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Pete Alexander
Full name Grover Cleveland Alexander Born February 26, 1887, Elba, Nebraska Died November 4, 1950, St. Paul, Nebraska Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, Nebraska First Game: April 15, 1911 ; Final Game: May 28, 1930 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1938 Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1926) Ejections: 1923 (2) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1911 PHI N Daily Splits 50 138 12 24 5 1 0 9 2 0i 27 0 0 0i 2i 1 2i .174 .186 .225 0.0 1911 PHI N
1912 PHI N Daily Splits 46 102 7 19 4 0 2 15 6 0 13 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 .186 .231 .284 0.0 1912 PHI N
1913 PHI N Daily Splits 47 103 9 13 4 1 0 2i 3 0i 21 0 3 0 4i 1i 0 1i .126 .151 .184 0.0 1913 PHI N
1914 PHI N Daily Splits 48 137 18 32 3 0 0 9 3 0 12 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 .234 .255 .255 0.2 1914 PHI N
1915 PHI N Daily Splits 49 130 9 22 3 0 1 10 6 0 23 0 5 0 6 3 0 2 .169 .206 .215 0.0 1915 PHI N
1916 PHI N Daily Splits 49 138 10 33 7 4 0 9 5 0 15 0 3 0 4 5 1 1 .239 .266 .348 0.0 1916 PHI N
1917 PHI N Daily Splits 47 139 17 30 8 2 1 11 3 0 23 0 7 0 6 4 1 0 .216 .232 .324 0.0 1917 PHI N
1918 CHI N Daily Splits 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0.0 1918 CHI N
1919 CHI N Daily Splits 30 70 6 12 1 0 0 4 10 0 18 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 .171 .275 .186 0.0 1919 CHI N
1920 CHI N Daily Splits 46 118 9 27 4 1 1 14 11 0 26 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 .229 .295 .305 0.0 1920 CHI N
1921 CHI N Daily Splits 31 95 8 29 3 1 1 14 2 0 13 0 5 0 4 2 0 1 .305 .320 .389 0.0 1921 CHI N
1922 CHI N Daily Splits 33 85 4 15 1 0 0 11 6 0 16 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 .176 .231 .188 0.0 1922 CHI N
1923 CHI N Daily Splits 39 111 10 24 3 1 1 10 1 0 11 0 7 0 4 5 0 0 .216 .223 .288 0.0 1923 CHI N
1924 CHI N Daily Splits 21 65 3 15 2 0 1 10 2 0 8 0 4 0 2 3 0 1 .231 .254 .308 0.0 1924 CHI N
1925 CHI N Daily Splits 32 79 7 19 4 1 2 12 1 0 5 0 9 0 1 4 0 2 .241 .250 .392 0.0 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N Daily Splits 7 15 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .467 .467 .600 0.0 1926 CHI N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 23 50 1 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 14 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .120 .154 .140 0.0 1926 STL N
1926 TOT N 30 65 2 13 3 0 0 6 2 0 15 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .224 .246 0.0 1926 TOT N
1927 STL N Daily Splits 37 94 7 23 3 1 0 6 5 0 14 0 3 1 2 6 0 0 .245 .283 .298 0.0 1927 STL N
1928 STL N Daily Splits 34 86 13 25 2 0 1 11 4 0 8 0 8 0 4 3 0 0 .291 .322 .349 0.0 1928 STL N
1929 STL N Daily Splits 22 41 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 .049 .133 .049 0.0 1929 STL N
1930 PHI N Daily Splits 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 0.0 1930 PHI N
Total (20 Years) Splits 703 1810 154 378 60 13 11 166i 77 0i 275 2 88 1i 47i 54i 3 11i .209 .242 .275 0.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1915 PHI N Daily Splits 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1915 PHI N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1926 STL N
