#26 Dick Groat, Shortstop, 26 yrs, New York (N) Giants Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Groat
11/4/1930 26 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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 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 $ 150,000 1957 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 20 Days (708 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 4 Days (864 total Days) 5 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 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 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 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 | | |
9/12 | @PHI | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | BRO | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/16 | BRO | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/17 | BRO | L 0-15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/18 | MIL | L 7-9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | MIL | L 5-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | MIL | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @PIT | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @PIT | L 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @PIT | W 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 128 | 454 | 139 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 24 | 15 | .306 | .341 | .363 | .704 | .576 | .057 |
Projected | 135 | 478 | 146 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 25 | 16 | .306 | .341 | .363 | .704 | .576 | .057 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 121 | 491 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 165 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 55.6 | 4.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 156 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .340 | .381 | .410 | .791 |
vs. RHP | 298 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .289 | .318 | .339 | .657 |
Close/Late | 46 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .375 | .435 | .810 |
Scoring Position | 93 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .247 | .312 | .290 | .602 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 66 | 236 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 6 | .292 | .313 | .352 | .665 |
Road | 62 | 218 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 15 | 9 | .321 | .355 | .376 | .732 |
March/April | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
May | 28 | 93 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .355 | .370 | .441 | .811 |
June | 25 | 92 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .304 | .333 | .337 | .670 |
July | 23 | 81 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | .309 | .344 | .358 | .702 |
August | 27 | 97 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .247 | .272 | .278 | .550 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 73 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .301 | .342 | .397 | .739 |
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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 |
Total | 433 | 1573 | 471 | 82 | 6 | 4 | 131 | 229 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 4 | .299 | .338 | .367 | .704 | |
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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 | 126 | 121 | 164 | 432 | 79 | 613 | 17 | .972 | 1028.2 | 5.36 | | | | |
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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...
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