12 Facts About Heinie Groh

Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American professional baseball player and manager.

Heinie Groh 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.

Heinie Groh excelled as a defensive 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.

Heinie Groh led the National League in double plays six times and in fielding percentage five times, both records, and in putouts three times; his.

Heinie Groh made his debut as a second baseman with the Giants in 1912, playing for John McGraw and with star pitcher Christy Mathewson.

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Heinie Groh managed the team for its final ten games after Mathewson entered the military.

In 1924 Heinie Groh broke Nash's major league record of 265 career double plays, and again led the league in times being hit by a pitch.

Heinie 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.

Heinie Groh's career fielding average was later topped by Kamm, and remained an NL record until Ken Reitz surpassed it in 1979; Traynor broke his record for career double plays in 1933.

Heinie Groh became a minor league manager as well as a scout after retiring as a player.

Heinie Groh later worked as a racetrack cashier, and was among the baseball figures interviewed for Lawrence Ritter's landmark 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times.

Heinie Groh was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1963, and died at age 78 in Cincinnati; he is interred in Spring Grove Cemetery there.