1928 STL N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1928 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1911 PHI N Daily Splits 48 37 31 7 11 3 367 285 1440 5 133 105 129 2i 227 33i 4 8 1 46i 13 28 13 2.57 4.65 3.7 1911 PHI N
1912 PHI N Daily Splits 46 34 25 3 10 3 310.1 289 1290 11 133 97 105 5 195 30 5 6 0 57 8 9 32 19 17 2.81 4.44 3.0 1912 PHI N
1913 PHI N Daily Splits 47 36 23 9 9 2 306.1 288 1235 9 106 95 75 2i 159 21 3 3 0 43 i 6i 12i 9i 22 8 2.79 4.22 1.8 1913 PHI N
1914 PHI N Daily Splits 46 39 32 6 7 1 355 327 1457 8 133 94 76 2 214 32 1 11 0 53 19 4 52 27 15 2.38 4.33 3.1 1914 PHI N
1915 PHI N Daily Splits 49 42 36 12 7 4 376.1 253 1435 3 86 51 64 6 241 35 2 10 0 46 9 13 40 31 10 1.22 4.29 7.5 1915 PHI N
1916 PHI N Daily Splits 48 45 38 16 3 3 389 323 1500 6 90 67 50 2 167 37 3 10 0 39 9 19 38 33 12 1.55 3.42 7.2 1916 PHI N
1917 PHI N Daily Splits 45 44 34 8 0 0 388 336 1529 4 107 79 56 2 200 30 1 6 0 50 20 15 40 30 13 1.83 3.77 5.4 1917 PHI N
1918 CHI N Daily Splits 3 3 3 0 0 0 26 19 98 0 7 5 3 0 15 2 0 1 0 3 4 2 6 2 1 1.73 4.67 0.3 1918 CHI N
1919 CHI N Daily Splits 30 27 20 9 3 1 235 180 906 3 51 45 38 2 121 16 1 0 0 34 7 11 18 16 11 1.72 3.33 4.6 1919 CHI N
1920 CHI N Daily Splits 46 40 33 7 6 5 363.1 335 1447 8 96 77 69 6 173 26 3 1 0 40 25 10 23 27 14 1.91 3.38 6.9 1920 CHI N
1921 CHI N Daily Splits 31 30 20 3 1 1 252 286 1033 10 110 95 33 1 77 33 1 1 0 38 10 12 19 15 13 3.39 4.63 1.8 1921 CHI N
1922 CHI N Daily Splits 33 31 20 1 2 1 245.2 283 1014 8 111 99 34 0 48 18 4 3 0 47 15 13 12 16 13 3.63 4.32 1.9 1922 CHI N
1923 CHI N Daily Splits 39 36 26 3 2 2 305 308 1246 17 128 108 30 4 72 25 2 0 0 46 10 13 36 22 12 3.19 5.47 3.1 1923 CHI N
1924 CHI N Daily Splits 21 20 12 0 0 0 169.1 183 708 9 82 57 25 1 33 10 1 1 0 32 10 17 20 12 5 3.03 5.30 1.1 1924 CHI N
1925 CHI N Daily Splits 32 30 20 1 1 0 236 270 977 15 106 89 29 3 63 9 1 3 0 52 12 16 21 15 11 3.39 4.80 2.3 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N Daily Splits 7 7 4 0 0 0 52 55 218 0 26 20 7 1 12 7 0 0 0 10 5 1 7 3 3 3.46 4.00 0.5 1926 CHI N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 23 16 11 2 7 2 148.1 136 597 8 57 48 24 1 35 10 0 2 0 11 5 7 13 9 7 2.91 3.69 1.3 1926 STL N
1926 TOT N 30 23 15 2 7 2 200.1 191 815 8 83 68 31 2 47 17 0 2 0 21 10 8 20 12 10 3.05 3.78 1.8 1926 TOT N
1927 STL N Daily Splits 37 30 22 2 5 3 268 261 1082 11 94 75 38 7 48 32 1 1 0 39 6 26 29 21 10 2.52 5.03 5.0 1927 STL N
1928 STL N Daily Splits 34 31 18 1 2 2 243.2 262 1009 15 107 91 37 4 59 25 3 2 0 35 12 11 15 16 9 3.36 5.74 2.2 1928 STL N
1929 STL N Daily Splits 22 19 8 0 3 0 132 149 562 10 65 57 23 4 33 16 2 1 0 30 7 9 14 9 8 3.89 5.53 1.0 1929 STL N
1930 PHI N Daily Splits 9 3 0 0 2 0 21.2 40 109 5 24 22 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 3 9.14 4.00 -0.8 1930 PHI N
Total (20 Years) Splits 696 600 436 90 81 33 5190 4868 20892 165 1852 1476 951 55 2198 449 38 70 1 756 213 221 446i373 208 2.56 4.39 62.9 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
i - incomplete Alexander was officially recognized as winning the ERA title in 1917. World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1915 PHI N Daily Splits 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.2 14 69 0 3 3 4 1 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1.53 2.00 1915 PHI N
