Player

Dick Groat

Player Info
Full Name
Richard Morrow
Born
November 4, 1930
Wilkinsburg, PA, USA
Died
April 27, 2023
Size
5'11" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
June 18, 1952
Final Game
October 1, 1967
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
1964, 1963, 1962, 1960, 1959
1964 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1963 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1960 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1960 - Most Valuable Player (NL)
1960 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
Career Batting
1,929
G
.286
AVG
2,138
H
39
HR
707
RBI
.696
OPS
97
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1967 Philadelphia Phillies 10 26 3 0 0 0 3 .115
1967 San Francisco Giants 34 70 12 1 1 0 4 .171
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 155 584 152 21 4 2 58 .260
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 153 587 149 26 5 0 55 .254
1964 St. Louis Cardinals 161 636 186 35 6 1 70 .292
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 158 631 201 43 11 6 85 .319
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 678 199 34 3 2 76 .294
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 148 596 164 25 6 6 71 .275
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 138 573 186 26 4 2 85 .325
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 147 593 163 22 7 5 74 .275
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 151 584 175 36 9 3 67 .300
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 125 501 158 30 5 7 58 .315
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 142 520 142 19 3 0 40 .273
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 151 521 139 28 2 4 45 .267
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 95 384 109 6 1 1 38 .284
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1967 NL 109 .031 .177 9.2 10.1 28 0.0
1966 NL 640 .060 .274 6.3 5.9 83 2.0 ✓
1965 NL 655 .061 .274 8.5 7.6 86 0.0 ✓
1964 NL 696 .079 .308 6.3 6.0 107 1.0 ✓
1963 NL 704 .132 .342 8.0 8.2 147 6.0 ✓
1962 NL 723 .068 .317 4.3 8.4 91 2.0 ✓
1961 NL 648 .092 .287 6.2 6.8 88 6.3 ✓
1960 NL 629 .070 .343 6.2 5.6 117 2.1 ✓
1959 NL 640 .086 .284 5.0 5.5 86 5.2 ✓
1958 NL 622 .108 .311 3.7 5.1 100 3.2 ✓
1957 NL 551 .122 .320 4.9 5.1 118 7.3 ✓
1956 NL 575 .048 .285 6.1 4.3 78 0.0 ✓
1955 NL 572 .085 .274 6.6 4.5 82 4.2 ✓
1952 NL 415 .029 .303 4.6 6.5 82 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 1,877 3,505 5,811 374 1,237 .961
3B 27 21 52 2 4 .973
2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1967 San Francisco Giants 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1967 Philadelphia Phillies SS 6 13 23 2 5 .947
1967 San Francisco Giants SS 24 18 44 6 10 .912
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 3B 20 18 37 1 2 .982
1966 Philadelphia Phillies SS 139 260 454 19 79 .974
1965 St. Louis Cardinals 3B 2 0 5 0 1 1.000
1965 St. Louis Cardinals SS 148 242 450 27 86 .962
1964 St. Louis Cardinals SS 160 249 499 40 91 .949
1963 St. Louis Cardinals SS 158 257 448 26 91 .964
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 161 314 521 38 126 .956
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 144 235 473 32 117 .957
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 136 237 443 24 92 .966
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 145 301 473 29 97 .964
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 149 307 461 20 127 .975
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 2 0 5 1 0 .833
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 123 226 380 20 74 .968
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 2 1 4 0 1 1.000
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 141 287 420 34 74 .954
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 149 330 450 32 107 .961
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 94 229 272 25 61 .952
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 14 54 11 0 3 .204
1964 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 7 26 5 0 1 .192
1960 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates 7 28 6 0 2 .214