Dick Groat Baseball - January 4th, 2020 Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, PA) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for four National League teams, mainly the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1960 after winning the batting title with a .325 average for the champion Pirates. From 1956 to 1962 he teamed with second baseman Bill Mazeroski to give Pittsburgh one of the game's strongest middle infields.
Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1955â1962)
St. Louis Cardinals (1963â1965)
Philadelphia Phillies (1966â1967)
San Francisco Giants (1967)
8à All-Star (1959â1960², 1962â1964)
2Ã World Series champion (1960, 1964)
NL MVP (1960)
NL batting champion (1960)
Sent him 2 photos on 19 Oct, 2019 and got them back 3 Jan
Mr Dick Groat
320 Beech St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15218 |