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	4-3 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1915	WS g1	Oct 8	PHI		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.00	-0.028	52.39	-0.80%	-0.10	P
2	1915	WS g3	Oct 11	PHI	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.29	0.018	80.79	1.02%	0.34	P
1926 Postseason			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
3	1926	WS g2	Oct 3	STL	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.158	60.15	-5.14%	-1.46	P
4	1926	WS g6	Oct 9	STL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.003	39.96	-0.13%	-0.14	P
5	1926	WS g7	Oct 10	STL	@	NYY	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.013	90.00	-1.47%	-0.17	P
1928 Postseason			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
6	1928	WS g2	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.84	0.098	98.25	3.04%	1.00	P
7	1928	WS g4	Oct 9	STL		NYY	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
									16	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3				0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154

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