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Dale Alexander

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leaders with 83 extra base hits (second), 363 total bases (second), 137 RBIs (third), 25 home runs (fifth), a .580 slugging percentage (fifth), 43 doubles (fifth), and 15 triples (fourth). After a tremendous rookie season, comparisons to Babe Ruth continued with one writer even dubbing him the "Prince of Swat".
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In 1931, Alexander appeared in 135 games, including 125 games as the Tigers' starting first baseman and four as a starter in left field. He compiled a stunning .490 batting average in the first two weeks of the season. He then had "a long layoff" in May and June after a spike injury became infected.
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from Toronto for $ 100,000 cash and three players to be named later. In 1929, Alexander won the first base job with the Tigers, starting 155 games at the position. He compiled a .343 batting average, scored 110 runs, and led the American League with 215 hits. He also ranked among the American League
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During his minor league playing career, Alexander never hit under .300 until 1942, his final year as a professional baseball player. His minor league batting average was .334 with 2,145 hits and 1,171 RBIs. While serving as manager of the Greeneville club, he also ran an unsuccessful campaign to be
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treatment ("electrically induced heat" used for muscle relaxation) in the clubhouse by Red Sox trainer Doc Woods. Alexander's leg suffered third degree burns during the treatment, and gangrene eventually set in. "It was a new method of treatment and not too much was known about it", Alexander said,
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for a price that was reported to be "one of the highest ever paid by an American Association club." He became the Blues' starting first baseman, appearing in 120 games in 1935. He compiled a .358 batting average in 1935 and set a new American Association record by hitting four home runs in a game
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by a mere three points, depriving Foxx of the triple crown. Alexander was the first of only two major league batting champions to be traded to another team in the same league during the season in which he won the title, the second being Harry "The Hat" Walker, who won the National League batting
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treatment for a twisted knee. The burns and infection limited his mobility and effectively ended his major league career. He continued to play in the minor leagues until 1942, compiling a .334 batting average with 2,145 hits and 1,171 RBIs in minor league play. He also served as a minor league
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After 1933, Alexander's mobility and fielding suffered, but he was able to hit well enough to continue playing in the minor leagues, primarily as a first baseman, until 1942. Alexander's return to the minor leagues began in February 1934 when the Red Sox assigned him to the
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In 1942, he returned to the Greeneville Burley Cubs, the hometown team with which he began his career in 1923. He served as a player-manager for Greeneville during the 1942 season. In his final season as a player, Alexander compiled a .158 batting average in 19 at bats.
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In 1930, Alexander started 154 games at first base for the Tigers and compiled a .326 batting average with 20 home runs and 135 RBIs. In his first two major league seasons, Alexander had 272 RBIs. The only player with more RBIs in his first two major league seasons was
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Alexander attempted a comeback but injured his leg again in July 1933 and saw limited action for the rest of the season, mostly as a pinch hitter. Alexander wound up hitting .281 in 1933 and played his last major league game on September 23, 1933, against the
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years later. "I noticed my leg felt awfully hot. I ended up with third-degree burns and a gangrene infection and almost lost my leg. I was finished in the Majors... I couldn't run and I couldn't field and when I got hurt, that was the end."
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His batting average dipped to .325 by the end of the season. Though his numbers were less impressive than in his first two seasons with the club, he compiled a .325 batting average, a .401 on-base percentage, and 87 RBIs.
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In the winter between the 1931 and 1932 seasons, Alexander married Verna Hutton from his hometown of Greeneville, Tennessee. He had two sons, Don and Steve, both of whom played baseball. He was diagnosed with
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took over the post. During the first two months of the 1932 season, Alexander was used principally as a pinch-hitter and compiled a .250 average in 22 plate appearances in 23 games.
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won the National League batting title despite being traded to the American League in late August). On August 6, 1932, Alexander broke up a no-hitter by Cleveland pitcher
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against Minneapolis on June 14, 1935. In 1936, he appeared in 154 games for the Blues, including 153 at first base, and compiled a .315 batting average with 100 RBIs.
