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                                        Info

Born-Grover Cleveland Alexander

Date-Fedruary 28th 1987

Died-November 4 1950

Height-6'1"

Weight-185

                                        Pitching Stats

Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA

 1911 24 PHI NL  28  13  48  37  31   7  11  3  367.0  285  133  105   5  129  227   8   4  1475       1  2.57  3.42  
 1912 25 PHI NL  19  17  46  34  25   3  10  3  310.3  289  133   97  11  105  195   6   5  1290       0  2.81  3.60  
 1913 26 PHI NL  22   8  47  36  23   9   9  2  306.3  288  106   95   9   75  159   3   3  1234       0  2.79  3.32  
 1914 27 PHI NL  27  15  46  39  32   6   7  1  355.0  327  133   94   8   76  214  11   1  1459       0  2.38  2.92  
 1915 28 PHI NL  31  10  49  42  36  12   7  3  376.3  253   86   51   3   64  241  10   2  1435       0  1.22  2.74  
 1916 29 PHI NL  33  12  48  45  38  16   3  3  389.0  323   90   67   6   50  167  10   3  1500       0  1.55  2.64  
 1917 30 PHI NL  30  13  45  44  34   8   0  0  388.0  336  107   79   4   56  200   6   2  1529       0  1.83  2.81  
 1918 31 CHC NL   2   1   3   3   3   0   0  0   26.0   19    7    5   0    3   15   1   0    98       0  1.73  2.79  
 1919 32 CHC NL  16  11  30  27  20   9   3  1  235.0  180   51   45   3   38  121   0   1   906       0  1.72  2.88  
 1920 33 CHC NL  27  14  46  40  33   7   6  5  363.3  335   96   77   8   69  173   1   3  1447       0  1.91  3.20  
 1921 34 CHC NL  15  13  31  29  21   3   1  1  252.0  286  110   95  10   33   77   1   1  1033       0  3.39  3.82  
 1922 35 CHC NL  16  13  33  31  20   1   2  1  245.7  283  111   99   8   34   48   3   4  1014       0  3.63  4.18  
 1923 36 CHC NL  22  12  39  36  26   3   2  2  305.0  308  128  108  17   30   72   0   2  1246       0  3.19  3.99  
 1924 37 CHC NL  12   5  21  20  12   0   0  0  169.3  183   82   57   9   25   33   1   1   708       0  3.03  3.90  
 1925 38 CHC NL  15  11  32  30  20   1   1  0  236.0  270  106   89  14   29   63   3   1   977       0  3.39  4.31  
 1926 39 TOT NL  12  10  30  23  15   2   7  2  200.3  191   83   68   8   31   47   2   0   815       0  3.05  3.89  
         CHC NL   3   3   7   7   4   0   0  0   52.0   55   26   20   0    7   12   0   0   218       0  3.46  3.86  
         STL NL   9   7  23  16  11   2   7  2  148.3  136   57   48   8   24   35   2   0   597       0  2.91  3.90  
 1927 40 STL NL  21  10  37  30  22   2   4  3  268.0  261   94   75  11   38   48   1   1  1082       0  2.52  3.95  
 1928 41 STL NL  16   9  34  31  18   1   2  2  243.7  262  106   91  15   37   59   2   3  1009       0  3.36  3.98  
 1929 42 STL NL   9   8  22  19   8   0   3  0  132.0  149   65   57  10   23   33   1   2   562       0  3.89  4.66  
 1930 43 PHI NL   0   3   9   3   0   0   2  0   21.7   40   24   22   5    6    6   0   0   109       0  9.14  2.123


 20 Yr WL% .642 373 208 696  599 437  90  80 32 5190.0 4868 1851 1476 164  951  2198 70  39 20928       1  2.56  3.45


                                        Early Career

In his first year in 1911, he was 20 years old and was only paid 20 dollars a month. He finished with a 28 and 13 record. He was second in strikeouts and fourth in ERA. In 1915 to 1917 he won the PitchingTipleCrown.

                                        With the Cubs 

Alexander was sold to the Cubs because the PhiladelphiaPhillies thought he would have to go fight in World War I. He was drafted as expected, he missed almost all of the 1918 season in France as an Artillary Officer. He lost some of his hearing and had more severe seizures. Alexander always drank, but it became worse after the war. He was still a successful pitcher, seeing as he won the pitching triple crown once again in 1920, but the Cubs ending up selling him to the St.LouisCardinals in 1926.

                                        With the Cardinals

With the help of Alexander, the Cardinals went to the World Series that year against the NewYorkYankees. In the series, he pitched 2 complete games in games 2 and 6. He had to come in during the 7th inning in game 7. He struck out TonyLazzeri, and went on to finish the game, making the Cardinals World Champions. After the series, he had one more 20 game season until alcohol drove him from pitching anymore.