Johnny Groth was born on Friday, July 23, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. Groth was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1946, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Groth baseball stats page.
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Johnny Groth![]() Johnny Groth Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#36 | Checklist) |
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Johnny GrothJohnny Groth Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Johnny GrothJohnny Groth Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1946 | 20 | Tigers | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1947 | 21 | Tigers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| 1948 | 22 | Tigers | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | .500 | .824 |
| 1949 | 23 | Tigers | 103 | 348 | 60 | 102 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 73 | 65 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .293 | .407 | .471 |
| 1950 | 24 | Tigers | 157 | 566 | 95 | 173 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 85 | 95 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .306 | .407 | .451 |
| 1951 | 25 | Tigers | 118 | 428 | 41 | 128 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .299 | .349 | .393 |
| 1952 | 26 | Tigers | 141 | 524 | 56 | 149 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .284 | .348 | .357 |
| 1953 | 27 | Browns | 141 | 557 | 65 | 141 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 42 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .253 | .308 | .370 |
| 1954 | 28 | White Sox | 125 | 422 | 41 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 42 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .275 | .341 | .372 |
| 1955 | 29 | White Sox | 32 | 77 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .338 | .376 | .506 |
| 1955 | 29 | Senators | 63 | 183 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .219 | .286 | .328 |
| 1956 | 30 | Athletics | 95 | 244 | 22 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .258 | .335 | .398 |
| 1957 | 31 | Athletics | 55 | 59 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .333 | .254 |
| 1957 | 31 | Tigers | 38 | 103 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .333 | .388 |
| 1958 | 32 | Tigers | 88 | 146 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .281 | .340 | .384 |
| 1959 | 33 | Tigers | 55 | 102 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .284 | .353 |
| 1960 | 34 | Tigers | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .455 | .421 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 1,248 | 3,808 | 480 | 1,064 | 197 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 486 | 419 | 23 | 329 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 121 | .279 | .352 | .395 | ||
Johnny GrothJohnny Groth Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1946 Tigers | CF | 4 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1947 Tigers | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
| 1948 Tigers | CF | 5 | 4 | 108 | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.25 |
| 1949 Tigers | CF | 99 | 94 | 2,514 | 264 | 2.7 | 255 | 247 | 8 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.74 |
| 1950 Tigers | CF | 157 | 157 | 4,198 | 382 | 2.4 | 376 | 367 | 9 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.42 |
| 1951 Tigers | CF | 113 | 110 | 2,943 | 280 | 2.5 | 278 | 269 | 9 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.55 |
| 1952 Tigers | CF | 135 | 132 | 3,533 | 341 | 2.5 | 336 | 322 | 14 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.57 |
| 1952 Tigers | LF | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1953 Browns | CF | 141 | 139 | 3,693 | 446 | 3.2 | 442 | 425 | 17 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 3.23 |
| 1954 White Sox | CF | 116 | 113 | 2,946 | 308 | 2.7 | 304 | 297 | 7 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.79 |
| 1954 White Sox | LF | 9 | 6 | 171 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
| 1954 White Sox | RF | 2 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1955 Senators | CF | 40 | 38 | 993 | 107 | 2.7 | 105 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.85 |
| 1955 White Sox | CF | 26 | 21 | 561 | 61 | 2.3 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
| 1955 Senators | LF | 12 | 8 | 207 | 17 | 1.4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
| 1955 Senators | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1956 Athletics | CF | 56 | 44 | 1,248 | 107 | 1.9 | 107 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
| 1956 Athletics | LF | 14 | 2 | 123 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
| 1956 Athletics | RF | 18 | 15 | 420 | 27 | 1.5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| 1957 Tigers | CF | 25 | 23 | 600 | 65 | 2.6 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.93 |
| 1957 Athletics | CF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1957 Tigers | LF | 12 | 1 | 111 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
| 1957 Athletics | LF | 9 | 6 | 123 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
| 1957 Athletics | RF | 39 | 10 | 444 | 30 | 0.8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.76 |
| 1958 Tigers | CF | 19 | 14 | 381 | 40 | 2.1 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 |
| 1958 Tigers | LF | 52 | 11 | 489 | 45 | 0.9 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.43 |
| 1958 Tigers | RF | 10 | 6 | 168 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
| 1959 Tigers | CF | 18 | 11 | 321 | 39 | 2.2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 3.20 |
| 1959 Tigers | LF | 11 | 5 | 171 | 14 | 1.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.21 |
| 1959 Tigers | RF | 13 | 5 | 177 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.92 |
| 1960 Tigers | CF | 7 | 2 | 90 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1960 Tigers | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 963 | 904 | 24,195 | 2,462 | 2.6 | 2,428 | 2,356 | 72 | 34 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.71 | |
| LF Totals | 123 | 40 | 1,446 | 123 | 1.0 | 122 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.28 | |
| RF Totals | 84 | 38 | 1,287 | 78 | 0.9 | 77 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 1.62 | |
| 15 Years | 1,170 | 982 | 26,928 | 2,663 | 2.3 | 2,627 | 2,550 | 77 | 36 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.63 | |
Johnny GrothJohnny Groth Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1946 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Tigers | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 31.6 | 12.9 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Tigers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.2 | 21.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 142.7 | 13.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Tigers | 2 | 10 | .167 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 131.0 | 13.4 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Browns | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 55.7 | 10.5 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1954 White Sox | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 60.3 | 11.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | n/a | 38.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | n/a | 91.5 | 10.2 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 14 | 3 | n/a | 48.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.8 | 29.5 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 15 | n/a | 73.0 | 7.7 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 3 | n/a | 102.0 | 7.3 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 19 | 42 | .311 | 98 | 46 | n/a | 63.5 | 11.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Johnny GrothJohnny Groth Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1946 Detroit Tigers | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Detroit Tigers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 St. Louis Browns | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Washington Senators | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Kansas City Athletics | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Kansas City Athletics | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Detroit Tigers | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that Johnny Groth made history when he played in center field on Sunday, September 27, 1953 - the last St. Louis Browns game in Major League history? Around the horn that historic day were Duane Pillette, pitcher, Les Moss, catcher, Ed Mickelson, first base, Bobby Young, second base, Jim Dyck, third base, Billy Hunter, shortstop, Jim Pisoni, right field, Johnny Groth, center field and Don Lenhardt, left field.
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