Ernest Groth

Ernest William Groth

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 3, 1922 in Beaver Falls, PA(All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1947
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox 1947-1949

Final Game: May 4, 1949
Died: December 27, 2004 in Beaver, PA
Buried: Beaver Falls Cemetery, Beaver Falls, PA
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1942	20	CLE-min	D	27	80	80		15	2	1	0						.188	.188	.238	.425	19						APP · WISL
1946	24	CLE-min	A	29	59	59		12	2	1	1						.203	.203	.322	.525	19						WKB · EL
1947	25	CLE-min	AA	39	68	68		16	0	0	1						.235	.235	.279	.515	19						OKC · TL
1947	25	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0		/1
1948	26	CLE-min	AAA,AA	32	78	67	6	11	1	0	1	3	0		3	14	.164	.211	.224	.435	15		1	7			BLT,DAL · IL,TL
1948	26	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0		/1
1949	27	NYY-min	AAA	28	60	56	1	10	0	0	0	5	0		1	12	.179	.193	.179	.372	10	1	0	3			KCY · AA
1949	27	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0		/1
1950	28	OLD	AAA	47	61	52	5	9	2	0	0	8	0		6	7	.173	.259	.212	.470	11		0	3			OLD · PCL
1951	29	MIN-PHI-min	AA,AAA	38	47	47	0	6	1	0	0	0	0		0	2	.128	.128	.149	.277	7		0	0			CNG,BLT · SOUA,IL
1952	30	OKC	AA	44	81	81		19	3	0	0						.235	.235	.272	.506	22						OKC · TL
1953	31	OKC	AA	45	76	70	5	22	4	0	1	9	1	1	2	7	.314	.342	.414	.757	29		1	3			OKC · TL
1954	32	OKC	AA	52	85	79	12	20	5	0	1	7	0	0	5	7	.253	.306	.354	.660	28		1	0	0		OKC · TL
1955	33	OKC	AA	62	108	99	11	26	5	0	6	23	0	0	7	17	.263	.308	.495	.803	49		0	1	1		OKC · TL
1956	34	CHC-BOS-min	AA	92	172	156	17	38	9	0	1	22	1	0	11	22	.244	.290	.321	.610	50		0	3	2		TUL,OKC · TL
3 Yrs				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0

CLE (2 yrs)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1947	25	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1948	26	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1949	27	CHW	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
3 Seasons				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

CLE (2 yrs)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CHW (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg
1947	25	CLE	AL
1948	26	CLE	AL
1949	27	CHW	AL
3 Yrs

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