Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals, and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1911	PHI	28-13	2.57	48	37	31	7	3	367	285	133	105	129	227
1912	PHI	19-17	2.81	46	34	25	3	3	310	289	133	97	105	195
1913	PHI	22-8	2.79	47	36	23	9	2	306	288	106	95	75	159
1914	PHI	27-15	2.38	46	39	32	6	1	355	327	133	94	76	214
1915	PHI	31-10	1.22	49	42	36	12	3	376	253	86	51	64	241
1916	PHI	33-12	1.55	48	45	38	16	3	389	323	90	67	50	167
1917	PHI	30-13	1.83	45	44	34	8	0	388	336	107	79	56	200
1918	CHC	2-1	1.73	3	3	3	0	0	26	19	7	5	3	15
1919	CHC	16-11	1.72	30	27	20	9	1	235	180	51	45	38	121
1920	CHC	27-14	1.91	46	40	33	7	5	363	335	96	77	69	173
1921	CHC	15-13	3.39	31	30	21	3	1	252	286	110	95	33	77
1922	CHC	16-13	3.63	33	31	20	1	1	245	283	111	99	34	48
1923	CHC	22-12	3.19	39	36	26	3	2	305	308	128	108	30	72
1924	CHC	12-5	3.03	21	20	12	0	0	169	183	82	57	25	33
1925	CHC	15-11	3.39	32	30	20	1	0	236	270	106	89	29	63
1926	CHC	3-3	3.46	7	7	4	0	0	52	55	26	20	7	12
1926	STL	9-7	2.91	23	16	11	2	2	148	136	57	48	24	35
1927	STL	21-10	2.52	37	30	22	2	3	268	261	94	75	38	48
1928	STL	16-9	3.36	34	31	18	1	2	243	262	107	91	37	59
1929	STL	9-8	3.89	22	19	8	0	0	132	149	65	57	23	33
1930	PHI	0-3	9.14	9	3	0	0	0	21	40	24	22	6	6
Career		373-208	-	696	600	437	90	32	-	4868	1852	1476	951	2198

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Major League fielding statistics for Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1911	PHI	50	-	11	95	4	3	0.964
1912	PHI	46	-	10	75	3	1	0.966
1913	PHI	47	-	10	82	0	3	1.000
1914	PHI	48	-	18	102	3	1	0.976
1915	PHI	49	-	22	120	3	4	0.979
1916	PHI	49	-	17	102	1	3	0.992
1917	PHI	47	-	24	108	1	3	0.992
1918	CHC	3	-	0	8	0	0	1.000
1919	CHC	30	-	6	85	0	2	1.000
1920	CHC	46	-	8	105	2	2	0.983
1921	CHC	31	-	11	60	2	4	0.973
1922	CHC	33	-	9	69	0	5	1.000
1923	CHC	39	-	11	90	1	6	0.990
1924	CHC	21	-	4	53	2	2	0.966
1925	CHC	32	-	7	45	0	4	1.000
1926	CHC	7	-	1	19	0	0	1.000
1926	STL	23	-	2	39	2	1	0.953
1927	STL	37	-	8	66	0	1	1.000
1928	STL	34	-	4	57	0	3	1.000
1929	STL	22	-	5	38	1	2	0.977
1930	PHI	9	-	1	1	0	0	1.000
Career		703	-	189	1419	25	50	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1911	PHI	50	138	12	24	5	1	0	9	1	2	27	0.174	0.186	0.225
1912	PHI	46	102	7	19	4	0	2	13	0	6	14	0.186	0.231	0.284
1913	PHI	47	103	9	13	4	1	0	4	0	3	21	0.126	0.151	0.184
1914	PHI	48	137	18	32	3	0	0	7	0	3	12	0.234	0.255	0.255
1915	PHI	49	130	9	22	3	0	1	8	0	6	23	0.169	0.206	0.215
1916	PHI	49	138	10	33	7	4	0	9	1	5	15	0.239	0.266	0.348
1917	PHI	47	139	17	30	8	2	1	13	1	3	23	0.216	0.232	0.324
1918	CHC	3	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.100	0.100	0.100
1919	CHC	30	70	6	12	1	0	0	4	0	10	18	0.171	0.275	0.186
1920	CHC	46	118	9	27	4	1	1	14	0	11	26	0.229	0.295	0.305
1921	CHC	31	95	8	29	3	1	1	14	0	2	13	0.305	0.320	0.389
1922	CHC	33	85	4	15	1	0	0	11	0	6	16	0.176	0.231	0.188
1923	CHC	39	111	10	24	3	1	1	10	0	1	11	0.216	0.223	0.288
1924	CHC	21	65	3	15	2	0	1	10	0	2	8	0.231	0.254	0.308
1925	CHC	32	79	7	19	4	1	2	12	0	1	5	0.241	0.250	0.392
1926	CHC	7	15	1	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.467	0.467	0.600
1926	STL	23	50	1	6	1	0	0	3	0	2	14	0.120	0.154	0.140
1927	STL	37	94	7	23	3	1	0	6	0	5	14	0.245	0.283	0.298
1928	STL	34	86	13	25	2	0	1	11	0	4	8	0.291	0.322	0.349
1929	STL	22	41	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	0.049	0.133	0.049
1930	PHI	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0.333	0.000
Career		703	1810	154	378	60	13	11	163	3	77	276	-	-	-

First Name	Grover
Middle Name	Cleveland
Last Name	Alexander
Full Name at Birth	Grover Cleveland Alexander
Other Names	Old Pete
Age	63 (age at death)
Date of Birth	February 26, 1887
Birthplace	Elba, NE
Date of Death	November 4, 1950
Location of Death	St. Paul, NE
Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Star Sign	Pisces
Nationality	American
High School	St. Paul (St. Paul, NE)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	15 April 1911
Last MLB Game	28 May 1930
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1938 (212/262 ballots).