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	15-14 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	39 (21-13-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-9)

Most Driven In
G Hartnett	2
B O'Farrell	2
T Thevenow	1
P Scott	0

Most Driven In By
C Heathcote	1
T Douthit	1

1926 Batting Game Log

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1926 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	572	3 (2)	Apr 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.46	0.086	3.61	0.13%	0.31	P
2	573	8 (4)	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	9	.51	-0.015	1.27	-0.02%	-0.74	P
3	574	13 (4)	Apr 27	CHC		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	9	1.15	-0.058	3.09	-0.09%	-0.41	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	575	18 (4)	May 2	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.500	.500	.600	1.100	9	1.81	0.349	5.39	0.63%	2.21	P
5	576	21 (2)	May 8	CHC		NYG	W,6-4	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	9	.55	0.017	1.81	0.03%	0.37	P
6	577	27 (5)	May 16	CHC		PHI	W,10-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	9						P
7	578	32 (4)	May 22	CHC		BSN	L,1-7	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.467	.467	.600	1.067	9	1.17	-0.072	4.12	-0.15%	-0.56	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
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals
8	579	67	Jun 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.368	.368	.474	.842	9	2.64	-0.304	11.76	-0.81%	-1.99	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
9	580	72 (4)	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.429	.762	9	1.09	-0.056	4.95	-0.15%	-0.42	P
10	581	77 (4)	Jul 6	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.280	.360	.640	9	.87	-0.095	3.70	-0.25%	-0.70	P
11	582	81 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	STL		BSN	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.241	.241	.310	.552	9						P
12	583	87 (5)	Jul 16	STL		BRO	L,7-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.233	.300	.533	9	.74	-0.021	2.94	-0.05%	-0.24	P
13	584	91 (3)	Jul 22	STL		NYG	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.212	.273	.485	9	1.51	-0.130	5.09	-0.26%	-1.01	P
14	585	95 (3)	Jul 27	STL	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.194	.194	.250	.444	9	.48	-0.043	1.57	-0.08%	-0.75	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	586	101 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	NYG	L,2-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	9						P
16	587	104 (2)	Aug 5	STL	@	BRO	W,11-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.231	.410	9						P
17	588	107 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9	.73	-0.026	2.92	-0.06%	-0.32	P
18	589	112 (4)	Aug 14	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.200	.227	.427	9	.99	-0.052	5.97	-0.19%	-0.70	P
19	590	115 (2)	Aug 17	STL		BRO	W,8-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.200	.227	.427	9						P
20	591	119 (3)	Aug 21	STL		NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.208	.234	.442	9	.75	0.010	5.86	0.05%	-0.12	P
21	592	121 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.208	.234	.442	9						P
22	593	122	Aug 24 (2)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.208	.234	.442	9						P
23	594	123	Aug 25	STL		BSN	W,4-3	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.208	.224	.250	.474	9						P
24	595	127 (3)	Aug 29	STL		PIT	T,2-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.208	.231	.438	9	1.11	-0.115	10.71	-0.66%	-0.64	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
25	596	133 (5)	Sep 2 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.232	.273	.505	9	.85	0.025	8.98	0.16%	0.22	P
26	597	137 (3)	Sep 5	STL	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.217	.254	.471	9	.55	-0.061	9.54	-0.63%	-1.19	P
27	598	141 (3)	Sep 10	STL	@	BSN	L,3-11	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.210	.246	.456	9	1.38	-0.088	13.46	-0.51%	-0.58	P
28	599	144 (2)	Sep 13	STL	@	BSN	L,4-5	8-GF(14)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.215	.238	.453	9	3.15	-0.108	41.07	-0.85%	-0.32	P
29	600	150 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.224	.246	.470	9	1.31	0.031	16.16	0.23%	0.28	P
30	601	152 (1)	Sep 21	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.224	.246	.470	9						P
							15-14		73	65	2	13	3	0	0	5	2	0	15	0	5		0		0	0	.200	.224	.246	.470		1.22	-0.726	7.89	-3.56%	-7.32

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