Grover Alexander was born on Saturday, February 26, 1887, in Elba, Nebraska. Alexander was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1911, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Grover Alexander baseball stats page.
"He (Grover Alexander) could pitch into a tin can. His control was always remarkable — the finest I have ever seen." - Rice, Grantland. Sportswriter. Winningest Pitchers: Baseball's 300-Game Winners. Westcott, Rich. Author. Temple University Publishers. 1 July 2002. Page 89. [Grover Alexander Quotes]
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Grover AlexanderGrover Alexander Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1911 | 24 | Phillies | 48 | 37 | 11 | 28 | 13 | .683 | 2.57 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 367.0 | 1,475 | 285 | 105 | 133 | 5 | 129 | - | 227 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
1912 | 25 | Phillies | 46 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 2.81 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 310.1 | 1,290 | 289 | 97 | 133 | 11 | 105 | - | 195 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1913 | 26 | Phillies | 47 | 36 | 9 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 2.79 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 306.1 | 1,234 | 288 | 95 | 106 | 9 | 75 | - | 159 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
1914 | 27 | Phillies | 46 | 39 | 7 | 27 | 15 | .643 | 2.38 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 355.0 | 1,459 | 327 | 94 | 133 | 8 | 76 | - | 214 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - |
1915 | 28 | Phillies | 49 | 42 | 7 | 31 | 10 | .756 | 1.22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 376.1 | 1,435 | 253 | 51 | 86 | 3 | 64 | - | 241 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - |
1916 | 29 | Phillies | 48 | 45 | 3 | 33 | 12 | .733 | 1.55 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 389.0 | 1,500 | 323 | 67 | 90 | 6 | 50 | - | 167 | 3 | 10 | 0 | - |
1917 | 30 | Phillies | 45 | 44 | 0 | 30 | 13 | .698 | 1.83 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 388.0 | 1,529 | 336 | 79 | 107 | 4 | 56 | - | 200 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1918 | 31 | Cubs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 98 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1919 | 32 | Cubs | 30 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1.72 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 235.0 | 906 | 180 | 45 | 51 | 3 | 38 | - | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1920 | 33 | Cubs | 46 | 40 | 6 | 27 | 14 | .659 | 1.91 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 363.1 | 1,447 | 335 | 77 | 96 | 8 | 69 | - | 173 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1921 | 34 | Cubs | 31 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.39 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 252.0 | 1,033 | 286 | 95 | 110 | 10 | 33 | - | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1922 | 35 | Cubs | 33 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.63 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 245.2 | 1,014 | 283 | 99 | 111 | 8 | 34 | - | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1923 | 36 | Cubs | 39 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3.19 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 305.0 | 1,246 | 308 | 108 | 128 | 17 | 30 | - | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1924 | 37 | Cubs | 21 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.03 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 708 | 183 | 57 | 82 | 9 | 25 | - | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1925 | 38 | Cubs | 32 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.39 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 236.0 | 977 | 270 | 89 | 106 | 14 | 29 | - | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1926 | 39 | Cubs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 218 | 55 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 7 | - | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1926 | 39 | Cardinals | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.91 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 148.1 | 597 | 136 | 48 | 57 | 8 | 24 | - | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1927 | 40 | Cardinals | 37 | 30 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.52 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 268.0 | 1,082 | 261 | 75 | 94 | 11 | 38 | - | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1928 | 41 | Cardinals | 34 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.36 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 243.2 | 1,009 | 262 | 91 | 106 | 15 | 37 | - | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1929 | 42 | Cardinals | 22 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.89 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 132.0 | 562 | 149 | 57 | 65 | 10 | 23 | - | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1930 | 43 | Phillies | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 109 | 40 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 6 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
20 Years | 696 | 599 | 80 | 373 | 208 | .642 | 2.56 | 437 | 90 | 32 | 5,190.0 | 20,928 | 4,868 | 1,476 | 1,851 | 164 | 951 | - | 2,198 | 39 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
Grover AlexanderGrover Alexander Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1911 | 24 | Phillies | 50 | 138 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .186 | .225 |
1912 | 25 | Phillies | 46 | 102 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .231 | .284 |
1913 | 26 | Phillies | 47 | 103 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .126 | .151 | .184 |