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with a .380 batting average, 31 home runs, and 144 runs batted in. After his 1929 season, expectations for Alexander were high, with some writers comparing him to
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Alexander was not associated with professional baseball from 1943 to 1945, instead operating a tobacco farm in his hometown of Greeneville, Tennessee.
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in 1936 and 1937. Alexander also had the longest hitting streak of the 1930 season, a 29-game streak in which he had 41 hits in 121 at bats.
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of the Southern Association. He appeared in 140 games for Chattanooga, 137 at first base, and compiled a .309 batting average with 85 RBIs.
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title in 1947, after being traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies, three weeks into the 1947 season. (In 1990,
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on the school's football team. He also played basketball and baseball at Milligan and later played baseball for
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After resigning from Knoxville and continuing through the 1949 season, Alexander served as a scout for the
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covering the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. He was assigned by the Giants in July 1948 to manage the
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in his first two major league seasons, and won the major league batting title in 1932 with a .367
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In June 1950, Alexander was hired to take over mid-season as the manager of the last-place
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After retiring as a manager in 1950, Alexander returned to his job as a scout for the
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from 1946 to 1948. He resigned his position with the Knoxville club on June 5, 1948.
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In May 1933, Alexander sustained third degree burns on his leg and later developed
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On May 30, 1933, Alexander twisted a knee in a game at Philadelphia. He was given
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with responsibility for Tennessee, northern Alabama, and southwestern Virginia.
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In February 1939, Alexander, at age 36, was hired as player-manager for the
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Alexander began playing professional baseball for his hometown team, the
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in 1970, and died in 1979 at Greeneville, Tennessee, at age 75.
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with 28 doubles and 10 triples in 114 games. He moved on to the
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In December 1936, the Kansas City club sold Alexander to the
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and 97 RBIs. The next year, he won the International League
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On November 3, 1934, the Newark club sold Alexander to the
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He then spent the 1940 season as a player-manager for the
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In 1941, Alexander was hired as a player-manager for the
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September 23, 1933, for the Boston Red Sox
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In 1932, Alexander lost his job as the Tigers' starting
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April 16, 1929, for the Detroit Tigers
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Edwards (December 8, 1929). 7: 3775:Kansas City Blues (baseball) players 3755:Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players 1827:"Alexander To Head Twins In Shakeup" 1737:"Dale Alexander Gets Itch To Return" 1073:"Dale Alexander from the Chronology" 772: 770: 768: 766: 764: 762: 760: 758: 756: 16:American baseball player (1903-1979) 3780:Major League Baseball first basemen 3805:People from Greeneville, Tennessee 1327:Daniel Okrent; Steve Wulf (1989). 505:, who ended up with a one-hitter. 14: 3795:New York Giants (baseball) scouts 3740:American League batting champions 1996:American League batting champions 1650:"Dale Alexander Seeks Nomination" 1418:"Jersey City Gets Dale Alexander" 638:He returned to coaching with the 631:Tobacco farmer, manager and scout 272:as a rookie in 1929, totaled 272 3707: 3695: 1927: 1914:"Alexander Does Heavy Road Work" 1898: 1869: 1840: 1811: 1782: 1750: 1721: 1692: 1663: 1634: 1605: 1576: 1547: 1518: 1489: 1460: 1431: 1294: 1239: 1210: 1166: 1137: 1108: 1057: 1028: 999: 970: 957:"Dale Alexander Is Winter Prize" 853: 444:purchased Alexander and pitcher 41: 3770:Greeneville Burley Cubs players 3745:Baseball players from Tennessee 1390:Bill, Weiss; Wright, Marshall. 1226:"Dale Alexander Goes to Boston" 19:For the American sprinter, see 1856:"Dale Alexander To Pilot Tars" 392:Alexander next played for the 1: 1313:. 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Index

Dale Alexander (athlete)

First baseman
Greeneville, Tennessee
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Detroit Tigers
1929
1932
Boston Red Sox
1932
1933
AL batting champion
baseball
Greeneville, Tennessee
first baseman
Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
American League
hits
RBIs
batting average
gangrene
diathermy
Sanford Lookouts
Thomasville Tourists
Selma Cloverleafs
Greeneville Burley Cubs

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