Matt Alexander

Positions: Pinch Runner, Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: January 30, 1947 in Shreveport, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grambling State University (Grambling, LA).

High School: Bethune HS (Shreveport, LA)

School: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)

Debut: August 23, 1973 (Age 26-205d, 13,410th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1981 (Age 34-246d)
vs. STL 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Matthew Alexander

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1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

168

.214

111

RBI

103

OBP

.294

SLG

.262

OPS

.556

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-19 / in Starts: 2-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	4 (2-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
T Foli	1

Most Driven In By
O Moreno	4
W Stargell	2
J Milner	1
D Berra	1
T Foli	1
D Parker	1
B Madlock	1
P Garner	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	279	1	Apr 6	PIT		MON	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7	1.83	-0.052	2.90	-0.05%	-0.23	PR
2	280	2	Apr 7	PIT		MON	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	281	12 (9)	Apr 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5	3.26	0.118	2.96	0.06%	0.27	PR
4	282	14 (1)	Apr 22	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						PR
5	283	16 (1)	Apr 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0					8	2.90	0.041	2.24	0.02%	0.16	PR
6	284	17	Apr 27	PIT		HOU	L,8-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	285	20 (2)	May 2	PIT		ATL	W,10-2	5-GF	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	3	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.68	RF
8	286	22 (1)	May 5	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9						LF
9	287	23	May 6	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	5	2.32	0.087	1.86	0.04%	0.42	PR LF
10	288	25 (1)	May 8	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	9	.61	-0.015	.37	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
11	289	26	May 9	PIT	@	ATL	W,17-9	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
12	290	27	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	5						PR LF
13	291	28	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
14	292	31 (2)	May 16	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	6						PR
15	293	34 (2)	May 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	2						PR
16	294	45 (10)	May 31	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	9						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	295	46	Jun 1	PIT		SDP	W,9-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	7						PR
18	296	52 (5)	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	9						LF
19	297	59 (6)	Jun 16	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	1						PR CF
20	298	60	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	1	1.00	-0.069	1.15	-0.05%	-0.37	CF
21	299	69 (8)	Jun 27	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	9	2.33	0.020	2.93	0.02%	0.16	PR
22	300	70	Jun 28	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		2	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	6	4.78	0.204	5.77	0.15%	0.42	PR
23	301	72 (1)	Jun 30	PIT		MON	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	2						PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	302	76 (3)	Jul 5	PIT	@	STL	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	7						PR
25	303	77	Jul 6	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	9						PR
26	304	84 (6)	Jul 13	PIT	@	ATL	L,4-13	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	2						SS
27	305	86 (1)	Jul 15	PIT	@	ATL	W,7-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	9	.11	0.002	.17	0.00%	0.09	PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	306	126 (39)	Aug 22	PIT		SFG	W,8-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.625	.625	.875	1.500	4	2.34	-0.095	8.90	-0.22%	-0.62	PR
29	307	128 (1)	Aug 25	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	5	6.86	0.296	27.51	0.71%	0.77	PR
30	308	129	Aug 26	PIT	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	1	.22	-0.017	.87	-0.04%	-0.02	CF RF
31	309	132 (2)	Aug 29	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	310	134 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	6	1.78	0.029	6.27	0.06%	0.16	PR
33	311	136 (1)	Sep 2	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
34	312	137	Sep 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	8	2.17	-0.149	6.68	-0.27%	-0.85	PR
35	313	139 (1)	Sep 5	PIT	@	STL	W,7-5	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	4	3.92	0.271	16.56	0.69%	1.04	PR
36	314	141 (1)	Sep 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	4	3.81	0.041	16.33	0.11%	0.13	PR
37	315	142	Sep 8	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
38	316	149 (6)	Sep 18	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	8	2.26	0.039	23.46	0.24%	0.09	PR
39	317	150	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	4	4.62	0.083	18.40	0.20%	0.24	PR LF
40	318	151	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	2	2.86	0.048	11.14	0.11%	0.24	PR
41	319	152	Sep 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	9	2.05	-0.070	11.49	-0.23%	-0.41	PR
42	320	157 (4)	Sep 24 (2)	PIT		MON	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	4						LF
43	321	159 (1)	Sep 26	PIT		MON	W,10-1	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	5	.45	0.010	10.32	0.14%	0.24	PR
44	322	162 (2)	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.538	.538	.692	1.231	7	2.29	0.044	12.81	0.15%	0.09	PR
							25-19		13	13	16	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	.538	.538	.692	1.231		2.01	0.867	6.52	1.83%	3.54

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