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Sam Crawford League 4-1-2004 |
| Rick Groat |  ShortstopRetired (1974, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .801 | Status | Retired (1974) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1976 | Age | 65 (OS 66) | Date of Birth | 08-18-1938 | |
| HR | 298 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 1 (1961) |
Majors Svc Time | 14 years (17 games) |
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| RBI | 1140 | |||||
| SB | 305 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (68.2%) | CF | (20.9%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (15.1%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1961 | LHP | 41 | 117 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 21 | .715 | .305 | .410 | .171 | .239 |
| 1961 | RHP | 89 | 328 | 98 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 73 | .778 | .348 | .430 | .131 | .299 |
| 1962 | LHP | 61 | 140 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | .739 | .296 | .443 | .207 | .236 |
| 1962 | RHP | 114 | 322 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 64 | .654 | .285 | .370 | .137 | .233 |
| 1963 | LHP | 64 | 159 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 48 | .626 | .274 | .352 | .132 | .220 |
| 1963 | RHP | 110 | 376 | 115 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 46 | 76 | .922 | .382 | .540 | .234 | .306 |
| 1964 | LHP | 59 | 162 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 41 | .817 | .335 | .481 | .185 | .296 |
| 1964 | RHP | 119 | 385 | 113 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 33 | 63 | .814 | .346 | .468 | .174 | .294 |
| 1965 | LHP | 63 | 146 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 28 | .739 | .321 | .418 | .158 | .260 |
| 1965 | RHP | 116 | 367 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 33 | 60 | .821 | .333 | .488 | .215 | .272 |
| 1966 | LHP | 48 | 115 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 25 | .732 | .323 | .409 | .148 | .261 |
| 1966 | RHP | 126 | 421 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 95 | 35 | 81 | .805 | .328 | .477 | .207 | .271 |
| 1967 | LHP | 56 | 127 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | .587 | .272 | .315 | .150 | .165 |
| 1967 | RHP | 127 | 405 | 119 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 79 | 41 | 68 | .888 | .358 | .531 | .237 | .294 |
| 1968 | LHP | 64 | 155 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 24 | .797 | .307 | .490 | .219 | .271 |
| 1968 | RHP | 118 | 376 | 109 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 40 | 65 | .867 | .359 | .508 | .218 | .290 |
| 1969 | LHP | 61 | 162 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 32 | .811 | .335 | .475 | .167 | .309 |
| 1969 | RHP | 123 | 362 | 121 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 69 | 45 | 58 | .986 | .406 | .580 | .246 | .334 |
| 1970 | LHP | 63 | 180 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 28 | .747 | .297 | .450 | .194 | .256 |
| 1970 | RHP | 113 | 347 | 94 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 26 | 62 | .755 | .323 | .432 | .161 | .271 |
| 1971 | LHP | 56 | 127 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 1.005 | .391 | .614 | .268 | .346 |
| 1971 | RHP | 121 | 366 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 71 | 52 | 70 | .859 | .370 | .489 | .213 | .276 |
| 1972 | LHP | 63 | 138 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 25 | .911 | .353 | .558 | .254 | .304 |
| 1972 | RHP | 118 | 387 | 107 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 45 | 73 | .831 | .350 | .481 | .204 | .276 |
| 1973 | LHP | 53 | 122 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 26 | .792 | .309 | .484 | .230 | .254 |
| 1973 | RHP | 120 | 365 | 114 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 41 | 56 | .835 | .383 | .452 | .140 | .312 |
| 1974 | LHP | 53 | 128 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 22 | .636 | .269 | .367 | .133 | .234 |
| 1974 | RHP | 116 | 374 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 20 | 77 | .577 | .248 | .329 | .120 | .209 |
| Total | LHP | 805 | 1978 | 518 | 81 | 24 | 80 | 272 | 145 | 402 | .761 | .313 | .448 | .187 | .262 |
| Total | RHP | 1630 | 5181 | 1458 | 234 | 48 | 218 | 868 | 506 | 946 | .817 | .345 | .471 | .190 | .281 |
| Total | 1886 | 7159 | 1976 | 315 | 72 | 298 | 1140 | 651 | 1348 | .801 | .336 | .465 | .189 | .276 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Rick Groat has retired from the Milwaukee Madisonians |
| 1972-08-13 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Madisonians and the Pittsburgh Bears. The Pittsburgh Bears receive Draft Pick - 1974 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1973 Round 3 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Madisonians in exchange for Rick Groat. |
| 1972-04-25 | Rick Groat of the Pittsburgh Bears is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1971-04-02 | The Pittsburgh Bears have renamed Dick Groat to Rick Groat. |
| 1965-05-08 | Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1962-03-05 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Sam Knowlton to Dick Groat. |
| 1961-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Dick Osborn to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Steve Douglass to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Larry Booty to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Sam Knowlton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Richard Marshall to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have promoted Larry Lyons to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Doc Unser to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Eddie Garcia to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have designated Nemo Turner for assignment. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Lou Agee to the minors. The Pittsburgh Canadians have designated Ed McBride for assignment. The Pittsburgh Canadians have sent Mike Cannell to the minors. |