Grover Cleveland Alexander
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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
- Subject:
- Alexander, Grover Cleveland, 1887-1950
- Pitchers (Baseball)--Monuments--New York (State)--Cooperstown
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- Postcards
- Publisher:
- National Base Ball Museum
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 postcard ; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Postcards-Biography-Alexander, Grover Cleveland
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.