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 University (Greenville, TN), Milligan University (Milligan College, TN)

Debut: April 16, 1929 (Age 25-355d, 6,873rd in major league 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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Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.6

2450

811

.331

369

RBI

459

OBP

.394

SLG

.497

OPS

.891

OPS+

129

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 61 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 10 go ahead

2 Tms
DET	48
BOS	13

Platoon
vs RHP	47
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	34
Home	27

Outs
1	24
2	19
0	18

8 Opps
SLB	18
WSH	9
PHA	8
NYY	7
BOS	6
CLE	6
CHW	5
DET	2

40 Pitchers
George Blaeholder	4
Jack Russell	3
Sam Gray	3
George Earnshaw	3
Tommy Thomas	3
Johnny Miljus	2
General Crowder	2
Firpo Marberry	2
Rip Collins	2
George Pipgras	2
Jimmy Zinn	2
Lefty Gomez	2
Dick Coffman	2
Horace Lisenbee	2
Carl Fischer	2
Lloyd Brown	1
Chad Kimsey	1
Belve Bean	1
Ed Walsh	1
Bob Cooney	1
Bobby Burke	1
Bump Hadley	1
Elon Hogsett	1
Rube Walberg	1
Ed Wells	1
Roy Mahaffey	1
Monte Weaver	1
Garland Braxton	1
Bill Shores	1
Wes Ferrell	1
Jack Quinn	1
Lefty Stewart	1
Jack Ogden	1
Lefty Grove	1
Pat Caraway	1
Sad Sam Jones	1
Red Ruffing	1
Ted Lyons	1
Waite Hoyt	1
Tom Zachary	1

8 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	22
Fenway Pk (BOS)	8
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	8
Yankee Stad (NYC)	5
GriffithStad (WAS)	5
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	5
League Pk II (CLE)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	4

Where Hit
9	25
8	14
7	7
78	5
89	4

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	57
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	12
-2-	7
1-3	7
--3	4
12-	2
123	1

105 RBI
RISP	21
0 on	28
1 on	23
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	33

Inning
1	5
2	5
3	9
4	5
5	10
6	6
7	8
8	6
9	7

1-3	19
4-6	21
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	8
+2	8
+1	7
Tied	10
-1	6
-2	5
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	29
Tied	10
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	61

