Where does Dick Groat rank among baseball greats?
Dick Groat ranks #40 among the Top 50 all-time at SS. Rankings ⇒ Best Season: 1960 groat staved off challengers to win the batting title with a .325 mark. He excelled at Forbes Field: batting .363 at home and .290 in road games. A singles hitters, Groat had just 32 extra-base hits, one of the lowest marks by an MVP winner, but he was sure-handed in the field, as usual. As he did much of his career, Groat hit well against southpaws: .376 in 178 at-bats. After he slumped in July, Groat responded by hitting .373 in August and .344 in September/October. On September 6, a Lew Burdette pitch broke Groat’s wrist, sidelining the shortstop for nearly four weeks. He returned the last weekend of the year and played in the World Series. Where He Played Shortstop Born Richard Morrow Groat was born on November 4, 1930, in Wilkinsburg, PA. Batted: Right Threw: Right Primary Position: SS –> Primary Team: PIT –> Major League Debut 6 19, Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1952 Eddie Mathews Dick Groat
