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Bob Alexander
Robert Somerville Alexander

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 205 lb.
School Bethany College

Debut April 11, 1955
Final Game September 22, 1957
Born August 7, 1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
Died April 7, 1993 in Oceanside, CA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize 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 *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 32 BAL AL   1   0   4   0   0   0   2  0    4.0    8    6    6   0    2    1   1   1    22   0   0 13.50  3.80   28 2.500
 1957 34 CLE AL   0   1   5   0   0   0   3  0    7.0   10    7    7   0    5    1   1   1    35   2   0  9.00  3.75   42 2.143
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .500   1   1   9   0   0   0   5  0   11.0   18   13   13   0    7    2   2   2    57   2   0 10.64  3.77   35 2.273
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   7  68   0   0   0  37  0   83.0  136   98   98   0   52   15  15  15   430  15   0 10.64  3.77   35 2.273

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 34 CLE AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons        9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         18    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  18  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High      5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 34 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .263| .000  .335| .000  .397| .000  .732|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons         1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .263| .000  .335| .000  .397| .000  .732|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 32 BAL AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.82 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1957 34 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.86 0.00 1.93 0 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 32 BAL AL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.82 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1957 34 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.86 0.00 1.93 0 7.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.84 0.00 1.96 0 11.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.84 0.00 1.96 0 11
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

October, 1948: Sent from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox in an unknown transaction.

Before 1951 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

April 7, 1954: Sent to the Portland (PCL) by the Brooklyn Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

October, 1954: Traded by the Portland (PCL) to the Baltimore Orioles for Jay Heard.

July, 1955: Purchased by the Portland (PCL) from the Baltimore Orioles.

Before 1957 Season: Obtained by the Chicago Cubs from the Portland (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

August 28, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Dolan Nichols (September 14, 1957) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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