In the 1915 World Series, Pat Moran, the Phillies manager, gave the nod for Grover Cleveland Alexander to start Game 1 against the Boston Red Sox. After giving up eight hits in eight innings with just ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Legendary pitcher Grover Cleveland ...

Baseball players and writers from Grover Cleveland Alexander’s era referred to him as “the best pitcher to ever put on a pair of shoes.” It’s hard to argue. Nicknamed “Old Pete,” the righty from Elba ...

Real oldtime baseball fans have no trouble remembering a buoyant, carousing young man of 24 who blew into the majors from the Nebraska plains in 1911 and promptly won 28 games with the Philadelphia ...

A selection of some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, in chronological order: * 1926, Game 7, St. Louis vs. New York Yankees, Grover Cleveland Alexander strikes out Tony Lazzeri ...

ST. PAUL — “Greatness can come from any place, it doesn’t matter where you grew up,” is the premise Carol Lowry Quandt wanted to develop while she was creating a musical about Grover Cleveland ...