Grover Alexander

Name Note: Also known as Pete Alexander

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE us

Died: November 4, 1950 in St. Paul, NE

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE

High School: St. Paul HS (St. Paul, NE)

Debut: April 15, 1911 (Age 24-048d, 3,460th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.1 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, L

Last Game: May 28, 1930 (Age 43-091d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1938. (Voted by BBWAA on 212/262 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Grover Alexander's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Nicknames: Old Pete

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

119.6

373

208

ERA

2.56

696

600

5190.0

2198

WHIP

1.121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 18	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
2	7 (4)	Apr 23	CHC		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	11 (3)	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (4)	May 3	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
5	20 (3)	May 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
6	24 (3)	May 13	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
7	27 (2)	May 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	26	6.0	0	3	0	3	0
8	32 (4)	May 25	CHC		CIN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
9	36 (3)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	41 (4)	Jun 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
11	43 (1)	Jun 4	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	46 (2)	Jun 7	CHC		NYG	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
13	50 (3)	Jun 11	CHC		BSN	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
14	54 (3)	Jun 15	CHC		BRO	L,7-9	CG	51	11.0	1	4	1	6	0
15	59 (4)	Jun 20	CHC		PHI	W,16-1	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	63 (3)	Jun 24	CHC		CIN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
17	66 (2)	Jun 28	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	70 (3)	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	L,8-9	GS	32	7.1	1	3	0	4	1
19	74 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
20	78 (3)	Jul 11	CHC	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	82 (3)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-5	CG	44	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
22	87 (4)	Jul 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
23	91 (3)	Jul 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	49	12.0	0	3	0	3	0
24	93 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,1-6	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	98 (4)	Aug 1	CHC		BSN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
26	102 (3)	Aug 5	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	106 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
28	111 (4)	Aug 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
29	115 (3)	Aug 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,15-8	GS	22	4.2	0	1	0	1	0
30	118 (2)	Aug 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
31	123 (4)	Aug 28	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	126 (2)	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	131 (4)	Sep 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	135 (3)	Sep 12	CHC		CIN	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
35	138 (2)	Sep 15	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	1
36	139	Sep 16	CHC		NYG	L,6-10		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	142 (2)	Sep 19 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	1
38	146 (3)	Sep 24	CHC		BSN	W,8-7	GS	32	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	150 (3)	Sep 29	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	10.0	1	5	0	6	0
							39gm		305.0	11	90	1	102	6