He played with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Kansas City Athletics from 1946 to 1960.

He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 182 pounds (83 kg).

[1][2] His parents, William Groth and Marie (Baltazore), immigrated to the United States from Germany.

[1] After being discharged from the Navy,[4] Groth was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers on August 6, 1946.

[5] He made his MLB debut one month later on September 5,[2] entering as a defensive replacement for Hoot Evers in a 10–0 win over the Cleveland Indians.

On April 19, he hit home runs in two of his first three at bats, helping Hal Newhouser to a 5–1 win.

[2] On December 4, 1952, the Tigers traded Virgil Trucks‚ who tossed two no-hitters during the year‚ along with Hal White and Groth‚ to the Browns in exchange for Owen Friend‚ Bob Nieman and Jay Porter.