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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Description:
View of bronze relief plaque with portrait of pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. Text on plaque reads: "Grover Cleveland Alexander. Great National League pitcher for two decades with Phillies, Cubs and Cardinals starting in 1911. Won 1926 World Championship for Cardinals by striking out Lazzeri with bases full in final crisis at Yankee Stadium." Printed on back: "Base ball was invented in Cooperstown, New York, by Abner Doubleday and first played in this village in 1839. The National Base Ball Museum and Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field are maintained here as a shrine to the national game. Pub. by National Base Ball Museum."
Details
Resource ID:
hr000942
Date Issued:
Unknown year
Format:
1 postcard ; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
Filing Location:
Postcards-Biography-Alexander, Grover Cleveland
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.