Pirates star Dick Groat, one of Western Pennsylvania’s greatest athletes, dead at 92
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The 325 on the bat held by shortstop Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the batting average that won him the 1960 National League batting championship. Groat also was named NL MVP that season as the Bucs won the World Series. Groat died Thursday in UPMC Presbyterian hospital at the age of 92.
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Pirates legend Dick Groat is honored before the team’s 2019 home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 1, 2019, at PNC Park. Steve Blass looks on.
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Dick Groat poses for a portrait on Oct. 13, 2016, at his golf course Champion Lakes.
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Bill Hillgrove calls the Pitt-UConn game with Dick Groat on Jan. 19, 2013, at the Petersen Events Center.
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New Pitt mens head basketball coach Jeff Capel takes a moment with radio announcer Dick Groat on March 28, 2018, at the Petersen Events Center.
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Pirates shortstop Dick Groat (right) flips over Yankees Tony Kubek at second base in the first inning of Game 3 of the 1960 World Series on Oct. 8, 1960. Dusty Boggess is the umpire.
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Barry Bonds acknowledges the crowd between Dick Groat and Andrew McCutchen during a ceremony before the Pirates home opener on March 31, 2014, at PNC Park.
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Dick Groat, as seen in 2019, celebrating a proclamation that Oct. 19 is Dick Groat Day in Westmoreland County.
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Dick Groat, as seen in 2019, celebrating a proclamation that Oct. 19 is Dick Groat Day in Westmoreland County.
