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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. In 1938, Alexander was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
They also claimed future Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander on waivers from the Chicago Cubs. [11] Their starting rotation was led by Flint Rhem with 20 wins and a 3.21 earned run average (ERA), far surpassing his eight wins and 4.92 ERA of 1925. [ 12 ]
It is a fictionalized biography of the life of major league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. It includes Alexander's heroic performance in three games in the 1926 World Series against the New York Yankees , where the seventh inning strikeout of Tony Lazzeri is used as the game-ending, Series-winning pitch.
Larry Corcoran, Clark Griffith, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Charlie Root and Rick Sutcliffe have each made five Opening Day starts for the Cubs. Orval Overall , Lon Warneke , Bob Rush , Larry Jackson and Rick Reuschel each made four Opening Day starts for the Cubs, and Bill Hutchison , Jon Lieber , Ray Burris, Claude Passeau , Jack Taylor and ...
1926 Chicago American Giants season; 1926 Chicago Bears season; 1926 Chicago Cardinals season; 1926 Chicago Cubs season; 1926 Chicago Maroons football team; 1926 Chicago White Sox season; 1926 DePaul Blue Demons football team
Two men were convicted of his killing after confessing under torture. Grimaldos resurfaced in 1926. [48] Found alive 16 years 1911 Elsie Paroubek: 5 United States of America Elsie Paroubek was a Czech American girl who disappeared in Chicago, Illinois, on 8 April 1911.
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