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	12-10 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-7-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-6)

Most Driven In
C Gelbert	1
W Roettger	1

Most Driven In By
A High	2
T Douthit	0

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	673	1	Apr 16	STL	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.038	1.20	-0.06%	-0.72	P
2	674	6 (4)	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.083	2.85	-0.15%	-0.83	P
3	675	11 (4)	Apr 28	STL		PIT	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.047	2.55	-0.08%	-0.49	P
May		Gtm	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
4	676	15 (3)	May 5	STL	@	NYG	W,9-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.038	2.23	-0.07%	-0.41	P
5	677	19 (3)	May 9	STL	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.019	3.66	-0.04%	-0.48	P
6	678	23 (3)	May 13	STL	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.033	1.44	-0.08%	-0.54	P
7	679	26 (2)	May 17	STL	@	PIT	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.114	5.94	-0.33%	-0.98	P
8	680	30 (3)	May 21	STL	@	CIN	W,12-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.31	-0.013	1.33	-0.04%	-1.29	P
9	681	33 (2)	May 25	STL		CHC	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.080	.000	.080	9	1.20	-0.056	7.00	-0.20%	-0.63	P
10	682	34	May 26 (1)	STL		PIT	L,8-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.080	.000	.080	9						P
11	683	40 (5)	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.038	.107	.038	.146	9	.56	0.040	2.27	0.10%	0.14	P
Jun		Gtm	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
12	684	45 (4)	Jun 4 (2)	STL		BRO	L,8-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.038	.107	.038	.146	9						P
13	685	51 (5)	Jun 10	STL		PHI	W,10-9	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.034	.097	.034	.131	9	.59	-0.048	2.52	-0.12%	-1.19	P
14	686	54 (2)	Jun 15	STL		BSN	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.032	.091	.032	.123	9	1.04	-0.056	4.74	-0.15%	-0.49	P
15	687	61 (6)	Jun 20	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.032	.091	.032	.123	9						P
Jul		Gtm	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
16	688	87 (25)	Jul 18	STL	@	BSN	W,6-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.114	.061	.175	9	.87	-0.002	.24	0.00%	0.02	P
17	689	91 (3)	Jul 23	STL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1		0		0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.89	0.008	.08	0.00%	0.95	P
18	690	96 (4)	Jul 28	STL		NYG	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.057	.154	.057	.211	9	1.05	-0.029	.10	0.00%	-0.29	P
Aug		Gtm	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
19	691	101 (4)	Aug 1	STL		BRO	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.47	-0.042	.02	0.00%	-1.10	P
20	692	106 (4)	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.051	.140	.051	.191	9	1.11	-0.040	.06	0.00%	-0.46	P
21	693	109 (2)	Aug 10 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,11-9	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9	2.04	-0.055	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
22	694	112 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.049	.133	.049	.182	9	.71	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
							12-10		48	41	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	1	3		0		0	1	.049	.133	.049	.182		.76	-0.684	2.01	-1.24%	-9.17

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