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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1911 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	0	9.1	1	6	0	7	0
2	7 (3)	Apr 19 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-6	GF	0	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
3	11 (3)	Apr 26	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (3)	May 1	PHI		BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	21 (5)	May 8	PHI		BRO	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
6	24 (2)	May 11	PHI		PIT	W,19-10	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
7	26 (1)	May 13	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	GF	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
8	29 (2)	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	0	3	0	3	0
9	33 (3)	May 22	PHI		CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
10	36 (2)	May 25	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	37	May 26	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	41 (3)	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	44 (2)	Jun 5	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	0	6	0	6	1
14	46 (1)	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	48 (1)	Jun 9	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
16	51 (2)	Jun 12	PHI	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
17	55 (3)	Jun 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	0	12.1	0	0	0	0	0
18	57 (1)	Jun 20	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-5	GF	0	2.2	0	1	0	1	0
19	58	Jun 21	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	0	15.0	0	5	0	5	0
20	62 (3)	Jun 26	PHI		BSN	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
21	66 (3)	Jun 30	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	68 (1)	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	W,7-3	GF	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	70 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
24	73 (2)	Jul 6	PHI		STL	L,9-13	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	76 (2)	Jul 10	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
26	80 (3)	Jul 14	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	83 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	1	4	0	5	0
28	87 (3)	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,2-10	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	89 (1)	Jul 26	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	90	Jul 27	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	93 (2)	Jul 30	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	94	Jul 31	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	96 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	0	7.2	1	4	0	5	0
34	100 (3)	Aug 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	104 (3)	Aug 14 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	0	11.2	0	4	0	4	0
36	106 (1)	Aug 16	PHI		STL	W,10-2	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	108 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-5	CG	0	12.0	1	4	2	7	0
38	111 (2)	Aug 22	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
39	114 (2)	Aug 25	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	116 (1)	Aug 28	PHI		CHC	L,4-8	GS	0	7.1	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	121 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
42	126 (4)	Sep 7 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
43	129 (2)	Sep 13	PHI		BRO	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
44	131 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
45	137 (5)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
46	141 (3)	Sep 24	PHI	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	143 (1)	Sep 29	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
48	147 (3)	Oct 3	PHI		NYG	L,3-12	GS	0	5.1	0	1	0	1	0
							48gm		367.0	11	95	4	110	3