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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sam Groth | Retired (1971, Age 39) | Died (2018, Age 86) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 17 (1950) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mordecai Brown League | 0 | 20 years (19 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/23/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) |
| (63.4 %) | (27.4 %) | (2.7 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1950 | Minors | 52.00 | 7 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 7 / 10 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 11 / 11 | 3 / 4 | 44 / 52 | |||
| 1951 | Minors | 50.00 | 11 / 11 | 10 / 10 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 7 | 3 / 3 | 8 / 11 | 3 / 3 | 43 / 50 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 57.18 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 7 | 7 / 14 | 6 / 11 | 2 / 5 | 4 / 9 | 28 / 57 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 64.45 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 13 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 7 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 12 | 32 / 64 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 58.39 | 5 / 6 | 5 / 12 | 5 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 6 / 10 | 3 / 12 | 27 / 58 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 59.56 | 4 / 6 | 9 / 14 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 6 | 5 / 10 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 31 / 59 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 64.87 | 6 / 14 | 7 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 13 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 26 / 64 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 50.96 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 10 / 50 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 63.32 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 19 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 11 / 63 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 63.95 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 12 / 63 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 57.91 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 57 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 62.29 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 14 | 5 / 62 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 65.39 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 3 / 65 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 64.19 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 64 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 73.09 | 1 / 16 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 73 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 69.39 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 69 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 64.29 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 64 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 63.49 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 63 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 59.89 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 59 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 60.09 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 60 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 30.30 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 30 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 21.40 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 21 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 / 170 | 53 / 203 | 33 / 178 | 30 / 176 | 38 / 172 | 45 / 177 | 36 / 191 | 282 / 1267 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Sam Groth has retired from the Boston Sucks |
| 1955-04-09 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Bulldogs and the Boston Bridesmaids. The Boston Bridesmaids receive Luke Stark, Sam Groth from the Chicago Bulldogs in exchange for Billy Pilgrim. |
| 1952-03-29 | The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Sam Groth to the major league team. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Jeff Rosenthal to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have sent Sam Groth to the minors. |