Johnny Groth

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: July 23, 1926 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 7, 2021 in Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, FL

High School: Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 5, 1946 (Age 20-044d, 10,168th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1960 (Age 34-005d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: John Thomas Groth

Pronunciation: \GROWTH\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

3808

1064

.279

480

RBI

486

OBP

.352

SLG

.395

OPS

.746

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-35 / in Starts: 8-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	78 (37-28-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	69 (36-21-11)

Most Driven In
H Kuenn	2
C Maxwell	2
T Lepcio	2
A Kaline	1
E Yost	1
R Bridges	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
L Berberet	2
H Kuenn	2
R Wilson	2
Self	1
T Lepcio	1
G Zernial	1
E Yost	1
F Bolling	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1169	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	9-14	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	6	2.28	0.114	5.76	0.17%	0.38	LF
2	1170	3 (1)	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	5						LF
3	1171	4	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	7	.63	0.014	1.20	0.02%	0.07	LF
4	1172	6 (1)	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	3	2.85	0.154	4.42	0.14%	0.97	PH
5	1173	7	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.571	.714	1.286	5	.55	0.035	.79	0.03%	0.57	LF
6	1174	12 (4)	Apr 25	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	8	2.80	-0.079	2.37	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
7	1175	13	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.625	1.181	8	5.70	0.087	4.07	0.04%	1.00	PH
8	1176	15 (1)	Apr 30	DET		WSH	L,1-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.556	1.056	3	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.24	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1177	16	May 1	DET		WSH	L,3-4	GS-10	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.583	1.083	6	1.18	0.038	.69	0.01%	0.36	RF
10	1178	18 (1)	May 3 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.583	1.083	5						RF
11	1179	19	May 3 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.583	1.083	5						RF
12	1180	20	May 5	DET		BOS	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.533	.846	1.379	5	.34	0.036	.19	0.01%	1.61	PH RF
13	1181	21	May 6	DET		BOS	L,6-17	5-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.813	1.368	5	.04	0.005	.03	0.00%	0.01	PH RF CF
14	1182	22	May 7	DET		BOS	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471	.526	.765	1.291	5	.38	-0.011	.21	0.00%	-0.33	RF
15	1183	30 (7)	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.722	1.222	5	.02	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.24	PR RF
16	1184	31	May 18	DET	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.435	.480	.696	1.176	2	.44	0.000	.25	0.00%	-0.61	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1185	46 (14)	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.667	1.128	9	1.91	-0.049	4.68	-0.07%	-0.24	PH
18	1186	53 (6)	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,10-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.444	.640	1.084	5	1.74	-0.061	4.73	-0.10%	-0.77	PH
19	1187	57 (3)	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.615	1.044	9	.92	-0.023	3.31	-0.05%	-0.15	PH
20	1188	61 (3)	Jun 18	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	1-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.406	.567	.973	4	.65	-0.003	2.76	-0.01%	-0.46	CF
21	1189	62	Jun 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.371	.515	.887	6	1.11	-0.101	3.92	-0.21%	-0.77	CF
22	1190	63	Jun 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.472	.814	6	.97	0.051	3.68	0.12%	0.12	CF
23	1191	64	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.357	.500	.857	6	1.10	0.020	4.86	0.05%	0.74	CF
24	1192	65	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.318	.348	.500	.848	5	.87	-0.037	3.68	-0.09%	1.27	CF
25	1193	66	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.292	.320	.458	.778	6	1.57	-0.044	5.74	-0.10%	-0.38	CF
26	1194	69 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	DET		BAL	L,7-12	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.333	.510	.844	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	2.03	PH
27	1195	73 (3)	Jun 29	DET		KCA	L,3-10	CG(10)	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.375	.547	.922	6	.63	0.059	1.93	0.11%	1.22	CF
28	1196	74	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.554	.954	6	.54	0.083	1.44	0.13%	1.41	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	1197	75	Jul 1	DET		KCA	W,5-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.554	.954	6						CF
30	1198	79 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,9-12	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.410	.554	.963	9	1.26	0.059	4.41	0.13%	0.84	PH
31	1199	87 (7)	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.550	.959	3	1.39	-0.011	1.74	-0.01%	-0.49	LF
32	1200	88	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.397	.532	.929	3	.43	-0.021	.47	-0.01%	-0.20	LF
33	1201	89	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.389	.515	.904	4	1.17	-0.071	1.06	-0.04%	-0.74	CF
34	1202	90	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.486	.854	4	1.32	-0.158	1.22	-0.09%	-1.05	CF
35	1203	91	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.350	.459	.809	3	.86	-0.085	.53	-0.03%	-0.76	CF
36	1204	93 (1)	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.447	.789	4	.87	-0.042	.48	-0.01%	-0.38	RF
37	1205	97 (3)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,4-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.341	.447	.789	3						PR RF
38	1206	98	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,8-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.341	.447	.789	9						PH
39	1207	103 (4)	Jul 30	DET		BAL	W,11-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.337	.438	.775	3	.71	0.026	.23	0.01%	-0.22	RF
40	1208	104	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.432	.765	9	2.68	-0.067	.76	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	1209	108 (3)	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.319	.412	.730	2	.94	-0.096	.17	-0.01%	-0.61	RF
42	1210	112 (3)	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.319	.412	.730	5						PR LF
43	1211	119 (6)	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.315	.407	.722	9	.58	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.11	PH
44	1212	120	Aug 19	DET		NYY	L,5-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.312	.402	.714	9	1.08	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.24	PH
45	1213	121	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.309	.398	.706	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
46	1214	123 (1)	Aug 22	DET		BOS	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.305	.393	.699	9	.10	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
47	1215	129 (5)	Aug 29	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.302	.389	.691	4	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.36	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	1216	132 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.309	.396	.705	4	.06	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.20	CF
49	1217	133	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.309	.396	.705	4						CF
50	1218	140 (6)	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-7	3-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.316	.396	.712	9	.67	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
51	1219	141	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.313	.391	.704	4	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.42	CF
52	1220	149 (7)	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.304	.379	.683	5	.34	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH LF
53	1221	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.292	.364	.656	7	.53	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.90	LF
54	1222	151	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,6-7	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.287	.356	.643	7	2.25	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.47	LF
55	1223	152	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.284	.353	.637	7	1.38	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
							20-35		112	102	12	24	7	1	1	10	7	0	14	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	.235	.284	.353	.637		.95	-0.433	1.64	0.08%	0.38

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