Bob Alexander

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 7, 1922 in Vancouver, Canada ca

Died: April 7, 1993 in Oceanside, CA

Buried: Cremated

School: Bethany College (Bethany, WV)

Debut: April 11, 1955 (Age 32-247d, 8,796th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1957 (Age 35-046d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Full Name: Robert Somerville Alexander

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

W

L

ERA

10.64

G

GS

SV

IP

11.0

SO

WHIP

2.273

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1942	19	NYY-min	C,D	3	5	.375	5.16	11						68.0	60	53	39		46									1.559	7.9		6.1			AMS,BUT CAML,PASA
1943	20	NYY-min	D	4	3	.571	3.60	9	4	5	2	0		55.0	49	26	22		34		47	5	1	3				1.509	8.0		5.6	7.7	1.38	WVL PONY
1944	21	NYY-DET-min	D,B	6	9	.400	3.55	24	8	1	6	1		132.0	139	98	52		69		85	9	0	8				1.576	9.5		4.7	5.8	1.23	WVL,NFK,HGR PONY,PIED,ISLG
1946	23	NYY-min	B,A	6	5	.545	2.64	17			7	2		99.0	88	37	29		23		62	1	1	2				1.121	8.0		2.1	5.6	2.70	NFK,BNG PIED,EL
1947	24	NYY-min	A	10	12	.455	4.15	36			17	2		219.0	234	122	101		88		128	14		2				1.470	9.6		3.6	5.3	1.45	DEN WL
1948	25	NYY-min	AA	11	16	.407	3.70	33	30		16	1		231.0	227	129	95		99		109	8	0	6				1.411	8.8		3.9	4.2	1.10	BMT TL
1949	26	BOS-min	AAA	8	8	.500	4.25	25			8	0		144.0	148	88	68		65		54	2	0	3				1.479	9.3		4.1	3.4	0.83	LOU AA
1950	27	BOS-min	AAA	12	10	.545	3.44	30	26		13	4		186.0	167	80	71		90		73	0	0	4				1.382	8.1		4.4	3.5	0.81	LOU AA
1951	28	BRO-min	AAA	15	8	.652	3.58	32	27		15	2		216.0	201	98	86		70		97	7	0	2				1.255	8.4		2.9	4.0	1.39	MTL IL
1952	29	BRO-min	AAA	8	7	.533	4.34	26	20		6	1		139.0	140	74	67		77		55	5	0	4				1.561	9.1		5.0	3.6	0.71	MTL IL
1953	30	BRO-min	AAA	5	4	.556	4.76	20	7		2	0		70.0	78	40	37	6	36		30	1	0	2				1.629	10.0	0.8	4.6	3.9	0.83	MTL IL
1955	32	BAL	AL	1	0	1.000	13.50	4	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	8	6	6	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	22	31	4.12	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	2.3	0.50

1956	33	BRO-min	Opn	12	11	.522	3.85	42	30		12	5		222.0	214	111	95	16	93		102	6	1	10				1.383	8.7	0.6	3.8	4.1	1.10	POR PCL
1957	34	CHC-min	Opn	14	13	.519	3.49	36	27		13	3		204.0	188	91	79	14	81		126	9	0	3				1.319	8.3	0.6	3.6	5.6	1.56	POR PCL
1957	34	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	10	7	7	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	35	44	4.74	2.143	12.9	0.0	6.4	1.3	0.20
1958	35	CLE-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.71	30	24		9	1		160.0	167	85	66	11	70		75	5	1	10				1.481	9.4	0.6	3.9	4.2	1.07	SDG PCL
1959	36	CLE-min	AAA	0	0			2																										SDG PCL
2 Yrs				1	1	.500	10.64	9	0	5	0	0	0	11.0	18	13	13	0	7	2	2	2	0	2	57	38	4.51	2.273	14.7	0.0	5.7	1.6	0.29
162 Game Avg.				8	8	.500	10.64	68	0	38	0	0	0	83	136	98	98	0	53	15	15	15	0	15	431	38	4.51	2.273	14.7	0.0	5.7	1.6	0.29

CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	5	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	10	7	7	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	35	44	4.74	2.143	12.9	0.0	6.4	1.3	0.20
BAL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	13.50	4	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	8	6	6	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	22	31	4.12	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	2.3	0.50

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