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Henry Knight Groh (September 18 1889 - August 22 1968) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball during the early 1900s, most famous for his unique hitting instrument - the bottle bat. Groh was also one of the premier fielding third baseman of the dead ball era during a period when both the playing fields as well as the players were rough.

Heinie made his debut with the New York Giants in 1912 playing for John McGraw and with Christy Mathewson. But he spent his most productive years with the Cincinnati Reds, including the 1919 team that defeated the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. After the Chicago players were discredited as having fixed the World Series, Groh was famously quoted as saying "I think we'd have beaten them either way." Groh later returned to the Giants, helping them to three consecutive World Series appearances, including 1922 when they defeated Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees.

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

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