Gary Alexander

Positions: Catcher, Designated Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: March 27, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 23rd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA).

High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)

Debut: September 12, 1975 (Age 22-169d, 13,709th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1981 (Age 28-185d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Gary Wayne Alexander

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

1276

293

.230

169

RBI

202

OBP

.311

SLG

.411

OPS

.722

OPS+

Summary of 55 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 5 tying, 24 go ahead

4 Tms
CLE	37
OAK	10
SFG	7
PIT	1

Platoon
vs RHP	35
vs LHP	20

Home/Road
Home	34
Away	21

Outs
2	22
1	17
0	16

19 Opps
TOR	8
DET	7
MIN	5
NYY	5
SEA	5
BOS	3
CHW	3
OAK	3
MON	2
MIL	2
TEX	2
HOU	2
SDP	2
CLE	1
KCR	1
CAL	1
BAL	1
NYM	1
CIN	1

46 Pitchers
Dick Pole	3
Jack Billingham	3
John Henry Johnson	2
Jim Clancy	2
Jesse Jefferson	2
Mark Lemongello	2
Tommy John	2
Steve Burke	1
Rudy May	1
Bob Shirley	1
Tom Underwood	1
Glenn Abbott	1
Sparky Lyle	1
Steve Crawford	1
Mike Torrez	1
Jim Barr	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Tom Burgmeier	1
Darrell Jackson	1
Wayne Twitchell	1
Jim Slaton	1
Dave Freisleben	1
Dave Lemanczyk	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Mike Willis	1
Rich Wortham	1
Paul Hartzell	1
Paul Thormodsgard	1
Ken Kravec	1
John Hiller	1
Mike Caldwell	1
John Sutton	1
Bob Sykes	1
Brian Kingman	1
Rick Wise	1
Ron Guidry	1
Milt Wilcox	1
Bill Atkinson	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Steve Renko	1
Dave Roberts	1
Greg Thayer	1
Dave Tomlin	1
Randy Stein	1
Mario Soto	1
Rich Gale	1

16 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	22
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
3Com Park (SFO)	5
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
County Stad (MIL)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	28
8	15
9	4

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	55

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	11
-2-	5
12-	5
--3	5
1-3	1
123	1
-23	1

93 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	26
1 on	21
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	29

Inning
1	3
2	14
3	1
4	9
5	3
6	4
7	7
8	8
9	6

1-3	18
4-6	16
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	19
-1	9
-2	4
-3	6
-4..	5

Ahead	12
Tied	19
Behind	24

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	30
DH	17
PH	5
1B	1
RF	1
LF	1

