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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	GF	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	3 (1)	Apr 12	DET		CHW	L,3-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	4	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	7 (2)	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	15 (7)	Apr 30	DET		WSH	L,1-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	16	May 1	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	18 (1)	May 3 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	19	May 3 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	20	May 5	DET		BOS	W,8-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
10	21	May 6	DET		BOS	L,6-17	GF	33	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF CF
11	22	May 7	DET		BOS	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	30 (7)	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
13	31	May 18	DET	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	61 (29)	Jun 18	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	62	Jun 19	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
16	63	Jun 20	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	64	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	65	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	66	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	73 (6)	Jun 29	DET		KCA	L,3-10	CG	47	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	74	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	75	Jul 1	DET		KCA	W,5-4	GS	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	87 (11)	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	88	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	89	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	90	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	91	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
28	93 (1)	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	97 (3)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
30	103 (5)	Jul 30	DET		BAL	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	108 (4)	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	112 (3)	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	W,7-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
33	121 (8)	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	129 (7)	Aug 29	DET	@	KCA	W,9-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	132 (2)	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	133	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-11		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	141 (7)	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	149 (7)	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
39	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	151	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,6-7	GF	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	152	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							42gm		223.1	58	0	1	59	0