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Johnny Groth  

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Proper Name
John Thomas Groth
High Level
MLB (1946-1960)
Positions
OF (1155)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 182
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Chicago,Illinois
Died
8/7/2021
Cause of Death
-
High School
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
DET [11] CHA [2] KC1 [2] WS1 [1] SLA [1]
TBC#
12215
mlbam id
115198
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1946-1960].279.740380848010646048619
Speed
55
Power
58
Contact
76
XBH
58
RBIs
63
Runs
48
Hitting
74
Durability
54
Team
.483
Player Tags
Player Notes:  
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1957 1957-08-01 current DET MLB Sold by Kansas City Athletics to Detroit Tigers Hist -- No 31.009
1956 1956-04-16 1957-08-01 KC1 MLB Sold by Washington Senators I to Kansas City Athletics Hist -- No 29.268
1955 1955-06-07 1956-04-16 WS1 MLB Traded from Chicago White Sox with Clint Courtney and Bob Chakales to Washington Senators I for Jim Busby Hist -- No 28.319
1954 1954-02-05 1955-06-07 CHA MLB Traded from Baltimore Orioles with Johnny Lipon to Chicago White Sox for Neil Berry and Sam Mele Hist -- No 27.197
1952 1952-12-04 1954-02-05 SLA MLB Traded from Detroit Tigers with Virgil Trucks and Hal White to St. Louis Browns for Owen Friend, Bob Nieman and J.W. Porter Hist -- No 26.134
1946 1946-08-06 1952-12-04 DET MLB Signed as undrafted free agent (Illinois HS) Hist -- No 20.014
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