1914 | 27 | Phillies | 48 | 137 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .255 | .255 |
1915 | 28 | Phillies | 49 | 130 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .206 | .215 |
1916 | 29 | Phillies | 49 | 138 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .266 | .348 |
1917 | 30 | Phillies | 47 | 139 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .232 | .324 |
1918 | 31 | Cubs | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
1919 | 32 | Cubs | 30 | 70 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .275 | .186 |
1920 | 33 | Cubs | 46 | 118 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .295 | .305 |
1921 | 34 | Cubs | 31 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .320 | .389 |
1922 | 35 | Cubs | 33 | 85 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .231 | .188 |
1923 | 36 | Cubs | 39 | 111 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .223 | .288 |
1924 | 37 | Cubs | 21 | 65 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .254 | .308 |
1925 | 38 | Cubs | 32 | 79 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .250 | .392 |
1926 | 39 | Cubs | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .467 | .600 |
1926 | 39 | Cardinals | 23 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .154 | .140 |
1927 | 40 | Cardinals | 37 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .283 | .298 |
1928 | 41 | Cardinals | 34 | 86 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .322 | .349 |
1929 | 42 | Cardinals | 22 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .049 | .133 | .049 |
1930 | 43 | Phillies | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
20 Years | 703 | 1,810 | 154 | 378 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 163 | 77 | 0 | 276 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .242 | .275 |
Grover AlexanderGrover Alexander Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1911 Phillies | P | 48 | 37 | 1,101 | 110 | 2.3 | 106 | 11 | 95 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.60 |
1912 Phillies | P | 46 | 34 | 931 | 88 | 1.9 | 85 | 10 | 75 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.47 |
1913 Phillies | P | 47 | 36 | 919 | 92 | 2.0 | 92 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1914 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1914 Phillies | P | 46 | 39 | 1,065 | 123 | 2.7 | 120 | 18 | 102 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.04 |
1915 Phillies | P | 49 | 42 | 1,129 | 145 | 3.0 | 142 | 22 | 120 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.40 |
1916 Phillies | P | 48 | 45 | 1,167 | 120 | 2.5 | 119 | 17 | 102 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.75 |
1917 Phillies | P | 45 | 44 | 1,164 | 133 | 3.0 | 132 | 24 | 108 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.06 |
1918 Cubs | P | 3 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
1919 Cubs | P | 30 | 27 | 705 | 91 | 3.0 | 91 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.49 |
1920 Cubs | P | 46 | 40 | 1,090 | 115 | 2.5 | 113 | 8 | 105 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.80 |
1921 Cubs | P | 31 | 29 | 756 | 73 | 2.4 | 71 | 11 | 60 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.54 |
1922 Cubs | P | 33 | 31 | 737 | 78 | 2.4 | 78 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
1923 Cubs | P | 39 | 36 | 915 | 102 | 2.6 | 101 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.98 |
1924 Cubs | P | 21 | 20 | 508 | 59 | 2.8 | 57 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.03 |
1925 Cubs | P | 32 | 30 | 708 | 52 | 1.6 | 52 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.98 |
1926 Cubs | P | 7 | 7 | 156 | 20 | 2.9 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.46 |
1926 Cardinals | P | 23 | 16 | 445 | 43 | 1.9 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.49 |
1927 Cardinals | P | 37 | 30 | 804 | 74 | 2.0 | 74 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.49 |
1928 Cardinals | P | 34 | 31 | 731 | 61 | 1.8 | 61 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1929 Cardinals | P | 22 | 19 | 396 | 44 | 2.0 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.93 |
1930 Phillies | P | 9 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.83 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 696 | 599 | 15,570 | 1,633 | 2.3 | 1,608 | 189 | 1,419 | 25 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.79 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
20 Years | 697 | 599 | 15,575 | 1,633 | 2.3 | 1,608 | 189 | 1,419 | 25 | 50 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.79 |
Grover AlexanderGrover Alexander Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1911 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 15.3 | 1.76 | 5.57 | 3.16 |
1912 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 1.86 | 5.66 | 3.05 |
1913 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 25.8 | 2.12 | 4.67 | 2.20 |
1914 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.4 | 19.6 | 2.82 | 5.43 | 1.93 |
1915 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 130.0 | 5.7 | 16.3 | 3.77 | 5.76 | 1.53 |
1916 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.2 | 15.3 | 3.34 | 3.86 | 1.16 |
1917 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 139.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 3.57 | 4.64 | 1.30 |
1918 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.00 | 5.19 | 1.04 |
1919 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 3.18 | 4.63 | 1.46 |
1920 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 118.0 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 2.51 | 4.29 | 1.71 |
1921 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 95.0 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 2.33 | 2.75 | 1.18 |
