Rest in Peace Johnny Groth
Born: July 23rd, 1926 Chicago, Illinois Died: August 7th, 2021 (Age 95) Palm Beach, Florida Positions: Center Field Batted: Right Threw Right Teams: Detroit Tigers (1946-1952, 1957-1960) St. Louis Browns (1953) Chicago White Sox (1954-1955) Kansas City Athletics (1956-1957) Awards: Key Notes: Lauded by the Detroit Tigers as "the next DiMaggio" when he arrived on the major league scene in 1946 at age 20, the popular Johnny Groth spent 11 years with Detroit. Though never coming close to living up to the hype, the slick-fielding Groth showed great promise during his first three full seasons by hitting .300 or slightly less and accumulating a high on-base percentage - twice over 40 percent. A graceful and sure-handed flychaser who compiled a solid .279 career batting...