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: 17-14 / in Starts: 16-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1921 Pitching Game Log

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1921 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	409	1	Apr 13	CHC		STL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	4	2	2	1	6	0	0	2.57	1.85	25	66	0	0	1	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.37%
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
2	410	19	May 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS-6	W(2-0)	26	6.0	4	2	2	2	3	2	0	2.77	4.44	24	57	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.17%
3	411	30	May 27	CHC		STL	L,7-10	GS-5		16	5.0	9	5	5	0	1	0	0	4.50	3.97	22	30	1	1	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.26%
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
4	412	39	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	L(2-1)	7	8.0	9	4	4	0	5	1	0	4.50	3.83	34	53	0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	2	.65	-0.04%
5	413	45	Jun 11	CHC		BSN	W,6-3	CG	W(3-1)	6	9.0	5	3	0	1	3	0	0	3.34	3.56	34	73	1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	2	.50	0.03%
6	414	50	Jun 16	CHC		NYG	W,5-4	CG(13)	W(4-1)	4	13.0	14	4	4	2	7	0	0	3.19	3.28	53	68	3	2	0	50	5	0	0	0	1	0	.48	0.04%
7	415	55	Jun 21(2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	W(5-1)	4	9.0	9	3	3	2	5	1	0	3.16	3.42	36	60	0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	.15	0.03%
8	416	59	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	L,3-11	CG	L(5-2)	4	9.0	19	11	8	1	0	0	0	3.82	3.42	45	10	0	0	0	43	2	0	0	1	0	1	.44	-0.13%
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
9	417	64	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,8-6	CG	W(6-2)	4	9.0	14	6	4	3	4	0	0	3.84	3.40	38	40	0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	1	1	.28	-0.03%
10	418	68	Jul 4(2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-2	CG	W(7-2)	2	9.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	0	3.64	3.30	33	70	0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.05	0.01%
11	419	70	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	L(7-3)	3	8.1	7	1	0	3	0	0	0	3.31	3.39	33	64	0	1	0	29	0	1	1	0	0	1	.16	0.01%
12	420	74	Jul 12	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG(10)	L(7-4)	3	9.2	8	2	2	1	3	0	0	3.18	3.33	39	67	0	0	0	34	1	1	0	0	1	1	.10	0.00%
13	421	78	Jul 16(1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	W(8-4)	3	9.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	3.08	3.33	34	69	1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
14	422	83	Jul 20(1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-0	SHO	W(9-4)	3	9.0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.85	3.29	33	77	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	1	.01	0.00%
15	423	87	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG(11)	W(10-4)	2	11.0	9	2	0	1	6	0	0	2.61	3.21	41	80	1	2	1	40	2	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
16	424	89	Jul 26	CHC		BRO	L,0-3	GS-8	L(10-5)	2	8.0	9	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.65	3.16	33	55	1	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
17	425	93	Jul 30(1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	W(11-5)	3	9.0	14	7	7	1	3	2	0	2.92	3.32	42	33	0	0	0	40	4	1	0	0	1	1	.00	0.00%
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
18	426	97	Aug 3(1)	CHC		BSN	L,3-5	CG	L(11-6)	3	9.0	13	5	5	3	4	0	0	3.04	3.31	39	42	0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
19	427	102	Aug 7	CHC		NYG	L,2-7	CG	L(11-7)	3	9.0	12	7	6	1	0	1	0	3.20	3.40	38	36	0	1	0	36	1	1	0	1	1	1	.00	0.00%
20	428	105	Aug 11(1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG(8)	L(11-8)	3	8.0	12	7	7	0	4	0	0	3.41	3.34	35	34	0	1	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	429	110	Aug 16	CHC	@	BSN	L,6-8	GS-6	L(11-9)	4	5.1	13	8	6	1	0	1	0	3.61	3.43	29	13	0	0	0	27	1	2	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
22	430	118	Aug 24	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	W(12-9)	7	9.0	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	3.44	3.37	33	77	0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
23	431	122	Aug 28	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-4	GS-7	L(12-10)	3	7.0	10	4	4	1	0	0	0	3.50	3.38	29	40	1	0	1	27	0	2	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
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
24	432	125	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-0	SHO	W(13-10)	4	9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.35	3.35	31	79	0	1	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
25	433	131	Sep 6(1)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(13-11)	3	8.0	7	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.26	3.32	30	66	0	0	2	25	1	0	0	0	1	1	.00	0.00%
26	434	135	Sep 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	9-GF	S(1)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	3.32	1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
27	435	136	Sep 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-8	GS-6	L(13-12)	0	5.1	12	6	6	1	1	0	0	3.42	3.32	27	20	0	0	0	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
28	436	139	Sep 14	CHC		PHI	W,10-0	SHO	W(14-12)	3	9.0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	3.29	3.32	37	72	0	0	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
29	437	144	Sep 20	CHC		NYG	W,7-6	GS-8		5	7.0	15	6	6	0	3	1	0	3.42	3.35	33	26	1	0	0	33	1	0	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
30	438	147	Sep 25(1)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	W(15-12)	4	12.0	13	3	3	4	4	1	0	3.36	3.40	51	64				42	1	0	0		0
31	439	151	Oct 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-5	L(15-13)	5	5.0	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.40	3.40	21	37	1	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
							17-14		W-L:15-13,Sv:1	3.5	251.1	286	110	95	33	83	10	1	3.40	3.40	1033	53	11	13	5	966	38	10	1	12	9	16	.23	0.19%

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