Dale Alexander

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: April 26, 1903 in Greeneville, TN us

Died: March 2, 1979 in Greeneville, TN

Buried: Shiloh Cemetery, Tusculum, TN

Schools: Tusculum University (Greenville, TN), Milligan University (Milligan College, TN)

Debut: April 16, 1929 (Age 25-355d, 6,873rd in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1933 (Age 30-150d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: David Dale Alexander

Nicknames: Moose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.6

2450

811

.331

369

RBI

459

OBP

.394

SLG

.497

OPS

.891

OPS+

129

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jul 11)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	7	0	0	7	0
2	2	Apr 17	DET	@	CLE	W,15-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
3	3	Apr 18	DET	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	44	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
4	4	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	6	1	1	8	1
5	5	Apr 20	DET	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
6	6	Apr 21	DET	@	SLB	W,16-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
7	7	Apr 22	DET	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
8	8	Apr 23	DET	@	SLB	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
9	9	Apr 24	DET		CLE	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
10	10	Apr 25	DET		CLE	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	3
11	11	Apr 26	DET		CLE	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
12	12	Apr 27	DET		SLB	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
13	13	Apr 28	DET		SLB	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
14	14	Apr 29	DET		SLB	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	8	1	0	9	0
15	15	Apr 30	DET		SLB	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 3	DET	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
17	17	May 4	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	3
18	18	May 5	DET		BOS	W,10-2	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
19	19	May 6	DET		BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
20	20	May 7	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	1	13	1
21	21	May 8	DET		WSH	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 9	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
23	23	May 10	DET		NYY	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
24	24	May 11	DET		NYY	W,13-7	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
25	25	May 12	DET		NYY	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
26	26	May 13	DET		PHA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
27	27	May 14	DET		PHA	L,8-10	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
28	28	May 15	DET		PHA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
29	29	May 16	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
30	30	May 17	DET		CHW	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
31	31	May 18	DET		CHW	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
32	32	May 19	DET		CHW	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
33	33	May 21	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	13	3	1	17	2
34	34	May 22	DET		CLE	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
35	35	May 24	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	74	19.0	20	2	0	22	1
36	36	May 25 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
37	37	May 25 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
38	38	May 26	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
39	39	May 27 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
40	40	May 27 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	0	13.1	12	2	0	14	1
41	41	May 28	DET		SLB	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
42	42	May 29	DET		SLB	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
43	43	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,14-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
44	44	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,9-13	CG	51	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
45	45	May 31	DET	@	PHA	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	DET	@	PHA	L,2-11	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
47	47	Jun 3	DET	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	55	12.1	13	0	0	13	1
48	48	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
49	49	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
51	51	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	W,17-11	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
52	52	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
54	54	Jun 11	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
55	55	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
56	56	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,4-15	CG	46	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
57	57	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
58	58	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	45	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
59	59	Jun 17 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	60	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
61	61	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	29	6.0	9	0	0	9	0
62	62	Jun 20	DET	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
63	63	Jun 22	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
64	64	Jun 23	DET	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
65	65	Jun 24	DET		CHW	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
66	66	Jun 25	DET		CHW	W,14-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
67	67	Jun 26	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
68	68	Jun 27	DET		CLE	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	2
69	69	Jun 28	DET		CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
70	70	Jun 29	DET		CLE	L,9-12	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
71	71	Jun 30	DET		CLE	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 2	DET	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
73	73	Jul 3	DET	@	SLB	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,6-12	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
76	76	Jul 7	DET		WSH	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
77	77	Jul 8 (1)	DET		WSH	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	11	0	0	11	1
78	78	Jul 8 (2)	DET		WSH	W,16-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 9	DET		WSH	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 10	DET		BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 11	DET		BOS	L,8-15	CG	0	9.0	11	3	0	14	2
82	82	Jul 12	DET		BOS	W,13-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
83	83	Jul 14	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
84	84	Jul 15	DET		NYY	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
85	85	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
86	86	Jul 17	DET		NYY	W,9-8	CG	51	10.0	8	0	2	10	0
87	87	Jul 18	DET		PHA	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
88	88	Jul 19	DET		PHA	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
89	89	Jul 20	DET		PHA	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
90	90	Jul 21	DET		PHA	L,7-10	CG	57	11.0	12	1	0	13	2
91	91	Jul 23	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
92	92	Jul 24	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	11	1	1	13	0
93	93	Jul 26	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
94	94	Jul 27	DET	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
95	95	Jul 28	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
96	96	Jul 30	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	13	1	0	14	0
97	97	Jul 31	DET	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	DET	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2
99	99	Aug 2	DET	@	PHA	L,10-11	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
100	100	Aug 4 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
101	101	Aug 4 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,13-11	CG	0	7.0	5	1	0	6	0
102	102	Aug 5	DET	@	WSH	L,5-21	CG	51	8.0	2	0	2	4	0
103	103	Aug 6	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
104	104	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
105	105	Aug 8	DET	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
106	106	Aug 10	DET		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
107	107	Aug 11	DET		PHA	W,9-8	CG	52	11.0	17	0	0	17	0
108	108	Aug 12	DET		PHA	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
109	109	Aug 13	DET		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
110	110	Aug 14	DET		NYY	W,17-13	CG	51	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
111	111	Aug 15	DET		NYY	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
112	112	Aug 16	DET		NYY	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
113	113	Aug 17	DET		NYY	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	7	3	0	10	2
114	114	Aug 18	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	11.0	3	0	1	4	2
115	115	Aug 19 (1)	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
116	116	Aug 19 (2)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
117	117	Aug 20	DET		BOS	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
118	118	Aug 21	DET		BOS	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	119	Aug 22	DET		WSH	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
120	120	Aug 23	DET		WSH	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
122	122	Aug 25	DET		WSH	W,8-7	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	2
123	123	Aug 29	DET	@	SLB	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	8	1	1	10	1
124	124	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	W,13-9	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	125	Sep 1	DET	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
126	126	Sep 2 (1)	DET		CHW	W,10-8	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
127	127	Sep 2 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
128	128	Sep 4	DET		CLE	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
129	129	Sep 5	DET		CLE	L,0-4	CG	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	1
130	130	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
131	131	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
132	132	Sep 8	DET	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
133	133	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
134	134	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	45	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
135	135	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	48	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
136	136	Sep 12	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
137	137	Sep 14	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	138	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,16-2	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
139	139	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	WSH	T,3-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	140	Sep 16	DET	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG	0	7.2	6	1	0	7	0
141	141	Sep 17	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	2	11	1
142	142	Sep 18 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
143	143	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
144	144	Sep 19	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	5	1	1	7	1
145	145	Sep 20	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	13	0	0	13	1
146	146	Sep 21	DET	@	PHA	L,7-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
147	147	Sep 22	DET		SLB	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	4
148	148	Sep 24	DET		SLB	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
149	149	Sep 25	DET		SLB	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
150	150	Sep 28	DET		CHW	W,11-10	CG	50	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
151	151	Sep 29	DET		CHW	W,9-8	CG	56	11.0	8	1	0	9	1
152	152	Oct 3	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2
153	153	Oct 4	DET	@	CHW	L,6-14	CG	47	8.0	8	1	1	10	0
154	154	Oct 5	DET	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
155	155	Oct 6	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	10	0	0	10	2
							155gm		1384.0	1443	90	18	1551	129