1922 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 1.25 |
1923 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 111.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 2.40 | 2.12 | 0.89 |
1924 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 1.33 |
1925 Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 39.5 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 2.17 | 2.40 | 1.11 |
1926 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 1.71 | 2.08 | 1.21 |
1926 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 16.7 | 1.46 | 2.12 | 1.46 |
1927 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 1.28 |
1928 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 86.0 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 1.59 | 2.18 | 1.37 |
1929 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.2 | 20.5 | 1.43 | 2.25 | 1.57 |
1930 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 2.49 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 164.5 | 6.6 | 11.1 | 2.31 | 3.81 | 1.65 |
Grover AlexanderGrover Alexander Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1911 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | - |
1912 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | - |
1913 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1916 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1917 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $12,500.00 | n/a | - |
1918 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1919 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $11,400.00 | n/a | - |
1920 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1921 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1922 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1923 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1924 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1925 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | - |
1926 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1926 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | " " | n/a | Stats |
1927 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $14,500.00 | n/a | - |
1928 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $15,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1929 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1930 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
Grover Alexander Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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 (1930). 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 League Baseball history:
Grover Alexander was drafted into the United States Army during World War I and spent most of the 1918 season in France as a Sergeant with the 342nd Field Artillery? During combat, a shell exploded near him causing partial hearing loss and triggering the onset of epilepsy. Following his return from the War, Alexander suffered from shell shock and was plagued with epileptic seizures, which only exacerbated the problems he already was experiencing with alcohol.
Ty Cobb once commented (Cobb: A Biography, Algonquin Books, 01/03/1996, Al Stump, Page 16), "Grover Cleveland Alexander wasn't drunk out there on the mound, the way people thought. He was an epileptic. Old Pete would fall down with a seizure between innings, then go back and pitch another shutout."
Grover Alexander | 1972 Fleer Baseball Card (#13)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Grover Alexander holds the National League records for most shutouts in a career (90), most shutouts in a season (16), and most seasons leading his league in shutouts (7)? [Shutout Records] Join Baseball Almanac as we share some additional numbers of interest from "the back of his baseball card:"
3 - Grover Alexander was a Triple Crown Pitcher three times, tied for the most in baseball history. A Triple Crown of Pitching is "awarded" to the pitcher who leads, or ties, his league in three major pitching areas: 1: wins 2: strikeouts and 3: earned run average. [Triple Crown of Pitching]
8 - Grover Alexander won 8 games on Opening Day, the most by any pitcher in the National League, one shy of the Major League record set by Walter Johnson, who had 9 Opening Day wins, all in the American League. [Most Wins on Opening Day]
12 - Grover Alexander was ranked the twelfth greatest by The Sporting News when they released their list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players in the history of baseball.
373 - Grover Alexander won 373 games in the National League, tied with Christy Mathewson - no pitcher has ever won more in the senior circuit. [Wins Records]
1981 - Grover Alexander was added to the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame in 1981. His plaque reads. "Three-time 30-game winner, earning 31, 33, 30 victories from 1915-1917. In those three years was 1.22, 1.55, 1.83. Broke in with Phillies with 28 wins. Set Major League record in 1916 with 16 shutouts. With Phillies, led National League in innings pitched six times, working more than 300 innings every year. Led NL in wins, strikeouts, complete games, shutouts each five times. Phillies record: 190-91, club-record 61 shutouts. Ranks second in complete games, third in wins, innings pitched. Entered Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
Grover Alexander | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1938 (HOF)
The Baseball Writers' Association of America passed over Grover Alexander in 1936 (24.3%) and 1937 (62.2%). In 1938, Old Pete was selected by 80.92% of the writers (19.08% of the writers chose not to vote for him), making him the fourth pitcher with a plaque in Cooperstown, joining Walter Johnson (Class of 1936, 83.63%), Christy Mathewson (Class of 1936, 90.71%), and Cy Young (Class of 1937, 76.12%).