Dick Groat
Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1955–62), St. Louis Cardinals (1963–65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966–67) and San Francisco Giants (1967). He batted and threw right-handed.
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Career
In a fourteen-season career, Groat compiled a .286 batting average with 39 home runs and 707 RBI in 1929 games.
Highlights
- 5-time All-Star (1959–60, 1962–64)
- National League MVP (1960)
- 2nd in NL MVP vote (1963, behind Sandy Koufax)
- NL batting champion (.325, 1960)
- Led NL in singles (160, 1954)
- Led NL in doubles (43, 1963)
- 4 times hit .300 or higher (1957–58, 1960, 1963)
See also
External links
- Baseball Library (profile)
- Baseball-Reference.com – career statistics and analysis
Categories: Baseball biography stubs | 1959 National League All-Stars | 1960 National League All-Stars | 1962 National League All-Stars | 1963 National League All-Stars | 1964 National League All-Stars | Philadelphia Phillies players | Pittsburgh Pirates players | San Francisco Giants players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Major league shortstops | 1930 births