1953
Born March 27, 1953
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gary Alexander Notable
b. March 27, 1953 · San Francisco Giants 1975–1977, Oakland Athletics 1978, Cleveland Indians 1978–1980, Pittsburgh Pirates 1981
Gary Alexander played for four clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1975 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1981.
Across 432 games he batted .230, with 293 hits and 169 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 45 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He played 229 games behind the plate, with 1,008 putouts and 35 errors. He turned 8 double plays.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on March 27, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1978 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | SFG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | SFG | 23 | 73 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | .178 |
| 1977 | SFG | 51 | 119 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 3 | .303 |
| 1978 | CLE/OAK | 148 | 498 | 57 | 112 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 84 | 57 | 166 | 0 | .225 |
| 1979 | CLE | 110 | 358 | 54 | 82 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 4 | .229 |
| 1980 | CLE | 76 | 178 | 22 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 0 | .225 |
| 1981 | PIT | 21 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .213 |
| Career | — | 432 | 1276 | 169 | 293 | 45 | 11 | 55 | 202 | 154 | 381 | 8 | .230 |
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