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Matt Alexander
Matthew Alexander

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 169 lb.
School Grambling State University

Debut August 23, 1973
  vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1981
Born January 30, 1947 in Shreveport, LA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1968. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 26 CHC NL  12    5    4    1   0  0   0    1   2  0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   48    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 27 CHC NL  45   54   15   11   2  1   0    0   8  4  12  12  .204  .358  .278   78   15   7   0   1   1   2
 1975 28 OAK AL  63   10   16    1   0  0   0    0  17 10   1   1  .100  .182  .100  -17    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 29 OAK AL  61   30   16    1   0  0   0    0  20  7   0   5  .033  .033  .033  -80    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 30 OAK AL  90   42   24   10   1  0   0    2  26 14   4   6  .238  .304  .262   59   11   1   0   0   0   0
 1978 31 PIT NL   7    0    2    0   0  0   0    0   4  1   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 32 PIT NL  44   13   16    7   0  1   0    1  13  1   0   0  .538  .538  .692  228    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 33 PIT NL  37    3   13    1   1  0   0    0  10  3   0   0  .333  .333  .667  170    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 34 PIT NL  15   11    5    4   0  0   0    0   3  2   0   1  .364  .364  .364  104    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      374  168  111   36   4  2   0    4 103 42  18  26  .214  .294  .262   57   44   8   0   1   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         73   48   16   2  1   0    2  45 18   8  11  .214  .294  .262   57   19   3   0   0   0   1
 Career High     90   54   24   11   2  1   0    2  26 14  12  12                          15   7   0   1   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 26 CHC NL    6    4    1   6.8   102| .200  .270| .333  .341| .200  .402| .533  .743|  48  .696  -0.3   0.0 100%
 1974 27 CHC NL   74   56    6   2.9    97| .204  .266| .358  .338| .278  .384| .636  .722|  78  .330  -1.1  -0.1  66%
 1975 28 OAK AL   11   19   -7  -9.9    91| .100  .256| .182  .325| .100  .376| .282  .701| -17        -1.6  -0.2  62%
 1976 29 OAK AL   30   36   -2  -1.5    82| .033  .250| .033  .314| .033  .353| .066  .666| -80        -6.7  -0.7  74%
 1977 30 OAK AL   47   47    0   0.0    97| .238  .263| .304  .326| .262  .400| .566  .726|  59  .000  -2.3  -0.2  65%
 1978 31 PIT NL    0    1    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0  80%
 1979 32 PIT NL   13    7    7  26.9   104| .538  .275| .538  .341| .692  .408|1.230  .749| 228  .965   2.1   0.2  92%
 1980 33 PIT NL    3    5   -5 -27.0    97| .333  .270| .333  .333| .667  .392|1.000  .725| 170         0.3   0.0  76%
 1981 34 PIT NL   11    9    1   3.0    95| .364  .267| .364  .333| .364  .383| .728  .716| 104  .360  -0.0   0.0  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       195  184    1   0.2    95| .214  .263| .294  .330| .262  .384| .556  .715|  57  .002  -9.6  -1.0  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 26 CHC NL CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.27 0.69 2.63 2 13.0 1974 27 CHC NL 3B 19 12 23 3 3 .921 .949 1.84 2.64 2.52 3.04 13 125.0 OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.95 1.08 2.28 0 8.3 CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.43 1.70 2.72 0 5.3 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.65 2.25 5.40 0 4.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1975 28 OAK AL DH 17 OF 11 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 2.10 2.25 2.38 1 28.0 RF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.84 1.89 2.13 1 19.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.53 4.50 2.85 0 6.0 2B 3 0 2 1 1 .667 .952 0.67 4.73 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.24 0 5.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1976 29 OAK AL OF 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.00 2.21 2.70 2.46 4 76.7 DH 19 RF 11 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.92 3.35 2.22 3 43.0 CF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.43 2.60 1.93 2.96 0 14.0 LF 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.29 1.91 0.91 2.24 1 19.7 1977 30 OAK AL OF 31 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.65 2.03 2.29 2.34 2 78.7 CF 17 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.82 2.49 2.64 2.83 2 47.7 SS 12 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.07 RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.71 2.14 2.10 0 21.0 LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.74 0.90 2.07 0 10.0 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 4.75 3.00 5.40 0 9.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 DH 1 1979 32 PIT NL OF 11 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.82 2.00 2.59 2.33 2 31.3 LF 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.58 0.00 2.00 0 6.3 CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.43 2.57 2.83 2 14.0 RF 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 4.09 2.21 0 11.