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- Grover Cleveland Alexander
- won 373 games during
- his 20-year major league
- career. That ties him with
- Christy Mathewson for the
- most wins by a pitcher in National League
- history!
-
- Grover, whose nickname was Pete, was a
- great control pitcher. He averaged a stingy
- 1.65 walks per every nine innings.
-
- Pete started his career with the Philadelphia
- Phillies. In his rookie season, he led the
- National League with 28 wins. He won 30
- or more games in three straight seasons,
- from 1915-17. In 1917, he was traded to
- the Chicago Cubs. In 1926, he joined
- the St. Louis Cardinals.
-