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Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1955-62), St. Louis Cardinals (1963-65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966-67) and San Francisco Giants (1967). He batted and threw right-handed. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Wilkinsburg is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...
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Career
In a fourteen-season career, Groat compiled a .286 batting average with 39 home runs and 707 RBI in 1929 games. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
Highlights - 5-time All-Star (1959-60, 1962-64)
- National League MVP (1960)
- 2nd in NL MVP vote (1963, behind Sandy Koufax)
- NL batting champion (.325, 1960)
- Led NL in singles (160, 1954)
- Led NL in doubles (43, 1963)
- 4 times hit .300 or higher (1957-58, 1960, 1963)
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ...
In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
Sanford Braun Sandy Koufax (born December 30, 1935) strung together five amazing seasons as a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher in the 1960s before arthritis ended his career at the age of 31. ...
In baseball, a single is the act of a batter safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
See also The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) and New York Yankees (AL). ...
Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone as of 2004. ...
External links - Baseball Library (profile) (http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Groat_Dick.stm)
- Baseball-Reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/groatdi01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis
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