Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander was an American major-league baseball pitcher who won 373 games from 1911 to 1930. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.

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Rogers Hornsby: An American second baseman and manager who won two National League batting titles while playing with Alexander on the St. Louis Cardinals. Hornsby was Alexander’s teammate during his final major-league seasons in St. Louis.
1915 World Series: The six-game championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. Alexander started three games for Philadelphia, winning two despite the team’s series loss.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: A museum and institution in Cooperstown, New York, that preserves and honors baseball history. Alexander was among the institution’s inaugural class of inductees in 1938.
Philadelphia Phillies: A professional baseball team based in Philadelphia and a member of Major League Baseball’s National League. Alexander became a star with the Phillies after joining the club in 1911.
Bill McKechnie: An American baseball manager who led the Cincinnati Reds to a World Series championship in 1919. McKechnie managed Alexander with the 1919 Reds, a team Alexander joined late that season.
1926 World Series: The seven-game championship series in which the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees. Alexander’s relief appearance in Game 7 became the signature postseason moment of his career.
Major League Baseball wins record: The historical ranking of pitchers by career victories in Major League Baseball. Alexander’s 373 wins remain among the highest totals in major-league history.
Chicago Cubs: A professional baseball team based in Chicago and a member of Major League Baseball’s National League. Alexander won 128 games for the Cubs after his 1918 trade from Philadelphia.
John McGraw: An American baseball manager who led the New York Giants from 1902 to 1932. McGraw’s Giants were a leading National League rival during Alexander’s Philadelphia years.
Game 7 of the 1926 World Series: The decisive seventh game in which St. Louis beat New York 3–2 to win the championship. Alexander entered in relief and struck out Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded to preserve the lead.