1971
Born March 20, 1971
San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macorís, D.R.
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b. March 20, 1971 · Baltimore Orioles 1992–1993, 1995–1996, New York Mets 1997, Chicago Cubs 1997–1999, Boston Red Sox 2000, Texas Rangers 2004, San Diego Padres 2005–2006
Manny Alexander came up through the Baltimore system as a shortstop of considerable promise and spent the next thirteen years as a spare part instead, appearing for seven organizations without ever holding a regular job for a full season.
He hit .231 across 594 games, which is the number that explains the career: the glove was good enough for a bench role and the bat never forced anyone's hand. His most-used season was 1997, split between the Mets and the Cubs, when he played 111 games.
Born in San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic in 1971, Alexander collected 293 hits with 37 stolen bases, and finished with San Diego in 2006 at thirty-five.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | BAL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1993 | BAL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | BAL | 94 | 242 | 35 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 11 | .236 |
| 1996 | BAL | 54 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 3 | .103 |
| 1997 | CHC/NYM | 87 | 248 | 37 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 54 | 13 | .266 |
| 1998 | CHC | 108 | 264 | 34 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 66 | 4 | .227 |
| 1999 | CHC | 90 | 177 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 4 | .271 |
| 2000 | BOS | 101 | 194 | 30 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 2 | .211 |
| 2004 | TEX | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .238 |
| 2005 | SDP | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 2006 | SDP | 22 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 594 | 1271 | 166 | 293 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 115 | 86 | 276 | 37 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 67.50 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 67.50 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Manny Alexander
Manny Alexander made a major-league debut on September 18, 1992.
2006
Final major-league game: Manny Alexander
Manny Alexander played a final major-league game on September 28, 2006.