OrderPos
4th	38
5th	20
6th	3

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	27
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1929-04-21	DET	@	SLB	Chad Kimsey	ahead 9-3	t 7	2	1-3	3	4	3	0.018	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Rice Scores; H. Heilmann Scores
2	2	2	1	1929-04-27	DET		SLB	George Blaeholder	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.126	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Gehringer Scores
3	3	3	1	1929-05-11	DET		NYY	Tom Zachary	ahead 4-3	b 3	1	1--	2	5	3	0.152	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Heilmann Scores
4	4	4	1	1929-05-28	DET		SLB	Sam Gray	behind 1-4	b 9	0	---	1	5	3	0.056	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1929-05-30 (1)	DET		SLB	Jack Ogden	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.099	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1929-05-30 (2)	DET		SLB	Rip Collins	tied 3-3	b 3	1	---	1	5	3	0.111	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	7	1	1929-06-07	DET	@	WSH	Garland Braxton	ahead 6-5	t 7	2	-2-	2	5	3
8	8	8	1	1929-06-20	DET	@	CLE	Jimmy Zinn	behind 1-3	t 4	1	1--	2	6	3	0.184	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. McManus Scores
9	9	9	1	1929-06-28	DET		CLE	Johnny Miljus	behind 3-4	b 7	0	---	1	6	3	0.212	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	10	1	1929-07-02	DET	@	SLB	Sam Gray	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	3	5	3	0.187	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Johnson Scores; C. Gehringer Scores
11	11	11	2	1929-07-02	DET	@	SLB	Sam Gray	ahead 5-3	t 5	1	1-3	3	5	3	0.131	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Gehringer Scores; H. Heilmann Scores
12	12	12	1	1929-07-04 (1)	DET	@	SLB	Rip Collins	ahead 3-1	t 3	2	--3	2	5	3
13	13	13	1	1929-07-07	DET		WSH	Bump Hadley	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	---	1	5	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	14	1	1929-07-11	DET		BOS	Jack Russell	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	1	5	3
15	15	15	1	1929-07-21	DET		PHA	Jack Quinn	behind 4-6	b 7	2	1--	2	5	3	0.332	52%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Gehringer Scores
16	16	16	1	1929-07-31	DET	@	PHA	Rube Walberg	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	4	3	0.108	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	17	1	1929-08-02	DET	@	PHA	Bill Shores	behind 9-11	t 9	0	---	1	5	3	0.095	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	18	1	1929-08-07	DET	@	CLE	Jimmy Zinn	ahead 9-4	t 8	1	1-3	3	5	3	0.012	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Rice Scores; H. Heilmann Scores
19	19	19	1	1929-08-08	DET	@	CLE	Johnny Miljus	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	1	5	3	0.091	83%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep CF)
20	20	20	1	1929-08-19 (2)	DET		BOS	Jack Russell	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	-2-	2	5	3	0.043	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Fothergill Scores/unER
21	21	21	1	1929-09-07 (1)	DET	@	NYY	Ed Wells	tied 2-2	t 3	1	-2-	2	5	3	0.171	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores
22	22	22	1	1929-09-07 (2)	DET	@	NYY	Waite Hoyt	ahead 4-3	t 5	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.192	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores/unER; D. Alexander Scores/unER
23	23	23	1	1929-09-10 (2)	DET	@	NYY	George Pipgras	behind 3-6	t 6	0	---	1	4	3	0.084	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	24	1	1929-09-11	DET	@	BOS	Red Ruffing	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	---	1	4	3	0.034	96%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Alexander Scores/unER
25	25	25	1	1929-10-06	DET	@	CHW	Ed Walsh	behind 4-6	t 9	1	--3	2	4	3
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1930-04-17	DET		SLB	Dick Coffman	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	1--	2	4	3	0.067	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores
27	27	2	1	1930-05-08	DET	@	WSH	Sad Sam Jones	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	1	4	3	0.086	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	3	1	1930-05-17	DET		SLB	General Crowder	ahead 3-1	b 3	0	1--	2	4	3	0.102	88%		Home Run; M. McManus Scores
29	29	4	1	1930-05-24	DET	@	CHW	Tommy Thomas	behind 1-2	t 4	2	---	1	4	3	0.115	45%		Home Run (Deep CF)
30	30	5	2	1930-05-24	DET	@	CHW	Tommy Thomas	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.063	90%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	6	1	1930-05-26	DET	@	SLB	General Crowder	ahead 6-3	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.027	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	7	1	1930-06-07	DET		BOS	Jack Russell	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1-3	3	4	3	0.106	94%		Home Run (CF-RF); C. Gehringer Scores; M. McManus Scores
33	33	8	1	1930-06-16	DET		PHA	George Earnshaw	behind 2-8	b 5	1	1-3	3	4	3	0.104	20%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Johnson Scores; M. McManus Scores
34	34	9	1	1930-06-20	DET	@	NYY	George Pipgras	ahead 1-0	t 1	0	1-3	3	4	3	0.117	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores; M. McManus Scores/unER
35	35	10	1	1930-07-12 (2)	DET		WSH	Firpo Marberry	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.115	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	11	1	1930-07-31	DET	@	CLE	Wes Ferrell	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.091	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	12	1	1930-08-06	DET		CLE	Belve Bean	ahead 8-1	b 8	2	---	1	4	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	13	1	1930-08-20	DET	@	PHA	Lefty Grove	behind 4-10	t 7	2	1--	2	4	3	0.030	5%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores/unER; D. Alexander Scores/unER
39	39	14	1	1930-08-22	DET	@	PHA	George Earnshaw	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	--3	2	4	3	0.073	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores
40	40	15	1	1930-08-28	DET	@	SLB	George Blaeholder	behind 0-4	t 6	2	---	1	4	3	0.047	12%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	16	1	1930-09-01 (1)	DET	@	CHW	Ted Lyons	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.095	50%		Home Run (LF-CF)
42	42	17	1	1930-09-04	DET		SLB	George Blaeholder	ahead 4-1	b 5	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.084	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. McManus Scores/unER; D. Alexander Scores/unER
43	43	18	1	1930-09-18	DET		BOS	Horace Lisenbee	behind 1-4	b 8	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.149	23%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gehringer Scores
44	44	19	1	1930-09-20	DET		WSH	Lloyd Brown	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.163	69%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. McManus Scores
45	45	20	1	1930-09-28	DET		CHW	Pat Caraway	ahead 5-2	b 4	2	1--	2	4	3	0.097	92%		Home Run; C. Gehringer Scores
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1931-04-25	DET		SLB	Dick Coffman	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	1	4	3	0.110	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	2	1	1931-09-10	DET	@	BOS	Horace Lisenbee	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.048	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
48	48	3	1	1931-09-13 (1)	DET	@	NYY	Lefty Gomez	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	1	4	3
1932	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1932-06-25	BOS	@	WSH	Bobby Burke	ahead 6-2	t 5	0	---	1	5	3	0.043	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	2	1	1932-07-09	BOS		SLB	Carl Fischer	tied 2-2	b 8	0	1--	2	4	3	0.260	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Watwood Scores
51	51	3	1	1932-07-24	BOS	@	WSH	Tommy Thomas	behind 2-11	t 8	1	12-	3	5	3
52	52	4	1	1932-07-30	BOS	@	SLB	George Blaeholder	tied 0-0	t 7	2	---	1	5	3	0.193	62%		Home Run (CF-RF)
53	53	5	1	1932-08-17	BOS		SLB	Carl Fischer	tied 2-2	b 3	1	1--	2	4	3	0.183	74%		Home Run (Deep CF); S. Jolley Scores
54	54	6	1	1932-08-22	BOS		DET	Elon Hogsett	behind 1-4	b 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.184	39%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Stumpf Scores
55	55	7	1	1932-09-02 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	Roy Mahaffey	behind 2-3	t 6	2	---	1	4	3	0.147	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	8	1	1932-09-11 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	Bob Cooney	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	123	4	4	3
1933	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1933-04-15	BOS	@	WSH	Monte Weaver	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	1	4	3
58	58	2	1	1933-06-10	BOS		WSH	Lefty Stewart	behind 2-7	b 9	1	1-3	3	6	3	0.030	5%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Hodapp Scores; R. Ferrell Scores
59	59	3	1	1933-06-14	BOS		NYY	Lefty Gomez	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.075	95%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Cooke Scores
60	60	4	1	1933-06-17 (1)	BOS		PHA	George Earnshaw	behind 0-6	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.043	14%		Home Run (Deep CF)
61	61	5	1	1933-06-21 (2)	BOS	@	DET	Firpo Marberry	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	--3	2	4	3	0.108	74%		Home Run (CF-RF); D. Cooke Scores

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 10 go ahead

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