| Heinie Groh | |
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 Heinie Groh c. 1919 | |
| Third baseman / Manager | |
| Born: September 18, 1889 Rochester, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: August 22, 1968 (aged 78) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1912, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1927, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .292 |
| Home runs | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 566 |
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Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh (September 18, 1889 – August 22, 1968) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1912 to 1927, spending nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants before playing his final season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He excelled as a fielder, becoming the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and captained championship teams with the 1919 Reds and 1922 Giants. Renowned for his "bottle bat", he was an effective leadoff hitter, batting .300 four times and leading the league in doubles twice and in hits, runs and walks once each.
Defensively, Groh led the National League in double plays six times and in fielding percentage five times, both records. He led the league in putouts three times; his .983 fielding average in 1924 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 assists (2,554) and fourth in putouts (1,456) and total chances (4,146) at third base.