Player
Johnny Groth
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Thomas
- Born
-
July 23, 1926
Chicago, IL, USA - Died
- August 7, 2021
- Size
- 6'0" / 182 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 5, 1946
- Final Game
- July 28, 1960
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1946-1960
- St. Louis Browns 1953-1953
- Chicago White Sox 1954-1955
- Washington Senators 1955-1955
- Kansas City Athletics 1956-1957
Career Batting
1,248
G
.279
AVG
1,064
H
60
HR
486
RBI
.746
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .368 |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 55 | 102 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .235 |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 146 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | .281 |
| 1957 | Kansas City Athletics | 55 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .254 |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 103 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .291 |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 95 | 244 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 22 | .258 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 77 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .338 |
| 1955 | Washington Senators | 63 | 183 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .219 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 422 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 41 | .275 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | 141 | 557 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 65 | .253 |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 524 | 149 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 56 | .284 |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 428 | 128 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 41 | .299 |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 566 | 173 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 95 | .306 |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 348 | 102 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 60 | .293 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .471 |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |