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Gary Alexander

Gary Wayne Alexander

Positions: Catcher, Designated Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 27, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)
School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1975 (Age 22)   vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Indians/Giants/Athletics/Pirates 1975-1981

Final Game: September 28, 1981 (Age 28)   vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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News -- December 2011

12/10 NY Baseball Digest: What If Bowie Kuhn Didn’t Overturn Charlie Finley?: The Winter Meetings ended Thursday afternoon, but the NBA picked up on the craziness with an evening of trade rumors and controversy....

News -- July 2011

7/16 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Giants 6, Padres 1: -- Andres Torres has been on sort of an extended slump of late, hitting .197/.293/.291 since July 1; so naturally, whenever he...
7/12 B-R Blog: Mark Trumbo, Nelson Cruz, low OBP, and high OPS+: Mark Trumbo and Nelson Cruz are both in line to join a pretty exclusive club for players who have a high OPS+ despite a low OBP.Here...

News -- June 2011

6/22 B-R Blog: Three True Outcomes: Players with the highest fraction of HR + walks + strikeouts: Thanks to reader Doug N., I figured out how to generate this list with the PI. Here are the guys (ranked by most plate appearances)...

News -- January 2011

1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Bert Blyleven: Wednesday's announcement that Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar earned election to the Hall of Fame was notable not merely for...

News -- April 2010

4/29 B-R Blog: Getting A Headstart On Whiffs: A quick list via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Game Finder - players with 9+ games of 2+ strikeouts within their...

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