#24 Johnny Groth, Centerfield, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Red Legs Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Groth
7/23/1926 30 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 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 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 $ 10,750,000 1959 11 Year(s), 1 Days (1893 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 7 Days (1899 total Days) 11 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 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 | | |
9/8 | PIT | L 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/9 | PIT | W 10-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/10 | PIT | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/12 | @SLN | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/13 | @SLN | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/16 | CHN | W 8-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/17 | CHN | L 6-11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @PHI | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | BRO | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | BRO | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 548 | 201 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 111 | 102 | 78 | 32 | .367 | .443 | .575 | 1.018 | 1.070 | .208 |
Projected | 153 | 576 | 211 | 46 | 5 | 21 | 117 | 107 | 82 | 34 | .367 | .443 | .575 | 1.018 | 1.070 | .208 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 136 | 632 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 137.8 | 10.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 168 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .495 | .655 | 1.150 |
vs. RHP | 380 | 130 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 70 | 66 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .420 | .539 | .960 |
Close/Late | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .388 | .358 | .747 |
Scoring Position | 153 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .469 | .536 | 1.005 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 263 | 104 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 63 | 54 | 37 | 18 | .395 | .465 | .650 | 1.116 |
Road | 71 | 285 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 14 | .340 | .422 | .505 | .928 |
March/April | 24 | 92 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 6 | .348 | .439 | .533 | .972 |
May | 27 | 111 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .324 | .348 | .541 | .888 |
June | 26 | 98 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 5 | .357 | .440 | .582 | 1.021 |
July | 25 | 96 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 8 | .448 | .535 | .698 | 1.233 |
August | 27 | 94 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 8 | .277 | .375 | .426 | .801 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 57 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .509 | .574 | .737 | 1.310 |
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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 |
1956 | 145 | 548 | 201 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 111 | 102 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .367 | .443 | .575 | 1.018 | CIN,NL |
Total | 1556 | 5036 | 1519 | 275 | 36 | 128 | 765 | 782 | 629 | 7 | 41 | 363 | 11 | 21 | .302 | .377 | .447 | .824 | |
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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 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .973 | 205.1 | 1.62 | | | | |
Centerfield | 116 | 113 | 231 | 8 | 1 | 247 | 8 | .968 | 974.0 | 2.28 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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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... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1956, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game...
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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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