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  Grover Cleveland Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915.
Alexander set the league on fire in his 1911 debut, leading the league with 28 wins (a modern-day rookie record), 31 complete games, 367 innings pitched, and seven shutouts while finishing second in strikeouts and fourth in ERA.
Alexander's 373 wins and 90 shutouts are both National League records, and he is also third all time in wins, tenth in innings pitched (5190), second in shutouts, and eighth in hits allowed (4868).
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 Grover Alexander Biography by Baseball Almanac
From 1915-17 Alexander reeled off three consecutive thirty win seasons (31,33, 30) led the league in ERA with microscopic figures of 1.22, 1.55 and 1.83, and topped the National League (NL) in shutouts (twelve, a still held Major League record sixteen, and eight).
Alexander came at the batter with an easy sidearm motion and excellent control of his fastball and curve.
Alexander had one more twenty win season in him (twenty-one in 1927) and won a respectable sixteen in 1928.
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 Pete Alexander | The BASEBALL Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover was born in St. Paul, Nebraska, one of thirteen children.
Alexander won five strikeout titles, and his 16 shutouts in 1916 are still a major league record, which may never be approached considering the lack of complete games in baseball today.
Alexander pitched three games for the Cubs in 1918 and then was sent to France as a member of the 89th Infantry Division.
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 Grover C. Alexander
Alexander's professional career began on the Nebraska country side in 1906, and by 1909 he was pitching in the Central Association for the Galesburg, IL when near tragedy struck.
Alexander's first season in the Windy City ended after just three games when he was called into service by the US Army and stationed in France during World War I. Tragedy nearly struck Alexander again, when a shell exploded close to the pitcher and cost him his hearing in one ear.
Alexander was again on top of the baseball world, and received the largest payday of his career, $17,500, for the 1927 season.
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Alexander ended the game as a relief pitcher, keeping the collegians "guessing all the time." His legendary pinpoint control was not yet evident as he walked three batters during this brief appearance.
Alexander was on first base when the ball was hit to the second baseman, who tossed the ball to the shortstop, forcing out Alexander, attempting to throw out the runners at first for a double play, the shortstop struck Alexander in the head with the ball, knocking him unconscious.
Alexander returned to the Phillies in 1912 and although his won-loss ratio, 19-17, was somewhat disappointing, he again led the league in innings pitched.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander (February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1930.
Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska and broke into the major leagues in 1911 with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Alexander pitched for the Phillies until 1918 when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs.
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 American Thoracic Society - Assemblies: Pulmonary Circulation (PC)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover demonstrated that the low hypoxic ventilatory response characteristic of adult residents of high altitude is acquired during years of exposure to chronic hypoxia, because it is not present in children born in Leadville.
Grover and Alexander showed through direct measurements of the coronary circulation that the fall in stroke volume was not a consequence of myocardial hypoxia.
Grover and his associates demonstrated that many who suffer from both of these disorders have a poor ventilatory adaptation to altitude, with associated fluid retention, and that acetazolamide as a ventilatory stimulant (and mild diuretic) is effective prophylaxis.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander | BaseballLibrary.com
Alexander's alcoholism was well known even before Ronald Reagan portrayed it in the movie "The Winning Team." But in spite of rumors of his pitching drunk or badly hung over, alcohol had no discernible effect on Alexander's performance until late in his career.
Alexander's greatest years were in Philadelphia (1911-17), despite a right-field wall in the Baker Bowl that was only 272 feet from home plate.
Alexander is nicked for one in the 2nd and is driven to cover by a 4-run outburst in the 3rd and it's 9-3 New York.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander (or Alex, as he was often called) was born on a farm near St. Paul, Nebraska in 1887, the next to youngest in a family of 13 children, eleven of whom were boys.
Alexander's years with the Phillies, from 1911, when he set a rookie record by winning 28 games, to his last year with the team in 1917, was a stretch of success equalled by few if any major league pitchers.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, one of the greatest baseball players of the Twentieth Century, was named after the U.S. President in office at the time of his birth.
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 BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
Alexander was clearly ready for the majors, but the Phillies were particularly interested in George Chalmers of Scranton.
Alexander spent seven weeks at the front under relentless bombardment that left him deaf in his left ear.
From 1921 on, Alexander was a different pitcher, depending on finesse and pinpoint control, never striking out a hundred batters again, walking very few, having ERAs over three for the first time in his career, but still winning more than he lost.
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 Probert Encyclopaedia: People and Peoples (Gri-Gz)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was born in 1648 at Rotterdam and died in 1720.
Grover Cleveland Alexander was an American baseball pitcher who won 373 games.
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd president of the USA from 1885 to 1889 and the 24th president of the USA from 1893 to 1897.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alexander's 227 strikeouts in 1911 set the rookie record; Dwight Gooden broke it in 1984.
In 1916 Alexander tied a 40-year old mark with 16 shutouts and nine of these were registered at Baker Bowl.
Alexander a veteran of the first World War, was buried with full Military Honors.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover Cleveland Alexander was famous for his outstanding pitching.
Alexander played for the Cubs, Phillies, and Cardinals.He had 373 wins and 208 losses.
Alexander is in the New York Hall of Fame.
