Dale Alexander

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: April 26, 1903 in Greeneville, TN us

Died: March 2, 1979 in Greeneville, TN

Buried: Shiloh Cemetery, Tusculum, TN

Schools: Tusculum College (Greenville, TN), Milligan College (Milligan College, TN)

Debut: April 16, 1929 (Age 25-355d, 5,930th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1933 (Age 30-150d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: David Dale Alexander

Nicknames: Moose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.6

AB

2450

R

369

H

811

BA

.331

HR

RBI

459

SB

OBP

.394

SLG

.497

OPS

.891

OPS+

129

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1923	20	GRE	D	86	291	291		73	6	2	1						.251	.251	.296	.546		86				GRE · APPY
1924	21	GRE	D	114	389	389	51	129	28	10	4		6				.332	.332	.486	.817		189				GRE · APPY
1925	22	CHR	B	131	543	543	92	180	44	8	20	120	7				.331	.331	.552	.884		300				CHR · SALL
1926	23	CHR	B	130	523	523	87	169	40	8	13	96	6				.323	.323	.505	.828		264				CHR · SALL
1927	24	TTO	AA	153	557	557	83	188	26	11	12	97	4				.338	.338	.488	.826		272				TTO · IL
1928	25	TTO	AA	169	621	621	115	236	49	11	31	144	15				.380	.380	.644	1.024		400				TTO · IL
1929	26	DET	AL	155	701	626	110	215	43	15	25	137	5	9	56	63	.343	.397	.580	.977	148	363	0	18	*3
1930	27	DET	AL	154	660	602	86	196	33	8	20	135	6	5	42	56	.326	.372	.507	.878	118	305	2	14	*3
1931	28	DET	AL	135	583	517	75	168	47	3	3	87	5	8	64	35	.325	.401	.445	.846	119	230	2	0	*3/7
1932	29	TOT	AL	124	454	392	58	144	27	3	8	60	4	5	61	21	.367	.454	.513	.966	156	201	1	0	*3	MVP-11
1932	29	DET	AL	23	22	16	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	6	2	.250	.455	.250	.705	84	4	0	0	/3
1932	29	BOS	AL	101	432	376	58	140	27	3	8	56	4	5	55	19	.372	.454	.524	.978	159	197	1	0	3
1933	30	BOS	AL	94	338	313	40	88	14	1	5	40	0	1	25	22	.281	.336	.380	.716	88	119	1	0	3
1934	31	NYY-min	AA	145	545	545	89	183	35	2	14	123	7				.336	.336	.484	.820		264				NWK · IL
1935	32	PIT-min	AA	120	461	461	84	165	29	6	16	95	5				.358	.358	.551	.909		254				KCY · AA
1936	33	CHW-min	AA	154	612	612	81	193	30	9	5	100	4				.315	.315	.418	.734		256				KCY · AA
1937	34	CIN-min	A1	153	567	567	91	181	42	1	15	109	7				.319	.319	.476	.795		270				NVL · SOUA
1938	35	CNG	A1	140	518	518	49	160	24	1	8	85	6				.309	.309	.405	.714		210				CNG · SOUA
1939	36	WSH-min	D	98	374	374	72	129	27	2	6	80	14				.345	.345	.476	.821		178				SNF · FLOR
1940	37	WSH-min	D	91	330	330	78	128	31	5	14	96	6				.388	.388	.639	1.027		211				THV · GAFL
1941	38	WSH-min	B	56	64	64	14	28	9	0	1	23	1				.438	.438	.625	1.063		40				SEL · SEAL
1942	39	BSN-min	D	19	19	19	6	3	2	1	0	3	0				.158	.158	.368	.526		7				GRE · APPY
5 Yrs				662	2736	2450	369	811	164	30	61	459	20	28	248	197	.331	.394	.497	.891	129	1218	6	32
162 Game Avg.				162	670	600	90	198	40	7	15	112	5	7	61	48	.331	.394	.497	.891	129	298	1	8

DET (4 yrs)				467	1966	1761	271	583	123	26	48	363	16	22	168	156	.331	.391	.512	.903	129	902	4	32
BOS (2 yrs)				195	770	689	98	228	41	4	13	96	4	6	80	41	.331	.402	.459	.861	127	316	2	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Dale Alexander

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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