Greenwich Island in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Right-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1911 - 1917, 1930

— Inducted 1981 —

Grover Cleveland Alexander Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

1. Grover Cleveland Alexander Marker

Inscription. Three-time 30-game winner, earning 31, 33, 30 victories from 1915-1917. ERA in those three years was 1.22, 1.55, 1.83. Broke in with Phillies with 28 wins. Set Major League record in 1916 with 16 shutouts. With Phillies, led National League in innings pitched six times, working more than 300 innings every year. Led NL in wins, strikeouts, complete games, shutouts each five times. Phillies record: 190-91, club-record 61 shutouts. Ranks second in complete games, third in wins, innings pitched. Entered Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.

Erected by Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1911.

Location. 39° 54.412′ N, 75° 10.04′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is on Greenwich Island. It is on Hartranft Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38 Hartranft St, Philadelphia PA 19148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paul (The Pope) Owens (here, next to this marker); Robin Roberts (here, next to this marker); Chuck Klein (here, next to this marker); Richie Ashburn (here, next to this marker); Jim Bunning (here, next

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to this marker); Granny Hamner (here, next to this marker); Cy Williams (here, next to this marker); Del Ennis (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Phillies Wall of Fame image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

2. Phillies Wall of Fame

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Right-Handed PitcherPhillies 1911 - 1917, 1930

— Inducted 1981 —

Right-Handed Pitcher
Phillies 1911 - 1917, 1930