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was thrown out of the game for complaining about the call. In the final Game 8 (it being a best-of-nine Series), he had a single and scored in the 4-run first inning, and singled and scored again in the second as the Reds cruised to a 10–5 win and their first Series championship. During the 1919
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Although his batting marks were never the same with the Giants as they had been with the Reds, he posted good batting averages with over 20 doubles in each of his three full seasons in New York. In 1922 he led the NL in double plays (25) for the sixth and last time, and also in fielding average
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in seven games. Groh, who had suffered a knee injury late in the season, made just a single pinch-hitting appearance, singling in the 11th inning of the final game; the Giants lost 4–3 in the 12th when, with one out and runners on first and second,
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cancelled the trade, requiring that Groh complete the year with the Reds. In December, after the Giants had won the World Series, he was finally sent to New York for two players and cash (varying reports give amounts from $ 100,000 to $ 250,000).
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White Sox, but Groh's mark remains the best by an NL third baseman. In 1924 Groh also broke Nash's major league record of 265 career double plays, and again led the league in times being hit by a pitch. The Giants went to the
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Groh appeared in a limited role for the Giants in each of the next two years, and ended his career with the Pirates in 1927. His final major league appearance was as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the
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number 474. He also noted that he had figured out the Yankees' signs, saying, "I knew when they were going to bunt and when they were going to hit away. Which is a very nice thing for a third baseman to know."
537:. Groh hit .320 (third in the league), led the NL in runs (86), doubles (28) and on-base percentage (.395), and was second in hits (158) and third in walks (54) and total bases (195). He also 455:. But after just 31 games with the Giants, he was traded to the Reds in May 1913, and finished his rookie year with a .282 average. He improved to .288 in 1914 and led the league in times 396:
was then a major league record. He set major league records for career fielding average (.967) and double plays (278), and upon retiring ranked third in NL history in games (1,299) and
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In 1920, Groh slipped slightly to a .298 average, posting solid totals in walks, runs and doubles, and led the NL in double plays for the fifth time with 30. He batted .331 in
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It was McGraw who suggested that Groh use a heavier bottle-style bat, though Groh shaved the handle down even further for better weight distribution and became a skilled
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in six games to the Yankees, with Groh batting only .182. In 1924 he bettered his own mark by setting a new major league record with a .983 fielding average, breaking
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mark of .974; he also hit .290 during the season. The Giants won the pennant again, becoming the first team to remain in first place all season, but lost the
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The move was spectacularly successful, as Groh not only hit .290 with 32 doubles and 170 hits, but set a new league record with 34 double plays, breaking
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The 1919 team marked the peak of his Cincinnati years, with the team winning its first pennant since its 1882 inaugural season in the
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after retiring as a player. He later worked as a racetrack cashier, and was among the baseball figures interviewed for
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he led the league in both walks (84) and double plays (32), and was among the top five NL players in runs and
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questioned whether McGraw had mistakenly sent a batboy to the plate, but Groh came through with a base hit.
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1918 was an even better season in various ways, as despite a season curtailed by World War I and the
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the team for its final ten games (with a 7–3 record) after Mathewson entered the military.
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parents Louis and Ernestine Schneider Groh, Heinie Groh was a premier third baseman in the
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Although his fielding range had declined, Groh continued to better his accuracy. In
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against the Yankees, in which the Pirates were swept; he popped up to pitcher
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which apparently struck a pebble and bounced over his head for a double.
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from 1912 to 1927, spending nearly his entire career with the
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he set a league record with a .975 fielding average, topping
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mark of 32; he also finished within a fraction of a point of
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October 2, 1927, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
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would set a new record with 41 double plays for the 1925
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for the lead in fielding average at .969. On July 5, he
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April 12, 1912, for the New York Giants
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for the fourth straight year, but lost again to the
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Renowned for his "bottle 2803:Baseball players from Cincinnati 637:'s record of .976 with the 1920 724:in 1963, and died at age 78 in 2788:Minor league baseball managers 848: 826: 801: 774: 573:appeared in two games for the 1: 874: 459:, but also led the league in 2828:Springfield Senators players 2808:Philadelphia Phillies scouts 2733:Binghamton Triplets managers 1042:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame 722:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame 463:at second base, and manager 341:championship teams with the 281:Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame 258:Career highlights and awards 7: 2738:Binghamton Triplets players 936:Baseball Reference (Minors) 735: 720:Groh was inducted into the 408:Professional playing career 10: 2854: 2813:Pittsburgh Pirates players 809:"The Glory of Their Times" 596:Groh with his wife c. 1922 2773:Hartford Senators players 2670: 2636: 2516: 2451: 2431: 2304: 1744: 1050: 996: 987: 979: 974: 262: 257: 177: 172: 168: 158: 148: 138: 133: 128: 123: 118: 113: 95: 78: 58: 45: 33: 26: 2763:Cincinnati Reds managers 1737:Cincinnati Reds managers 767: 714:The Glory of Their Times 699:Post-professional career 2838:Oshkosh Indians players 2833:Toledo Mud Hens players 2818:Rochester Tribe players 2768:Cincinnati Reds players 2753:Canton Terriers players 2743:Brooklyn Dodgers scouts 711:'s landmark 1966 book, 586:Kenesaw Mountain Landis 556:in the scandal-tainted 404:(4,146) at third base. 353:", he was an effective 2686:Giants–Yankees rivalry 949:Baseball-Reference.com 695:(1349) in NL history. 597: 575:Philadelphia Athletics 436:and with star pitcher 990:Hitting for the cycle 730:Spring Grove Cemetery 595: 315:Major League Baseball 728:; he is interred in 569:season, his brother 546:American Association 856:"Heinie Groh Stats" 656:Washington Senators 514:(246) and sixth in 428:with the Giants in 414:Rochester, New York 386:fielding percentage 124:Last MLB appearance 72:Rochester, New York 40:Heinie Groh c. 1919 1658:Johnny Vander Meer 932:Baseball Reference 858:. 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Manager
Rochester, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio
Batting average
Home runs
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Cincinnati Reds
1918
World Series
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Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
American
baseball
manager
Major League Baseball
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