| Gary Alexander | ||
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| Catcher/Designated hitter | ||
| Born: March 27, 1953 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 12, 1975 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 1981 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 230 | |
| Home runs | 55 | |
| RBI | 202 | |
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Gary Wayne Alexander (born March 27, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a former backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1975-1977), Oakland Athletics (1978), Cleveland Indians (1978-1980) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1981). The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He batted and threw right-handed.
In a seven-season career, Alexander posted a . 230 batting average with 55 home runs and 202 RBI in 432 games played. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has His best season was 1978 when he hit 27 HR, 84 RBI, 57 runs, 112 hits, 20 doubles in 148 games, all career-highs. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire Alexander caught John Montefusco's no-hitter in 1976. John Joseph Montefusco Jr (born May 25, 1950 in Long Branch New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP