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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Team Record in Appearances: 31-17 / in Starts: 24-13

Days of Rest

1911 Pitching Game Log

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1911 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	1	3	Apr 15	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	L(0-1)	99	9.1	8	5		5	4	1	0	0.00	4.91	40					32	3	0			0
2	2	7	Apr 19(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-6		W(1-1)	3	4.2	5	4		3	5	0	0	0.00	4.12	21					18		0			0
3	3	11	Apr 26	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-3	CG	W(2-1)	6	9.0	7	3		6	6	0	0	0.00	3.85	40					34	1	0			0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	4	15	May 1	PHI		BSN	W,3-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	6	1		1	4	0	0	0.00	3.39	31					30	1	1			0
5	5	21	May 8	PHI		BRO	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-1)	6	9.0	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	0.00	3.04	33	87				30	0	0			0
6	6	24	May 11	PHI		PIT	W,19-10	CG	W(5-1)	2	9.0	6	10		5	10	0	1	0.00	2.95	40					32	4	0			2
7	7	26	May 13	PHI		CIN	W,5-4		W(6-1)	1	8.0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	0.00	2.80	24					21	0	0
8	8	29	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	W(7-1)	3	11.0	8	3		4	7	0	1	0.00	2.81	46					41	1	0			0
9	9	33	May 22	PHI		CHC	L,2-6	CG	L(7-2)	4	9.0	7	6	6	4	5	1	1	0.69	3.04	37	50				32	1	0			0
10	10	36	May 25	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	W(8-2)	2	9.0	5	2		4	6	0	1	0.62	3.04	36					31	1	0			0
11	11	37	May 26	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-5			0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	3.04	3					3	0		0		0
12	12	41	May 30(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,11-4	CG	W(9-2)	3	9.0	6	4		3	5	0	1	0.56	3.04	36					32	0	0			0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
13	13	44	Jun 5	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	W(10-2)	5	10.0	6	4		2	7	0	0	0.50	2.94	37					35	0	1			0
14	14	46	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3		S(1)	1	4.0	2	1		1	4	0	0	0.49	2.88	15					14	0	0
15	15	48	Jun 9	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	W(11-2)	1	9.0	8	1	1	5	2	0	0	0.53	2.97	38	64				33	2	0			0
16	16	51	Jun 12	PHI	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	W(12-2)	2	9.0	9	4		5	4	0	0	0.49	3.01	42					35	3	1			0
17	17	55	Jun 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	L(12-3)	4	12.1	12	4		2	9	0	0	0.45	2.90	51					46	1	0			0
18	18	57	Jun 20	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-5		W(13-3)	2	2.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.44	2.87	9					9	0	0	0		0
19	19	58	Jun 21	PHI	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	W(14-3)	0	15.0	9	1		3	6	0	0	0.40	2.84	54					48	1	0			0
20	20	62	Jun 26	PHI		BSN	W,5-0	SHO	W(15-3)	4	9.0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0.38	2.87	35	77				29	1	0			0
21	21	66	Jun 30	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	CG	L(15-4)	3	9.0	6	3		6	7	0	0	0.36	2.89	38					29	1	0			0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
22	22	68	Jul 3	PHI		NYG	W,7-3		S(2)	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.35	2.87	7					7		0	0		0
23	23	70	Jul 4(2)	PHI		NYG	W,7-5	CG	W(16-4)	0	9.0	9	5		4	7	1	0	0.34	2.93	40					36	1	0			0
24	24	73	Jul 6	PHI		STL	L,9-13		L(16-5)	1	3.0	7	6	6	5	2	0	0	0.61	2.98	18					13					0
25	25	76	Jul 10	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	W(17-5)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	9	0	0	0.68	2.91	37	70				35	3	0			0
26	26	80	Jul 14	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(18-5)	3	9.0	10	4		3	3	0	0	0.65	2.92	36					32	1	2			0
27	27	83	Jul 18(2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	W(19-5)	3	10.0	6	1	1	2	9	0	0	0.66	2.86	34	83				31	0	0			0
28	28	87	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,2-10	GS-	L(19-6)	5	1.0	4	5		2	1	1	0	0.65	2.94	9					7		0
29	29	89	Jul 26	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7			1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.65	2.94	5					4					0
30	30	90	Jul 27	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	W(20-6)	0	9.0	7	3		3	6	0	1	0.63	2.93	35					30	1	0			0
31	31	93	Jul 30	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-1		W(21-6)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.62	2.94	6					5	0	0			0
32	32	94	Jul 31	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	L(21-7)	0	8.0	8	4		1	5	1	0	0.60	2.96	31					28	1	0			0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
33	33	96	Aug 6(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-		5	7.2	9	6		5	4	0	0	0.58	2.99	37					32		0			0
34	34	100	Aug 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS-		2	7.0	9	5		2	4	0	0	0.57	2.97	30					28					0
35	35	104	Aug 14(1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	L(21-8)	4	11.2	6	3		4	5	0	1	0.54	2.98	46					38	3	0			0
36	36	106	Aug 16	PHI		STL	W,10-2		S(3)	1	3.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.53	2.97	12					12			0
37	37	108	Aug 19(1)	PHI		STL	L,3-5	CG	L(21-9)	2	12.0	10	5		5	8	0	0	0.51	2.96	47					40	3	1			0
38	38	111	Aug 22	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	SHO	W(22-9)	2	9.0	7	0	0	3	6	0	0	0.50	2.94	37	76				34	1	0			0
39	39	114	Aug 25	PHI		CIN	L,4-8		L(22-10)	2	1.0	4	4		1	1	0	0	0.49	2.95	7					6					0
40	40	116	Aug 28	PHI		CHC	L,4-8	GS-	L(22-11)	2	7.1	10	6		2	2	0	1	0.48	2.96	34					31		0			0
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
41	41	121	Sep 4(1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS-	L(22-12)	6	7.0	7	5		3	4	0	0	0.47	2.96	28					25	0				0
42	42	126	Sep 7(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,1-0	SHO	W(23-12)	2	9.0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0.46	2.91	28	91				28	0	0	0		0
43	43	129	Sep 13	PHI		BRO	W,2-0	SHO	W(24-12)	5	9.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	0	0.44	2.88	31	85				29	0	0			0
44	44	131	Sep 17(1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-0	SHO	W(25-12)	3	9.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	0	0.43	2.86	34	81				32	1	0			0
45	45	137	Sep 21(1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-0	SHO	W(26-12)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.42	2.86	34	79				31	0	0			0
46	46	141	Sep 24	PHI	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	W(27-12)	2	9.0	6	2		1	4	0	0	0.41	2.84	33					31	0	0			1
47	47	143	Sep 29	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	W(28-12)	4	9.0	8	4		1	6	0	0	0.40	2.82	37					36	1	0			0
48	48	147	Oct 3	PHI		NYG	L,3-12	GS-	L(28-13)	3	5.1	10	7		2	4	0	0	0.39	2.81	27					25					0
							31-17		W-L:28-13,Sv:3	2.6	365.0	285	133	16	129	230	5	8	0.39	2.81	1466	77				1300	37	6	0		3

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