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Name Team Age
Rick Groat Retired (1974, Age 36) 65
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1961)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League 0 14 years (17 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  C+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 8/18/1938
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 2
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF)
B+ (68.2 %) D+ (20.9 %) D  (15.1 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1961 PIT 107 445 54 126 15 6 12 46 36 94 8 4 13 .761 .337 .425 .283
1962 PIT 137 462 69 108 27 2 14 54 36 90 17 8 12 .680 .288 .392 .234
1963 PIT 139 535 81 150 21 8 24 82 59 124 28 15 16 .835 .351 .484 .280
1964 PIT 139 547 77 161 22 6 21 108 42 104 24 11 12 .815 .343 .472 .294
1965 PIT 131 513 73 138 21 3 25 80 45 88 27 14 4 .798 .330 .468 .269
1966 PIT 139 536 70 144 21 7 23 114 45 106 21 8 7 .789 .327 .463 .269
1967 PIT 139 532 76 140 30 5 25 90 60 105 20 7 2 .816 .337 .479 .263
1968 PIT 139 531 75 151 17 6 29 93 46 89 30 13 5 .847 .344 .503 .284
1969 PIT 140 524 100 171 21 7 27 85 52 90 24 16 5 .933 .386 .548 .326
1970 PIT 139 527 71 140 13 6 22 69 36 90 32 14 3 .752 .314 .438 .266
1971 PIT 139 493 81 145 34 6 22 93 62 89 19 12 12 .896 .375 .521 .294
1972 PIT-MIL 133 525 97 149 33 3 25 91 56 98 26 9 18 .852 .351 .501 .284
1973 MIL 132 487 73 145 22 3 17 87 50 82 21 8 11 .824 .364 .460 .298
1974 MIL 133 502 50 108 18 4 12 48 26 99 8 5 11 .592 .253 .339 .215
Total 1886 7159 1047 1976 315 72 298 1140 651 1348 305 144 131 .801 .336 .465 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Rick Groat has retired from the Milwaukee Madisonians
1972-08-13A 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.
1972-04-25Rick Groat of the Pittsburgh Bears is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1971-04-02The Pittsburgh Bears have renamed Dick Groat to Rick Groat.
1965-05-08Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1962-03-05The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Sam Knowlton to Dick Groat.
1961-04-01The 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.