Grover Alexander

Name Note: Also known as Pete Alexander

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE us

Died: November 4, 1950 in St. Paul, NE

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE

High School: St. Paul HS (St. Paul, NE)

Debut: April 15, 1911 (Age 24-048d, 3,460th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.1 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, L

Last Game: May 28, 1930 (Age 43-091d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1938. (Voted by BBWAA on 212/262 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Grover Alexander's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Nicknames: Old Pete

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

119.6

373

208

ERA

2.56

696

600

5190.0

2198

WHIP

1.121

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-21 / in Starts: 19-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 117 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	72 (36-24-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 117 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (34-26-15)

Most Driven In
M Doolin	6
O Knabe	4
T Downey	2
Self	2
R Dooin	1
P Graham	0

Most Driven In By
S Magee	2
Self	2
C Dolan	1
J Titus	1
H Lobert	1
O Knabe	0

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	51	1	Apr 11	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	0.074	3.05	0.12%	0.59	P
2	52	4 (2)	Apr 15	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.16	P
3	53	6 (1)	Apr 19	PHI		BSN	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.58	0.002	1.69	0.00%	0.65	P
4	54	8 (1)	Apr 24	PHI		NYG	L,4-11	GS-6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.333	.286	.619	9	1.20	0.007	3.44	0.01%	0.14	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	55	13 (4)	May 3	PHI	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.231	.182	.413	9	.46	-0.048	.80	-0.05%	-1.19	P
6	56	16 (2)	May 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.083	.214	.167	.381	9	2.38	-0.055	4.66	-0.07%	-0.36	P
7	57	20 (3)	May 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.071	.188	.143	.330	9	1.92	-0.091	2.11	-0.06%	-0.72	P
8	58	21	May 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.222	.188	.410	9	.38	0.036	.31	0.02%	0.80	P
9	59	25 (3)	May 21	PHI	@	STL	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.111	.200	.167	.367	9	1.67	-0.080	1.35	-0.04%	-0.63	P
10	60	28 (2)	May 25	PHI		BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.136	.303	9	.59	-0.060	.53	-0.03%	-0.87	P
11	61	30 (1)	May 27 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.167	.136	.303	9						P
12	62	31	May 28	PHI		BSN	W,10-8	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.192	.167	.359	9	1.45	0.078	1.36	0.04%	0.37	P
13	63	33 (1)	May 30 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,1-6	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.120	.185	.160	.345	9	.79	-0.021	.84	-0.01%	-0.26	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	64	35 (1)	Jun 3	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.107	.167	.143	.310	9	1.43	-0.083	.74	-0.03%	-0.66	P
15	65	39 (3)	Jun 8	PHI		STL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.129	.182	.161	.343	9	1.19	0.066	.51	0.02%	0.47	P
16	66	42 (2)	Jun 12	PHI		CIN	L,0-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.129	.182	.161	.343	9						P
17	67	43	Jun 13	PHI		CIN	W,11-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.176	.156	.333	9	1.18	0.027	.37	0.01%	0.11	P
18	68	51 (7)	Jun 25	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.114	.162	.143	.305	9	2.18	-0.188	.21	-0.01%	-1.19	P
19	69	54 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.111	.158	.139	.297	9	.37	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
20	70	56 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.125	.167	.175	.342	9	.98	-0.068	.01	0.00%	-0.32	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	71	60 (3)	Jul 2	PHI		BRO	W,7-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.143	.182	.190	.372	9	.92	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
22	72	65 (4)	Jul 6	PHI	@	BSN	W,13-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.182	.190	.372	9						P
23	73	66	Jul 8 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.133	.188	.178	.365	9	.29	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
24	74	69 (2)	Jul 12	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.146	.196	.188	.384	9	.93	-0.063	.01	0.00%	-0.65	P
25	75	73 (3)	Jul 16	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.137	.185	.176	.362	9	.58	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.97	P
26	76	78 (4)	Jul 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.186	.179	.365	9	.17	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
27	77	81 (2)	Jul 23	PHI	@	STL	W,10-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.186	.179	.365	9						P
28	78	82	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.150	.190	.200	.390	9	.51	0.012	.01	0.00%	0.12	P
29	79	85 (2)	Jul 29	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.159	.197	.206	.403	9	.82	0.019	.02	0.00%	0.71	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	80	89 (3)	Aug 1	PHI		STL	W,4-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0		.156	.194	.203	.397	9	1.43	-0.066	.01	0.00%	-0.71	P
31	81	93 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.149	.186	.194	.380	9	.77	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
32	82	97 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.171	.205	.257	.463	9	.68	0.108	.00	0.00%	1.58	P
33	83	99 (1)	Aug 12	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.171	.205	.257	.463	9						P
34	84	102 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.162	.195	.243	.438	9	1.58	-0.251	.00	0.00%	-1.64	P
35	85	105 (2)	Aug 16	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.198	.244	.441	9	.47	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
36	86	109 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.175	.205	.250	.455	9	.78	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
37	87	114 (4)	Aug 26	PHI	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.181	.218	.253	.471	9	.91	0.072	.00	0.00%	1.13	P
38	88	117 (2)	Aug 30	PHI		BSN	L,1-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.181	.218	.253	.471	2						P
39	89	118	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.181	.218	.253	.471	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	90	120 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,2-4	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.174	.211	.244	.455	9	1.71	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.09	P
41	91	126 (5)	Sep 5 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0		.170	.215	.239	.454	9	1.22	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
42	92	132 (5)	Sep 12	PHI		PIT	L,3-7	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.187	.229	.286	.515	9	.95	0.093	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
43	93	135 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.183	.224	.280	.504	9	.74	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
44	94	139 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	PHI		STL	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.188	.228	.281	.509	9	.44	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.34	P
45	95	142 (2)	Sep 26 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.192	.238	.293	.531	9	.65	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.66	P
46	96	147 (4)	Sep 30	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.186	.231	.284	.516	9	1.76	-0.154	.00	0.00%	-1.74	P
							25-21		117	102	7	19	4	0	2	15	6	0	13	0	8		2		0		.186	.231	.284	.516		.94	-0.871	.45	-0.08%	-6.87

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