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Time, Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, and Life all tabbed Groth for superstardom in 1949 after he hit .340 with 30 home runs for Buffalo (International League) in 1948. He hit .293 as the Tigers' regular centerfielder, and in 1950 hit .306 with 12 homers and 85 RBI, at one point banging eight consecutive hits. Groth played 10 more seasons, but never equaled his 1950 totals. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 9, 1950: The Tigers and White Sox finally finish a game that started in April. The game was originally scheduled as the nitecap of a Doubleheader, April 30, but was halted by darkness after 9 innings deadlocked at 77. Rescheduled for August 10, the contest was halted in the seventh with the score 1–1. Art Houtteman finally ends it with a 1–0, 12 inning win. Hoot Evers triples and scores on a single by Johnny Groth. The league leaders fail to cash in by losing the nitecap, 5–4, cutting their lead to a half game over New York and a game ahead of Boston. » December 4, 1952: Detroit trades P Virgil Trucks, who tossed two no-hitters during the year, along with P Hal White and OF Johnny Groth, to the Browns in exchange for 2B Owen Friend, OF Bob Nieman, and OF/C J.W. Porter. » September 27, 1953: The St. Louis Browns play both their last game in Sportsman's Park and the last game in the franchise's 52-year history. Fittingly, they lose 2-1 to Billy Pierce and the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings for their 100th defeat of the season. Reserve 1B Ed Mickelson drives in Johnny Groth in the 4th inning for the last run of the Browns franchise. » February 5, 1954: In a swap of vets, the Orioles trade OF Johnny Groth and SS Johnny Lipon to the White Sox for OF Sam Mele and SS Neil Berry. Lipon will go to the Reds on April 18th for Grady Hatton and then retire after one National League at bat. » May 28, 1955: Johnny Groth bangs four extra bases hits—2 home runs and two doubles— as the White Sox wallop the Tigers, 16–4. Every Sox starter has at least a hit and a run. The Sox take over 3rd place from the Bengals. » April 16, 1956: The Athletics purchase OF Johnny Groth from the Senators.