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	13-8 / in Starts: 13-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	60 (30-20-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
B Friberg	3
G Hartnett	2
C Heathcote	2
D Grigsby	2
Self	1
B O'Farrell	0

Most Driven In By
G Grantham	1
C Heathcote	1
Self	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	519	2 (1)	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	W,13-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.41	-0.032	1.01	-0.05%	-1.95	P
2	520	7 (4)	Apr 21	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG(10)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.91	-0.046	2.93	-0.09%	-0.53	P
3	521	14 (6)	Apr 29	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	9	2.96	0.167	9.46	0.32%	0.39	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
4	522	19 (4)	May 4	CHC		STL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.63	-0.020	1.74	-0.03%	-0.65	P
5	523	23 (3)	May 10	CHC		BRO	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	9	.65	0.090	1.83	0.15%	0.47	P
6	524	28 (4)	May 15	CHC		NYG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.66	-0.062	2.26	-0.13%	-0.83	P
7	525	33 (4)	May 21	CHC		PHI	W,8-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.208	.269	.250	.519	9	.43	-0.017	1.41	-0.03%	-0.31	P
8	526	37 (3)	May 27	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.250	.231	.481	9	.41	-0.020	1.51	-0.05%	-0.27	P
9	527	42 (4)	May 31	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.219	.200	.419	9	.72	-0.077	2.33	-0.15%	-1.80	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
10	528	45 (2)	Jun 7	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.250	.235	.485	9	.69	0.098	3.45	0.29%	1.08	P
11	529	49 (3)	Jun 11	CHC	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	1	.211	.250	.237	.487	9	.80	-0.035	3.46	-0.09%	-0.38	P
12	530	52 (2)	Jun 16	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.237	.487	9						P
13	531	56 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9	1.36	-0.029	5.92	-0.08%	-0.33	P
14	532	58 (1)	Jun 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG(14)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.234	.222	.456	9	1.96	0.158	8.85	0.43%	-0.69	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
15	533	120 (61)	Aug 26	CHC		NYG	L,9-11	1-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.220	.451	9	1.09	-0.065	1.17	-0.04%	0.15	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
16	534	127 (6)	Sep 1 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.220	.451	9						P
17	535	131 (3)	Sep 5	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.216	.245	.255	.500	9	1.06	-0.005	.02	0.00%	0.02	P
18	536	135 (3)	Sep 9	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.232	.241	.473	9	.58	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
19	537	138 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-8	GS-9	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.267	.328	.594	9	.76	0.091	.00	0.00%	2.14	P
20	538	145 (6)	Sep 20	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG(12)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.234	.258	.313	.570	9	1.09	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
21	539	149 (3)	Sep 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.254	.308	.561	9	.84	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							13-8		71	65	3	15	2	0	1	10	2	0	8	0	3		2		0	1	.231	.254	.308	.561		1.02	0.059	2.82	0.46%	-4.76

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