988 1955 TOT A OF 74 67 56 590.2 183 3 2 1 0 .989 12 66 1 1956 KC A Daily Splits OF 85 61 54 597.1 140 8 0 3 0 1.000 14 56 18 1956 KC A CF 56 44 39 416 103 4 0 2 0 1.000 1956 KC A RF 18 15 13 140.2 25 2 0 0 0 1.000 1956 KC A LF 14 2 2 40.2 6 1 0 1 0 1.000 1957 KC A Daily Splits OF 50 16 7 194 37 0 1 0 0 .974 9 2 39 1957 KC A RF 39 10 5 149 29 0 1 0 0 .967 1957 KC A LF 9 6 2 41 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 KC A CF 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1957 DET A Daily Splits OF 36 24 20 237.2 73 0 0 0 0 1.000 12 25 0 1957 DET A CF 25 23 19 200 65 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 DET A LF 12 1 1 37.2 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 TOT A LF 21 7 3 78.2 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 TOT A CF 27 23 19 204 65 0 0 0 0 1.000 1957 TOT A OF 86 40 27 431.2 110 0 1 0 0 .991 21 27 39 1958 DET A Daily Splits OF 80 31 23 347.1 95 2 1 1 0 .990 52 19 10 1958 DET A LF 52 11 7 163.2 43 1 1 0 0 .978 1958 DET A CF 19 14 12 127.2 39 1 0 1 0 1.000 1958 DET A RF 10 6 4 56 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 DET A Daily Splits OF 41 21 17 223.1 58 0 1 0 0 .983 11 18 13 1959 DET A CF 18 11 9 107.1 38 0 1 0 0 .974 1959 DET A RF 13 5 4 59 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 DET A LF 11 5 4 57 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 1960 DET A Daily Splits OF 8 2 1 32.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 1 1960 DET A CF 7 2 1 30.2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1960 DET A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Total (15 Years) Splits OF 1157 982 899 9011.2 2566 82 36 23 0 .987 123 963 84 Total (14 Years) CF 963 904 845 8095.2 2362 75 34 22 0 .986 Total ( 8 Years) LF 123 40 27 485.1 119 3 1 1 0 .992 Total ( 7 Years) RF 84 38 27 430.2 75 2 1 0 0 .987 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (August 6, 1946).

Traded by Detroit Tigers with Virgil Trucks and Hal White to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Owen Friend, Bob Nieman and JW Porter (December 4, 1952).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Johnny Lipon to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Neil Berry and Sam Mele (February 5, 1954).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Clint Courtney and Bob Chakales to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Busby (June 7, 1955).

Sold by Washington Senators to Kansas City Athletics (April 16, 1956).

Sold by Kansas City Athletics to Detroit Tigers (August 1, 1957).

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