Hugh Alexander

Hugh Alexander

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Seminole (OK) High School
• Debut August 15, 1937
• Final Game September 22, 1937
• Born July 10, 1917 in Buffalo, MO USA
• Died November 25, 2000 in Oklahoma City, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Hugh Alexander was a major league first baseman for the Cleveland Indians in 1937. He had hit .344+ with 28+ homers in each of his two seasons in the minors before being called up. After an off-season injury while working at an Oklahoma oil well, he lost a hand. Alexander was hired as a scout, a position he enjoyed for the next sixty-one seasons. He primarily wore number 2.

Alexander was employed by the following clubs:

• Cleveland Indians
• Chicago White Sox
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Chicago Cubs

Some of the notable players he is credited with discovering include:

• Allie Reynolds
• Don Sutton
• Steve Garvey
• Davey Lopes
• Dale Mitchell

Further Reading

• Dan Austin: Baseball's Last Great Scout: The Life of Hugh Alexander, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8032-4501-3

Related Sites

• Hugh Alexander at the SABR Bio Project
• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Hugh Alexander