Dick Groat

Dick Groat
Dick Groat
	Groat in 1960
	Shortstop
	Born: November 4, 1930; Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: April 27, 2023 (aged 92); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 19, 1952, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1967, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Hits	2,138
Home runs	39
Runs batted in	707
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1952, 1955–1962); St. Louis Cardinals (1963–1965); Philadelphia Phillies (1966–1967); San Francisco Giants (1967);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star (1959–1960², 1962–1964); 2× World Series champion (1960, 1964); NL MVP (1960); NL batting champion (1960); Pirates Hall of Fame;
Listed height
	Basketball career
	Groat at Duke
Personal information
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Swissvale; (Swissvale, Pennsylvania)
College	Duke (1949–1952)
NBA draft	1952: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
	Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career	1952–1953
Position	Point guard
Number	5
Career history
1952–1953	Fort Wayne Pistons
Career highlights and awards
	UPI Player of the Year (1952); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1951); Consensus first-team All-American (1952); Consensus second-team All-American (1951); 2x Southern Conference McKelvin Award (Male Athlete of the Year) (1951, 1952); 2x SoCon Tournament MVP (1951, 1952); No. 10 retired by Duke Blue Devils;
Career NBA statistics
Points	309 (11.9 ppg)
Assists	69 (2.7 asp)
Rebounds	86 (3.3 rpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Richard Morrow Groat (November 4, 1930 – April 27, 2023) was an American professional baseball and basketball player who was an eight-time All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series champion in Major League Baseball. He rates as one of the most accomplished two-sport athletes in American sports history, a college All-America in baseball and basketball as well as one of only 13 to play both at the professional level.^[1]

Groat was the National League Most Valuable Player with the world champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 when he won the batting title with a .325 average. He finished his career with a .286 batting average and 2,138 hits with four National League teams in 14 seasons. For seven seasons from 1956 to 1962, Groat teamed with future Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski to give the Pirates one of the most efficient keystone combinations in baseball history. He ranked ninth in major league history in games played at shortstop (1,877) and fourth in double plays.^[2]

Groat attended Duke University as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, where he was a two-time All-America, two-time McKelvin Award winner as the Southern Conference athlete of the year, and the first basketball player to have his number (10) retired in school history. In 2011, he was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first person to be admitted to the college basketball and baseball halls of fame.^[3]

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^ "Dick Groat Career Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Dick Groat (1975)". goduke.com. Duke University.

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[3] "Dick Groat (1975)". goduke.com. Duke University.

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