Word: groat
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Cards' 2-0 lead held up until the ninth, when New York got its big break of the game. Dick Groat bobbled a grounder from Mickey Mantle, and with two out Tom Tresh hammered a Gibson last ball 430 feet into the right field bleachers to tie the game...
...Groat Bobbles...
Veteran Curt Simmons, 34, suddenly found himself pitching three shutouts in three starts. Ernie Broglio, bothered by a recurring tendon inflammation, was strong enough to rack up his 16th victory. Shortstop Dick Groat, 32, fortified with Novocain for a painful ribcage injury, is baseball's best batter...
...second is a surprise, but then League has a dearth of really good second sackers, Ken Boyer (.311) is easily the best third baseman in the business, and Bill White (.328) is a superb first baseman in a League which has a lot of excellent ones. Dick Groat (.325) at short and Ed Bailey (.252) behind the plate are adequate, if not quite stellar...
...Cardinals have a tighter, hungrier club. Their infield is speed, power and reliability; with Groat and Julian Javier batting ahead of Bill White and Ken Boyer, the latter should raise their combined total of 200 runs batted in. The Cardinal outfield is every bit as strong: Curt Flood (.296), George Altman (.318) and Stan Musial (.330). If Minnie Minoso can head the bench, the Cards will be hard to stop...