Remembering Dick Groat: His life in photos
Second baseman Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates leaps high to avoid the spikes of Harry Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies after forcing him out on the front end of a double play in the sixth inning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sep. 7, 1957. Mazeroski took the throw from shortstop Dick Groat to make the force and then tossed to first baseman Frank Thomas to nail Ted Kazanski. Pittsburgh won 6-3.
PHOTO: Walter Stein
Dick Groat and Hank Aaron
Dick Groat in 1960
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960
New York Yankees Tony Kubek (10) is out at second in the top half of a double play which ended the opening game of the World Series against the Pirates, Oct. 5, 1960. Making the throw to first base is Dick Groat. Pirates won 6-4 before a capacity crowd at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1962
Willie Mays, Roger Maris, Juan Marichal, Dick Groat in 1962.
Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon, right, and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, stand with Dick Groat at a ceremony honoring Groat before the NCAA college basketball game between Pittsburgh and Duke on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. Groat, a current broadcaster for the University of Pittsburgh basketball games, was an All-American basketball player for Duke and went on to play shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
PHOTO: Keith Srakocic
Dick Groat, Barry Bonds and Andrew McCutchen in 2014.
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, takes the field at PNC Park for a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, acknowledges fans at PNC Park during a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar
Second baseman Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates leaps high to avoid the spikes of Harry Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies after forcing him out on the front end of a double play in the sixth inning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sep. 7, 1957. Mazeroski took the throw from shortstop Dick Groat to make the force and then tossed to first baseman Frank Thomas to nail Ted Kazanski. Pittsburgh won 6-3.
PHOTO: Walter Stein
Dick Groat and Hank Aaron
Dick Groat in 1960
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960
New York Yankees Tony Kubek (10) is out at second in the top half of a double play which ended the opening game of the World Series against the Pirates, Oct. 5, 1960. Making the throw to first base is Dick Groat. Pirates won 6-4 before a capacity crowd at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1962
Willie Mays, Roger Maris, Juan Marichal, Dick Groat in 1962.
Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon, right, and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, stand with Dick Groat at a ceremony honoring Groat before the NCAA college basketball game between Pittsburgh and Duke on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. Groat, a current broadcaster for the University of Pittsburgh basketball games, was an All-American basketball player for Duke and went on to play shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
PHOTO: Keith Srakocic
Dick Groat, Barry Bonds and Andrew McCutchen in 2014.
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, takes the field at PNC Park for a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, acknowledges fans at PNC Park during a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar
Second baseman Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates leaps high to avoid the spikes of Harry Anderson of the Philadelphia Phillies after forcing him out on the front end of a double play in the sixth inning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sep. 7, 1957. Mazeroski took the throw from shortstop Dick Groat to make the force and then tossed to first baseman Frank Thomas to nail Ted Kazanski. Pittsburgh won 6-3.
PHOTO: Walter Stein
Dick Groat and Hank Aaron
Dick Groat in 1960
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960
New York Yankees Tony Kubek (10) is out at second in the top half of a double play which ended the opening game of the World Series against the Pirates, Oct. 5, 1960. Making the throw to first base is Dick Groat. Pirates won 6-4 before a capacity crowd at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Dick Groat with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1962
Willie Mays, Roger Maris, Juan Marichal, Dick Groat in 1962.
Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon, right, and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, stand with Dick Groat at a ceremony honoring Groat before the NCAA college basketball game between Pittsburgh and Duke on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. Groat, a current broadcaster for the University of Pittsburgh basketball games, was an All-American basketball player for Duke and went on to play shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
PHOTO: Keith Srakocic
Dick Groat, Barry Bonds and Andrew McCutchen in 2014.
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, takes the field at PNC Park for a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar
Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, center, acknowledges fans at PNC Park during a pre-game ceremony honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2019. Groat played on the Pirates 1960 Worlds Series Championship team, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series Championship team.
PHOTO: Gene J. Puskar