#24 Johnny Groth, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Groth
7/23/1926 28 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 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 $ 7,300,000 1954 9 Year(s), 1 Days (1549 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 7 Days (1555 total Days) 9 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 | @SLN | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/14 | @SLN | W 9-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/15 | @PHI | L 4-11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/16 | @PHI | W 9-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/17 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/19 | @CIN | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/20 | @CIN | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | @CIN | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | MIL | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | MIL | L 5-10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 562 | 199 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 92 | 99 | 69 | 31 | .354 | .424 | .532 | .956 | .963 | .178 |
Projected | 156 | 591 | 209 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 97 | 104 | 73 | 33 | .354 | .424 | .532 | .956 | .963 | .178 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 633 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 299 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 125.2 | 8.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 177 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .431 | .514 | .945 |
vs. RHP | 385 | 137 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 68 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .421 | .540 | .961 |
Close/Late | 50 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .600 | 1.138 |
Scoring Position | 132 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .461 | .621 | 1.082 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 272 | 96 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 14 | .353 | .426 | .518 | .944 |
Road | 73 | 290 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 57 | 33 | 17 | .355 | .421 | .545 | .966 |
March/April | 23 | 83 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 8 | .349 | .444 | .458 | .902 |
May | 26 | 105 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 6 | .381 | .440 | .562 | 1.002 |
June | 27 | 94 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 3 | .383 | .448 | .479 | .926 |
July | 25 | 98 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 4 | .316 | .382 | .561 | .943 |
August | 27 | 103 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | .350 | .427 | .573 | 1.000 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 79 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .342 | .395 | .544 | .940 |
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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 |
Total | 1261 | 3935 | 1160 | 204 | 28 | 89 | 555 | 580 | 481 | 5 | 28 | 300 | 10 | 21 | .295 | .370 | .429 | .799 | |
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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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.29 | | | | |
Centerfield | 137 | 136 | 308 | 10 | 3 | 321 | 3 | .991 | 1186.2 | 2.43 | | | | |
Rightfield | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 47.0 | 2.11 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .317 - 10th
| OBP 1953 - .402 - 8th
| Runs 1953 - 103 - 7th
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