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1980 33 PIT NL OF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.98 4.91 2.29 1 11.0 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.35 5.00 2.80 1 9.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1981 34 PIT NL OF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.02 3.27 2.33 0 22.0 CF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.53 3.18 2.81 0 17.0 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 7.20 2.16 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 27 CHC NL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.65 2.25 5.40 0 4.0 1975 28 OAK AL 2B 3 0 2 1 1 .667 .952 0.67 4.73 6.00 5.40 0 3.0 1977 30 OAK AL 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 4.75 3.00 5.40 0 9.0 1980 33 PIT NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1974 27 CHC NL 3B 19 12 23 3 3 .921 .949 1.84 2.64 2.52 3.04 13 125.0 1975 28 OAK AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.24 0 5.0 1977 30 OAK AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1973 26 CHC NL CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.27 0.69 2.63 2 13.0 1974 27 CHC NL CF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.43 1.70 2.72 0 5.3 1975 28 OAK AL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.53 4.50 2.85 0 6.0 1976 29 OAK AL CF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.43 2.60 1.93 2.96 0 14.0 1977 30 OAK AL CF 17 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.82 2.49 2.64 2.83 2 47.7 1979 32 PIT NL CF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.43 2.57 2.83 2 14.0 1980 33 PIT NL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.35 5.00 2.80 1 9.0 1981 34 PIT NL CF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.53 3.18 2.81 0 17.0 1975 28 OAK AL DH 17 1976 29 OAK AL DH 19 1977 30 OAK AL DH 1 1975 28 OAK AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1976 29 OAK AL LF 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.29 1.91 0.91 2.24 1 19.7 1977 30 OAK AL LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.74 0.90 2.07 0 10.0 1979 32 PIT NL LF 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.58 0.00 2.00 0 6.3 1980 33 PIT NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1981 34 PIT NL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.80 7.20 2.16 0 5.0 1973 26 CHC NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.97 1.38 2.22 2 13.0 1974 27 CHC NL OF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.95 1.08 2.28 0 8.3 1975 28 OAK AL OF 11 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.64 2.10 2.25 2.38 1 28.0 1976 29 OAK AL OF 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.00 2.21 2.70 2.46 4 76.7 1977 30 OAK AL OF 31 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.65 2.03 2.29 2.34 2 78.7 1979 32 PIT NL OF 11 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.82 2.00 2.59 2.33 2 31.3 1980 33 PIT NL OF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.98 4.91 2.29 1 11.0 1981 34 PIT NL OF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 2.02 3.27 2.33 0 22.0 1974 27 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1975 28 OAK AL RF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.84 1.89 2.13 1 19.0 1976 29 OAK AL RF 11 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.92 3.35 2.22 3 43.0 1977 30 OAK AL RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.71 2.14 2.10 0 21.0 1979 32 PIT NL RF 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 4.09 2.21 0 11.0 1977 30 OAK AL SS 12 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.07 1979 32 PIT NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.95 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 93 75 1 0 0 1.000 .981 0.82 2.07 12 269.0 26 41 32# CF* 41 37 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.90 2.48 7 126.0 DH 37 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 32 29 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.94 1.82 4 97.0 LF* 26 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 0.35 1.76 1 46.0 3B* 22 12 23 3 3 .921 .949 1.59 2.66 13 132.0 SS* 13 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 12 2.0 2B* 10 1 5 1 1 .857 .968 0.60 4.72 0 17.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 138 88 29 4 4 .967 .970 0.85 2.55
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1979   NLCS  PIT CIN     W   1   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   2   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Stolen Bases
1977 AL-26-10

Caught Stealing
1977 AL-14-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. Player signed July 9, 1968.

April 28, 1975: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Howell Copeland (minors).

March 31, 1978: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

September 1, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 29, 1982: Purchased by the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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