1947
Born January 30, 1947
Shreveport, LA, USA
Matt Alexander Notable
b. January 30, 1947 · Chicago Cubs 1973–1974, Oakland Athletics 1975–1977, Pittsburgh Pirates 1978–1981
Matt Alexander played for three clubs across nine seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1973 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1981.
Across 374 games he batted .214, with 36 hits and 111 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 103 stolen bases.
He played 93 games in the outfield, with 75 putouts and 0 errors.
He was born in Shreveport, LA, USA on January 30, 1947. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| 1974 | CHC | 45 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | .204 |
| 1975 | OAK | 63 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .100 |
| 1976 | OAK | 61 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .033 |
| 1977 | OAK | 90 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .238 |
| 1978 | PIT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 1979 | PIT | 44 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .538 |
| 1980 | PIT | 37 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 |
| 1981 | PIT | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .364 |
| Career | — | 374 | 168 | 111 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 103 | .214 |
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