Johnny Groth Stats

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 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1991top05' title='1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Johnny Groth Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#36 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   John Thomas Groth
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   07-23-1926  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-07-2021 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Palm Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, Florida
High School:   Latin High School (Chicago, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   182
First Game:   09-05-1946 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-28-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable

Johnny Groth

Johnny Groth Pitching Stats

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Johnny Groth Hitting Stats

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
15 Years 1,248 3,808 480 1,064 197 31 60 3 486 419 23 329 52 12 11 121 .279 .352 .395

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Johnny Groth Fielding Stats

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
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

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Johnny Groth Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
15 Years 19 42 .311 98 46 n/a 63.5 11.6 7.8 - - -

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Johnny Groth Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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