1926 STL N Daily Splits 3 2 2 0 1 1 20.1 12 76 0 4 3 4 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1.33 8.00 1926 STL N
1928 STL N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 30 3 11 11 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 19.80 3.00 1928 STL N
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 5 4 0 2 1 43 36 175 3 18 17 12 1 29 7 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 4 3 2 3.56 4.60 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1911 PHI N Daily Splits P 48 37 31 365 11 95 4 3 0 0 34i 21i .964
1912 PHI N Daily Splits P 46 34 25 310 10 75 3 1 0 4 52 38 2 .966
1913 PHI N Daily Splits P 47 36 23 306.1 10 82 0 3 0 1 34 24 3i1.000
1914 PHI N Daily Splits P 46 39 32 353.2 18 102 3 1 0 0 39 41 6 .976
1914 PHI N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1914 PHI N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1915 PHI N Daily Splits P 49 42 36 376.1 22 120 3 4 0 5 24 25 8 .979
1916 PHI N Daily Splits P 48 45 38 390 17 102 1 3 0 5 27 38 7 .992
1917 PHI N Daily Splits P 45 44 35 387 24 108 1 3 0 5 32 31 2 .992
1918 CHI N Daily Splits P 3 3 3 26 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1.000
1919 CHI N Daily Splits P 30 27 20 235 6 85 0 1 0 1 19 12 3 1.000
1920 CHI N Daily Splits P 46 40 33 363.1 8 105 2 2 0 2 23 34 6 .983
1921 CHI N Daily Splits P 31 30 20 251.1 11 60 2 4 0 1 11 16 5 .973
1922 CHI N Daily Splits P 33 31 20 244 9 69 0 5 0 1 11 12 2 1.000
1923 CHI N Daily Splits P 39 36 26 304.2 11 90 1 6 0 1 9 9 4 .990
1924 CHI N Daily Splits P 21 20 12 169.1 4 53 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 .966
1925 CHI N Daily Splits P 32 30 20 235 7 45 0 4 0 3 8 13 0 1.000
1926 CHI N Daily Splits P 7 7 4 52 1 19 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 1.000
1926 STL N Daily Splits P 23 16 11 148.1 2 39 2 1 0 0 7 6 0 .953
1926 TOT N P 30 23 15 200.1 3 58 2 1 0 1 9 11 1 .968
1927 STL N Daily Splits P 37 30 22 268 8 66 0 1 0 2 12 6 4 1.000
1928 STL N Daily Splits P 34 31 18 243.2 4 57 0 3 0 3 9 9 0 1.000
1929 STL N Daily Splits P 22 19 8 132 5 38 1 2 0 0 6 6 1 .977
1930 PHI N Daily Splits P 9 3 0 21.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1.000
Total (20 Years) Splits P 696 600 437 5182.2 189 1419 25 49 0 35 371i 356i 56i .985
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1915 PHI N Daily Splits P 2 2 2 17.2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1926 STL N Daily Splits P 3 2 2 20.1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .857
1928 STL N Daily Splits P 2 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 7 5 4 43 2 15 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 .944
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-24-1923 BOX CHI N Charlie Moran Balls and strikes
9- 8-1923 BOX CHI N Bill Klem Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Syracuse (New York State) in the major league draft (September 1, 1910 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Killefer to Chicago Cubs in exchange for
Mike Prendergast , Pickles Dillhoefer and $55000 (December 11, 1917 ).
Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Chicago Cubs (June 22, 1926 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Harry McCurdy to Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for Homer Peel and Bob McGraw (December 11, 1929 ).
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