Heinie Groh

Henry Knight Groh

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: September 18, 1889 in Rochester, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1912
Teams (by GP): Reds/Giants/Pirates 1912-1927

Final Game: October 2, 1927
Died: August 22, 1968 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Relatives: Brother of Lew Groh
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1912	NYG	NL	22	2B	12				53	21	26	6	4	.887		3.92	.955		5.33
1912	NYG	NL	22	SS	7				21	7	12	2	0	.905		2.71	.931		5.19
1912	NYG	NL	22	3B	6				9	6	3	0	0	1.000		1.50	.936		3.15
1913	TOT	NL	23	SS	5				14	5	8	1	1	.929		2.60	.936		5.32
1913	NYG	NL	23	3B	2				2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.935		3.10
1913	NYG	NL	23	SS	1				2	1	1	0	1	1.000		2.00	.935		5.30
1913	CIN	NL	23	2B	113				630	249	358	23	43	.963		5.37	.955		5.27
1913	CIN	NL	23	SS	4				12	4	7	1	0	.917		2.75	.937		5.32
1914	CIN	NL	24	2B	134				690	252	394	44	56	.936		4.82	.949		5.21	MVP-21
1914	CIN	NL	24	SS	2				11	5	5	1	1	.909		5.00	.925		5.40	MVP-21
1915	CIN	NL	25	3B	131				447	153	280	14	34	.969		3.31	.947		3.13
1915	CIN	NL	25	2B	29				147	63	80	4	12	.973		4.93	.955		5.05
1916	CIN	NL	26	3B	110				392	123	252	17	32	.957		3.41	.938		3.18
1916	CIN	NL	26	2B	33				205	93	108	4	9	.980		6.09	.951		5.12
1916	CIN	NL	26	SS	5				21	10	9	2	2	.905		3.80	.926		5.52
1917	CIN	NL	27	3B	154				527	178	331	18	28	.966		3.31	.942		3.24
1917	CIN	NL	27	2B	2				17	8	9	0	2	1.000		8.50	.956		5.35
1918	CIN	NL	28	3B	126	126	126		447	180	253	14	35	.969		3.44	.949		3.39
1919	CIN	NL	29	3B	121	121	116		409	171	226	12	23	.971		3.28	.946		3.24
1920	CIN	NL	30	3B	144	143	139		445	179	252	14	30	.969		2.99	.947		3.16
1920	CIN	NL	30	SS	1	0	0		4	1	3	0	0	1.000		4.00	.940		5.70
1921	CIN	NL	31	3B	97	97	93		300	97	188	15	27	.950		2.94	.941		3.06
1922	NYG	NL	32	3B	110	108	98		318	100	207	11	25	.965		2.79	.948		3.05
1923	NYG	NL	33	3B	118	117	104		359	117	233	9	18	.975		2.97	.947		3.09
1924	NYG	NL	34	3B	145	144	142		414	121	286	7	23	.983		2.81	.956		2.93
1925	NYG	NL	35	3B	16	13	12		33	14	16	3	1	.909		1.88	.939		2.98
1925	NYG	NL	35	2B	2	0	0		4	2	2	0	0	1.000		2.00	.968		5.85
1926	NYG	NL	36	3B	7	6	6		20	6	13	1	1	.950		2.71	.953		2.99
1927	PIT	NL	37	3B	12	6	6		24	9	14	1	0	.958		1.92	.945		2.96
	15 Seasons			3B	1299	881	842		4146	1456	2554	136	277	.967		3.09	.946		3.14
	7 Seasons			2B	325	0	0		1746	688	977	81	126	.954		5.12	.952		5.22
	5 Seasons			SS	20	0	0		71	28	37	6	4	.915		3.25	.930		5.35
	16 Seasons			TOT	1644	881	842		5963	2172	3568	223	407	.963		3.49	.948		3.58
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR
1912	NYG	NL	22	27		27		0	0	0	12	6	7	0	0	0	0	0
1913	CIN	NL	23	117		117		0	0	0	113	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1913	NYG	NL	23	4		4		0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1914	CIN	NL	24	139		139		0	0	0	134	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1915	CIN	NL	25	160		160		0	0	0	29	131	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916	CIN	NL	26	149		149		0	0	0	33	110	5	0	0	0	0	0
1917	CIN	NL	27	156		156		0	0	0	2	154	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918	CIN	NL	28	126		126		0	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919	CIN	NL	29	122	121	122	121	0	0	0	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1920	CIN	NL	30	145	143	145	144	0	0	0	0	144	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1921	CIN	NL	31	97	97	97	97	0	0	0	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1922	NYG	NL	32	115	108	115	110	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1923	NYG	NL	33	123	117	123	118	0	0	0	0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1924	NYG	NL	34	145	144	145	145	0	0	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1925	NYG	NL	35	25	13	25	18	0	0	0	2	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
1926	NYG	NL	36	12	6	12	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1927	PIT	NL	37	14	6	14	12	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	16 Seasons			1676	755	1676	772	0	0	0	325	1299	20	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
Lg				G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%) 1938 BBWAA ( 1.1%) 1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1948 BBWAA ( 0.8%) 1950 BBWAA ( 1.2%) 1954 BBWAA ( 0.4%) 1955 BBWAA ( 2.0%) 1960 BBWAA ( 0.4%)	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1914 NL (21, 3%) 0.03 Career Shares (1251st)	Assists as 2B s c a p y 1913 NL 358 (5th)	Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1914 NL 44 (1st)
Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 131 (2nd) 1916 NL 110 (5th) 1917 NL 154 (1st) 1918 NL 126 (1st) 1919 NL 121 (3rd) 1920 NL 144 (4th) 1923 NL 118 (5th) 1924 NL 145 (1st) Career 1,299 (62nd)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 153 (2nd) 1916 NL 123 (5th) 1917 NL 178 (1st) 1918 NL 180 (1st) 1919 NL 171 (1st) 1920 NL 179 (2nd) Career 1,456 (39th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 280 (3rd) 1916 NL 252 (4th) 1917 NL 331 (3rd) 1918 NL 253 (5th) 1919 NL 226 (4th) 1920 NL 252 (5th) 1924 NL 286 (2nd) Career 2,554 (55th)	Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1916 NL 17 (4th) 1917 NL 18 (5th)
Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y 1913 NL 5.37 (2nd)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1913 NL .963 (2nd)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 3.31 (2nd) 1916 NL 3.41 (1st) 1917 NL 3.31 (3rd) 1918 NL 3.44 (3rd) 1919 NL 3.28 (4th) 1923 NL 2.97 (5th) 1924 NL 2.81 (5th) Career 3.09 (69th)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL .969 (2nd) 1916 NL .957 (2nd) 1917 NL .966 (1st) 1918 NL .969 (1st) 1919 NL .971 (2nd) 1920 NL .969 (2nd) 1921 NL .950 (3rd) 1922 NL .965 (1st) 1923 NL .975 (1st) 1924 NL .983 (1st) Career .967 (17th)
Oldest s c a p y 1926 NL born 1889-09-18 (9th) 1927 NL born 1889-09-18 (7th)

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