#24 Johnny Groth, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Cincinnati Red Legs Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Groth
7/23/1926 29 USA,IL,CHICAGO 6"0 182
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 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 $ 10,750,000 1959 10 Year(s), 1 Days (1721 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 7 Days (1727 total Days) 10 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 4 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 9 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 8 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | @PIT | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/14 | @PIT | W 16-1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/15 | CHN | W 20-9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/16 | CHN | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | CHN | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | BRO | W 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/20 | BRO | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | BRO | L 6-16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | @CHN | W 13-7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 553 | 158 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 100 | 70 | 31 | .286 | .362 | .448 | .811 | .769 | .163 |
Projected | 158 | 582 | 166 | 28 | 3 | 20 | 104 | 105 | 74 | 33 | .286 | .362 | .448 | .811 | .769 | .163 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 637 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 248 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 90.4 | 5.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 186 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .313 | .398 | .711 |
vs. RHP | 367 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 74 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .311 | .387 | .474 | .861 |
Close/Late | 54 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .328 | .500 | .828 |
Scoring Position | 154 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .349 | .461 | .811 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .375 | .819 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 268 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 17 | .306 | .397 | .478 | .875 |
Road | 75 | 285 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 47 | 27 | 14 | .267 | .322 | .421 | .743 |
March/April | 24 | 85 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 3 | .235 | .356 | .365 | .720 |
May | 28 | 102 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | .216 | .274 | .353 | .627 |
June | 27 | 100 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .310 | .376 | .490 | .866 |
July | 24 | 90 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | .278 | .333 | .378 | .711 |
August | 27 | 96 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .552 | .981 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 80 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | .350 | .393 | .563 | .956 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 162 | 500 | 122 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .244 | .309 | .344 | .653 | DET |
1947 | 162 | 500 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 5 | .288 | .358 | .406 | .764 | DET |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 5 | .288 | .358 | .406 | .764 | DET |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 5 | .288 | .358 | .406 | .764 | DET |
1950 | 144 | 471 | 130 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .362 | .359 | .721 | DET |
1951 | 60 | 85 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .423 | .518 | .940 | CHN |
1952 | 114 | 293 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .366 | .468 | .834 | CHN |
1953 | 147 | 524 | 166 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 88 | 103 | 78 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .317 | .402 | .490 | .893 | CHN,NL |
1954 | 148 | 562 | 199 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 92 | 99 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .424 | .532 | .956 | CHN,NL |
1955 | 150 | 553 | 158 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 100 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .362 | .448 | .811 | CIN |
Total | 1411 | 4488 | 1318 | 231 | 31 | 108 | 654 | 680 | 551 | 6 | 36 | 331 | 10 | 21 | .294 | .369 | .431 | .800 | |
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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 |
1951, AAA | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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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% |
Leftfield | 72 | 71 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 1 | .992 | 616.1 | 1.83 | | | | |
Centerfield | 57 | 57 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 3 | .978 | 492.1 | 2.47 | | | | |
Rightfield | 20 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 121.2 | 1.92 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/7/1951 to a 4-year deal worth $7,300,000 per year... Achievements Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 4/19/1952... Injuries Injured on 6/7/1952 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 2 weeks... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/14/1955 to a 5-year deal worth $10,750,000 per year... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/14/1955...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .317 - 10th 1954 - .354 - 1st
| OBP 1953 - .402 - 8th 1954 - .424 - 7th
| OPS 1954 - .956 - 10th
| Hits 1954 - 199 - 1st
| Doubles 1954 - 35 - 4th
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Runs 1953 - 103 - 7th
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