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

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Team Record in Appearances: 2-7 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 6, Entered with runners on base: 2

1930 Pitching Game Log

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1930 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	688	3	Apr 20	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	7	2	2	4	2	1	0	3.00	6.36	27	4	12	2	2	5	48			1	2	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	0.099	2.60	0.15%	1.77	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
2	689	8	Apr 26(2)	PHI		NYG	L,5-7	8-GF		5	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.38	7.11	8	2	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.042	1.19	-0.06%	0.37	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 2
3	690	10	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	W,7-4	GS-5		1	5.0	8	4	4	0	0	1	0	4.85	6.47	22	15	1	0	1	6	35			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	-0.086	1.27	-0.08%	-0.57	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	691	13	May 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-11	6-7		3	2.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	6.00	5.72	11	3	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.95	-0.120	1.71	-0.13%	-0.67	6b 12- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
5	692	15	May 4	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	9-9	L(0-2)	1	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.46	5.66	3	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	-0.169	3.59	-0.15%	-0.67	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 1-3 1 out tie
6	693	16	May 7	PHI	@	STL	L,11-16	5-5	L(0-3)	2	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	1	0	8.62	6.62	5	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	-0.310	1.86	-0.22%	-2.76	5b --3 0 out a2	5b 1-3 1 out d1
7	694	20	May 11	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-4		3	3.2	8	4	4	0	1	1	0	8.84	6.48	19	8	2	1	1	8	30			1	0	0	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.265	.96	-0.17%	-2.15	1b start tie	4b 1-3 2 out d1
8	695	29	May 23	PHI		NYG	W,9-8	9-9		11	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	10.07	7.23	5	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.225	.70	-0.10%	-3.14	9t --- 0 out a4	9t -2- 1 out a1
9	696	31	May 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	9.14	6.73	9	3	3	0	1	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.44	-0.077	.38	-0.04%	-0.76	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
							2-7		W-L:0-3	2.7	21.2	40	24	22	6	6	6	0	9.14	6.73	109	1.30		5%	8%	35	38	3	33%	4	2	0	101	5	1	0	1	1	2	.93	-1.195	1.58	-0.79%	-8.58

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