Grover Cleveland Alexander
Chronology
| 1887 | Born in Elba, Nebraska on February 26 |
| 1909 | Signs his first professional baseball contract with the Galesburg, IL, club |
| 1909 | Is traded to the Indianapolis Indians after a head injury leaves him with double vision |
| 1909 | Is traded to Syracuse (New York State League) toward the end of his first season |
| 1910 | Wins 29 games for Syracuse |
| 1910 | Philadelphia drafts Alexander for the 1911 season |
| 1911 | Makes debut as a major-league player for Philadelphia, April 15 |
| 1911 | Pitches his first big league shutout against Brooklyn, 5-0, on May 8 |
| 1914 | Phillies deem Alexander "Most Popular Player," and he is awarded a car before the Giants game |
| 1914 | By September 19, Alexander has won 25 games, and receives a check for $1,000 |
| 1915 | September 29, Alexander leads the Phils to their first pennant with his fourth one-hitter and twelfth shutout that year |
| 1917 | Is traded to Chicago Cubs at season's end |
| 1918 | Is drafted by Army in 1918 after playing only three games for Cubs |
| 1918 | Marries Aimee Arrant in June |
| 1919 | After serving in France as a sergeant, is discharged and returns home to the Cubs; during his service he develops epilepsy |
| 1926 | Chicago waives Alexander to the St. Louis Cardinals due to insubordination and drinking |
| 1926 | Helps win the '26 pennant and brings the World Series to St. Louis |
| 1926 | Relief-pitches the legendary World Series game on Oct. 10 and wins |
| 1928 | St. Louis trades him back to the Phillies |
| 1930 | June 3, 1930, the club releases Alexander; his major league career is over |
| 1938 | Is voted into the recently created Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York |
| 1946 | Suffers a heart attack following a World Series game |
| 1950 | November 4, Alexander is discovered dead in his rented room at the home of Mrs. Josie Nevrivy. He is 63 |
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