OrderPos
6th	16
7th	13
4th	10
5th	8
8th	6
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1976-09-05 (1)	SFG		SDP	Dave Tomlin	ahead 4-0	b 8	2	---	1	6	2	0.007	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1976-10-01	SFG	@	HOU	Mark Lemongello	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.215	70%		Home Run; J. Clark Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1977-07-25	SFG		MON	Bill Atkinson	behind 0-4	b 9	0	12-	3	8	PH	0.111	19%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Evans Scores; J. LeMaster Scores
4	4	2	1	1977-08-01	SFG	@	MON	Wayne Twitchell	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	8	2	0.207	68%		Home Run; V. Harris Scores
5	5	3	1	1977-08-11	SFG		HOU	Mark Lemongello	tied 2-2	b 4	1	1--	2	8	2	0.216	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Foli Scores
6	6	4	1	1977-08-12	SFG		CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.107	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	5	1	1977-10-02	SFG		SDP	Bob Shirley	behind 0-3	b 7	1	---	1	9	PH	0.079	17%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1978-04-11	OAK		SEA	Dick Pole	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	4	DH	0.190	72%		Home Run; M. Diloné Scores
9	9	2	1	1978-04-13	OAK		SEA	Steve Burke	tied 1-1	b 9	1	-2-	2	4	DH	0.311	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; S. Staggs Scores
10	10	3	1	1978-04-17	OAK	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	DH	0.098	39%		Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	4	1	1978-04-21	OAK	@	SEA	Dick Pole	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---	1	4	7	0.094	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	5	1	1978-04-25 (1)	OAK		MIN	Greg Thayer	tied 3-3	b 7	2	--3	2	4	DH	0.312	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Edwards Scores
13	13	6	1	1978-04-30	OAK		CLE	Rick Wise	tied 1-1	b 9	2	---	1	4	DH	0.469	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	7	1	1978-05-02	OAK		TOR	Tom Underwood	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	1	4	DH	0.116	78%		Home Run
15	15	8	1	1978-05-03	OAK		TOR	Jim Clancy	tied 3-3	b 5	1	1--	2	4	DH	0.249	82%		Home Run; M. Page Scores
16	16	9	1	1978-05-12	OAK	@	DET	Jack Billingham	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	1	7	DH	0.124	30%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	10	1	1978-06-02	OAK		NYY	Ron Guidry	behind 0-3	b 8	2	---	1	9	9	0.044	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	11	1	1978-06-23	CLE		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	tied 0-0	b 2	2	--3	2	7	2	0.193	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores
19	19	12	1	1978-06-24	CLE		TOR	Mike Willis	ahead 5-1	b 4	2	123	4	6	2	0.064	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bell Scores; A. Thornton Scores; J. Grubb Scores
20	20	13	1	1978-06-26	CLE		DET	Jack Billingham	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	-23	3	6	2	0.201	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores; B. Carbo Scores
21	21	14	1	1978-06-28 (1)	CLE		DET	Jim Slaton	behind 0-4	b 6	2	12-	3	6	2	0.232	31%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores; B. Carbo Scores
22	22	15	1	1978-06-29	CLE		DET	Bob Sykes	behind 0-2	b 3	2	12-	3	4	DH	0.334	64%		Home Run (Deep CF); P. Dade Scores; A. Thornton Scores
23	23	16	1	1978-07-02 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	Dave Lemanczyk	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.112	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	17	1	1978-07-05	CLE	@	DET	Jack Billingham	behind 2-10	t 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	18	1	1978-07-13	CLE	@	OAK	John Henry Johnson	behind 1-4	t 6	1	1--	2	5	DH	0.166	29%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bell Scores/unER
26	26	19	1	1978-07-16	CLE	@	SEA	Dick Pole	ahead 3-0	t 4	2	--3	2	6	2	0.099	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores
27	27	20	1	1978-07-29	CLE		OAK	Steve Renko	behind 1-5	b 4	0	1--	2	6	2	0.133	29%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Carbo Scores
28	28	21	1	1978-08-08	CLE	@	BOS	Mike Torrez	behind 2-3	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.102	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	22	1	1978-08-15	CLE		MIN	John Sutton	ahead 6-5	b 2	2	--3	2	5	DH	0.161	81%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Thornton Scores
30	30	23	1	1978-08-24	CLE	@	MIL	Randy Stein	behind 3-8	t 7	0	12-	3	5	DH	0.101	17%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bell Scores; A. Thornton Scores
31	31	24	1	1978-09-10	CLE	@	DET	Milt Wilcox	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	---	1	5	2	0.135	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	25	1	1978-09-11 (1)	CLE		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	behind 3-4	b 5	0	1--	2	5	2	0.257	72%		Home Run (Deep CF); W. Cage Scores
33	33	26	1	1978-09-26	CLE	@	BAL	Mike Flanagan	behind 0-3	t 9	2	---	1	4	DH	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	27	1	1978-10-01	CLE	@	NYY	Catfish Hunter	tied 2-2	t 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1979-04-18	CLE		TEX	Sparky Lyle	behind 3-4	b 7	1	12-	3	7	2	0.428	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Harrah Scores; P. Dade Scores
36	36	2	1	1979-04-22	CLE		CHW	Francisco Barrios	ahead 4-2	b 6	1	---	1	6	2	0.072	90%		Home Run
37	37	3	1	1979-04-25	CLE		MIN	Paul Hartzell	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	5	2	0.134	53%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	4	1	1979-04-26	CLE	@	KCR	Rich Gale	behind 3-4	t 9	0	---	1	5	2	0.330	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
39	39	5	1	1979-05-20	CLE		DET	John Hiller	tied 7-7	b 9	1	1--	2	7	2	0.362	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); T. Harrah Scores
40	40	6	1	1979-05-23	CLE	@	TOR	Dave Freisleben	behind 2-3	t 8	2	--3	2	7	2	0.473	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Thornton Scores
41	41	7	1	1979-05-26	CLE		NYY	Tommy John	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.074	86%		Home Run (Deep CF)
42	42	8	1	1979-06-11	CLE		CAL	Jim Barr	behind 2-3	b 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.221	59%		Home Run (Deep CF)
43	43	9	1	1979-07-05	CLE		CHW	Rich Wortham	behind 2-3	b 4	0	-2-	2	6	DH	0.175	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Harrah Scores
44	44	10	1	1979-07-07	CLE		MIN	Darrell Jackson	behind 0-3	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.086	32%		Home Run (Deep CF)
45	45	11	1	1979-07-13	CLE	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	7	2	0.193	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Johnson Scores
46	46	12	1	1979-07-29	CLE	@	CHW	Ken Kravec	tied 1-1	t 2	1	-2-	2	7	2	0.160	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Cox Scores; G. Alexander Scores
47	47	13	1	1979-07-30	CLE		BOS	Tom Burgmeier	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	1	7	PH	0.256	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	14	1	1979-08-04	CLE		TEX	John Henry Johnson	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	---	1	7	2	0.048	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	15	1	1979-08-26	CLE		OAK	Brian Kingman	tied 1-1	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.107	64%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1980-05-04 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	behind 3-6	t 8	0	1--	2	7	DH	0.143	26%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Charboneau Scores
51	51	2	1	1980-07-05	CLE		NYY	Tommy John	behind 1-3	b 8	1	---	1	8	PH	0.122	24%		Home Run (Deep CF)
52	52	3	1	1980-07-06	CLE		NYY	Rudy May	tied 2-2	b 6	1	1-3	3	8	PH	0.229	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hassey Scores; J. Brohamer Scores
53	53	4	1	1980-07-30	CLE		SEA	Glenn Abbott	behind 1-2	b 4	2	---	1	6	DH	0.139	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	5	1	1980-09-18	CLE	@	BOS	Steve Crawford	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	7	DH	0.157	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Bannister Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1981-04-29	PIT	@	NYM	Dave Roberts	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2	6	3	0.203	71%		Home Run; L. Lacy Scores