#26 Dick Groat, Shortstop, 33 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Groat
11/4/1930 33 USA,PA,WILKINSBURG 6"0 185
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 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 2,400,000 1964 $ 4,750,000 (3 year(s)) 11 Year(s), 20 Days (1912 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 4 Days (2068 total Days) 12 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 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
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 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 | | |
10/1 | @MIN | W 7-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/3 | CLE | W 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/5 | @CLE | L 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/8 | BOS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/11 | @CIN | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/12 | @CIN | W 10-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/14 | CIN | L 5-12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/15 | CIN | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/16 | CIN | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/18 | @CIN | W 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 518 | 155 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 56 | 30 | 26 | .299 | .339 | .382 | .721 | .622 | .083 |
Projected | 155 | 518 | 155 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 56 | 30 | 26 | .299 | .339 | .382 | .721 | .622 | .083 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 572 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 198 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 68.7 | 4.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 207 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .372 | .390 | .444 | .834 |
vs. RHP | 311 | 78 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .251 | .297 | .341 | .638 |
Close/Late | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .281 | .320 | .601 |
Scoring Position | 133 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .271 | .276 | .353 | .630 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 246 | 77 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 10 | .313 | .349 | .427 | .776 |
Road | 78 | 272 | 78 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 16 | .287 | .313 | .342 | .655 |
This Week | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
Last Week | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .444 | .583 | .556 | 1.139 |
March/April | 23 | 74 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | .338 | .424 | .432 | .856 |
May | 26 | 91 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .330 | .351 | .418 | .768 |
June | 26 | 86 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | .349 | .381 | .488 | .870 |
July | 24 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .263 | .294 | .342 | .636 |
August | 26 | 91 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .297 | .352 | .649 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 100 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .230 | .252 | .280 | .532 |
Postseason | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.101 |
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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 |
1962 | 152 | 512 | 157 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 58 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .307 | .348 | .371 | .719 | KC |
1963 | 145 | 514 | 161 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 56 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .351 | .401 | .752 | KC |
1964 | 155 | 518 | 155 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 56 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .339 | .382 | .721 | KC |
Total | 1449 | 5146 | 1539 | 287 | 26 | 10 | 540 | 613 | 280 | 31 | 31 | 224 | 11 | 12 | .299 | .337 | .371 | .708 | |
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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 |
1964 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.101 |
Total | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .529 | .571 | 1.101 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 151 | 146 | 209 | 539 | 118 | 777 | 29 | .963 | 1268.2 | 5.51 | | | | |
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Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/19/1963... 9/18/1964: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years. Won World Series with Kansas City in 1964...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1958 - 178 - 7th
| Triples 1958 - 6 - 3rd 1963 - 5 - 8th
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