Matt Alexander
[edit] Biography
Matt Alexander (Matthew Alexander) was born on January 30, 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on August 23, 1973 for the Chicago Cubs. Alexander played for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 45
| 54
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .204
| .358
| .278
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 1
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 63
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 61
| 30
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .033
| .033
| .033
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 90
| 42
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .238
| .304
| .262
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 13
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .538
| .538
| .692
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 37
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 11
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .364
| .364
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 160
| 86
| 55
| 24
| 0
| 2
| .279
| .380
| .360
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 7
| 40
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 214
| 82
| 56
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .146
| .195
| .159
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 63
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 374
| 168
| 111
| 36
| 0
| 4
| .214
| .294
| .262
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 26
| 1
| 8
| 103
| 1
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 19
| 13
| 125
| 12
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 8.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 5.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 11
| 1
| 28
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 7
| 1
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 23
| 4
| 76.2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 19.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 11
| 3
| 43
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 17
| 2
| 47.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 32
| 2
| 78.2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 11
| 2
| 31.1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 41
| 7
| 126
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 94
| 12
| 269
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 32
| 4
| 97
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 22
| 13
| 132
| 12
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 26
| 1
| 46
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968 - signed July 9, 1968).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Howell Copeland (April 28, 1975).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1978).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 1, 1978).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) (March 29, 1982).
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