- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Pete
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Grover Cleveland Alexander was born on February 26, 1887 in Elba, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Aimee Alexander. He died on November 4, 1950 in St. Paul, Nebraska, USA.
- SpousesAimee Alexander(1931 - 1941) (divorced)Aimee Alexander(May 31, 1918 - 1929) (divorced)
- Named for one U.S. President (Grover Cleveland), he was later portrayed in the film biography The Winning Team (1952) by a future President, Ronald Reagan.
- Most famous for his bases-loaded strikeout of Tony Lazzeri to help win the World Series for the Cardinals in 1926.
- He was an epileptic and alcoholic, plus suffered the effects of battle fatigue from WWI.
- Pitched for the House of David baseball club (1931-1935).
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938. He was 373-208 with a 2.56 ERA.
- Less than a foot made the difference between a hero and a bum. - after striking out Tony Lazzeri to win the 1926 World Series; Lazzeri had hit a long foul ball on the previous pitch
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