Baseball--Dick Groat--MLB

Dick signed our 1988 Pacific Baseball Legends - [Base] #108

Groat in 1960
Shortstop
Born: November 4, 1930 (age 91) Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
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
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)
Basketball career Groat at Duke Personal information Nationality American 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall 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.com College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007