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Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Cardinals .
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Grover Cleveland Alexander (born February 26, 1887, Elba, Nebraska, U.S.—died November 4, 1950, St. Paul, Nebraska) was an American professional baseball player, one of the finest right-handed pitchers in the history of the game, frequently considered the greatest master of control. From 1911 to 1930 he won 373 major league games and lost 208.
Jul 1, 2002 · Grover Cleveland Alexander was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies (1911-1917), Chicago Cubs (1918-1926), St. Louis Cardinals (1926-1929), and Philadelphia Phillies . Old Pete, his nickname, was not just one of the best pitchers to ever put on a pair of cleats, he was one of the greatest players in Major ...
May 23, 2018 · ALEXANDER, Grover Cleveland. ( b. 26 February 1887 in Elba, Nebraska; d. 4 November 1950 in Saint Paul, Nebraska), pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals, winner of 373 games, and 1938 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Alexander won 27 games in 1920 and led the NL in ERA for the fifth and final time that season with a mark of 1.91. He continued to pace the Cubs' staff throughout the next few years until – at age 39 – he was claimed off waivers by the Cardinals, who were battling for the NL pennant.
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He is the only president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive presidential terms. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and as governor of New York state, winning fame as an anti ...
Sep 29, 2021 · When it comes to pitching nuggets in the early 1900s, right-hander Grover Cleveland Alexander dominated. He qualifies as the first among Phillies Royalty. As a rookie (1911), Alexander won 28 games (13 losses) and pitched 367 innings -- Phillies rookie records that still stand.
On Oct. 10, 1926, 39-year-old Grover Cleveland Alexander came out of the bullpen to tame the powerful Yankees lineup and give the St. Louis Cardinals their first World Series title. Few observers thought Alexander would get anywhere near the mound that afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Grover Cleveland Alexander. Nickname: Old Pete. Born: 2/26/1887 in Elba, NE. High School: Saint Paul, Saint Paul, NE. Debut: 4/15/1911. Hall of Fame: 1938. Died: 11/04/1950. Batting.