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 HickokSports.com - Biography - Grover Cleveland Alexander
After going 19-7 in 1912 and 22-8 in 1913, when he had a league-leading 9 shutouts, Alexander led the NL in victories four years in a row, with 27 in 1914, 31 in 1915, 33 in 1916, and 30 in 1917.
Alexander's skills suddenly declined in 1921, probably because of his alcoholism, although he remained an above-average pitcher.
Alexander had one more fine year, going 21-10 in 1927, but he won just 25 games while losing 17 over the next two seasons and was 0-3 with the Phillies in 1930 before being released.
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 Pete Alexander -- Battled problems to achieve success
Despite dealing with major league problems, Grover Cleveland Alexander survived to become one of the greatest pitchers in the major leagues.
Alexander's biggest moment came in the 1926 World Series when the Yankees had loaded the bases.
Alexander was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1938.
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 The Annotated This Day in Baseball History
Alexander is perhaps best remembered for his strikeout of Tony Lazzeri in the seventh game of the 1926 World Series.
Alexander proceeded to strike out Lazzeri and would go on to pitch the next two innings for the save.
In addition to Alexander (an all-time great pitcher) and Ruth (the greatest player to ever live), the catcher who made the throw down to nail Ruth was the National League MVP for that season, Bob O'Farrell and the tag was put on Ruth by Rogers Hornsby, one of the game's all-time great hitters.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the third winningest pitcher in major league baseball history, was born near Elba, Nebraska, on February 26, 1887.
In a career that included stints with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, "Alexander the Great" compiled 373 victories; ninety shutouts, a National League record; and a major league record of sixteen shutouts in a season.
In 1938 Alexander was among the first thirteen inductees to baseball's Hall of Fame.
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 Pete and Tony
Alexander limited celebrating his Game 6 victory because the winning World Series share was better than the losing share.
Alexander later said that he wasn’t too worried, but that he knew a mistake could mean four runs.
Alexander’s first delivery to Lazzeri was out of the strike zone according to reports from the Sporting News, but Alexander claims that his first delivery was a curve that Lazzeri swung at and missed.
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As chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1884, he directed Grover Cleveland's successful campaign for the presidency.
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 Alexander, Grover Cleveland --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Born in Elba, Neb., on Feb. 26, 1887, Grover Cleveland Alexander was one of the finest right-handed pitchers in the history of baseball.
Alexander the Great was able to conquer a large area in a remarkably short period of time.
After Alexander's death, there were endless disputes between his heirs that eventually led to the complete destruction of the family.
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 Grover Cleveland Alexander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grover Cleveland Alexander is frequently mentioned with the greatest pitchers of all time.
Like many players of his era, Alexander battled poverty and personal problems after his retirement.
Later, the man who was named after a president had his life portrayed by a future president (Ronald Reagan) in a Hollywood film ("The Winning Team").
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 Grover Alexander Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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.
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 Grover Family Member Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Some sources state that "Aslak" was often anglicized to "Alexander" and "Torgier/Tarje" to "Theodore" so it is possible Aleck was named for his father and grandfather.
In his young adulthood, he taught at the Grover School while focusing most of his attention on helping build the family farm.
Grover's illness, apprehended from the first, came last Sunday at noon.
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 Museum History
Grover Cleveland Alexander was one of the Baseball Worlds greatest pitchers to have ever thrown a ball.
Grover set many records during his professional Baseball career and was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
As part of the 1992 celebration the Grover Cleveland display was moved from the Legion Club, into the Gruber House as part of a cooperation effort with the local Historical Society.
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 Grover Cleveland --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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Settled in the 1780s and incorporated in 1892, it is known as the birthplace of Grover Cleveland, the only American president born (1837) in New Jersey.
Because he was not married when he became the 22nd president of the United States in March 1885, Grover Cleveland asked his sister, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, to be White House hostess.
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A master of the curveball, Alexander began his professional career in 1909.
Playing for Galesburg, IL of the Central Association, Alexander tried to break up a double play and was hit in the head with the shortstop's relay throw.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Alexander for $750 in 1911.
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 Jones Family of Virginia
Bettie was the daughter of Alexander (Pomp) Miller and Annie Maria Jennings.
She married Grover Alexander Goolsby Sr in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, June 28, 1919.
(Grover Alexander Goolsby Sr is #1747.) Grover was born in Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia January 18, 1886.
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 Breaking the Slump
Professor Charles Alexander (Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio University) has long been recognized as one of baseball's pre-eminent biographers, having chronicled the lives of Ty Cobb, John McGraw and Grover Alexander in singular fashion.
Radio also became a permanent staple of the game (the first games were actually broadcast in 1921, but it was during the hard times of the Depression that the image of families sitting around the radio developed.) Minor leagues developed into farm clubs for the major league clubs, changing their former independent status.
Professor Alexander, after many years of teaching his popular baseball history course -- the book is dedicated to "...the more than three thousand people who've studied American baseball history with me at Ohio University" - has noticed certain patterns emerging.
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 Alexander, Grover Cleveland on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Paul, Nebr. One of the great right-handed pitchers in National League history, Alexander pitched 696 games and won 373 of them, compiling a.642 winning percentage.
Alexander was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
The 'Colored American' and 'Alexander's': Boston's pro-civil rights Bookerites.
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