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Doyle Alexander

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Full Name: Doyle Lafayette Alexander Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190 First Game: June 26, 1971
Birthdate: September 4, 1950 Final Game: September 27, 1989
Birthplace: Cordova, Alabama MLB Experience: 19 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 Pitching Stats
    • 3.2 Fielding Stats
    • 3.3 Batting Stats
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova, Alabama) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right handed.

[edit] Career

Alexander was an average pitcher for most of his career, with moments of brilliance that helped teams win divisions and pennants, as well as occasions of poor performance in the clutch. After being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1968 and spending several unsuccessful seasons with them and the Baltimore Orioles, he had his first moment of success after coming over to the Yankees in the middle of the 1976 season and going 10-5 to help win the American League east division. He did not pitch during the ALCS, so he was tagged to start Game One of the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, which he lost. Alexander signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent in the offseason and enjoyed one good year before falling apart. It would not be until a trade to the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1983 season that he would return to form.

The Blue Jays were on the rise in the mid 1980s, and Alexander was an instrumental part of their success, winning 17 games in both 1984 and 1985, including the division-clinching win over the Yankees in 1985. His skill did not hold in the ALCS, however, where he went 0-1 with an 8.71 earned run average in two starts as the Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals in seven games.

A slow start the next year got him traded to the Atlanta Braves, who dealt him in turn to the contending Detroit Tigers the next year for John Smoltz. Detroit got more than they could have possibly hoped for in Alexander, who went an amazing 9-0 with a 1.53 ERA to propel the Tigers to the division title. Again, he was miserable in the ALCS going 0-2 with a 10.00 ERA, bringing his postseason totals to 0-5 with an 8.38 ERA. Alexander was not nearly as effective after that, though he did make his only All-Star appearance in 1988, and retired after the 1989 season.


Most people believe that Doyle Alexander's best season was 1984, when he posted a 3.13 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 139 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1971 LA N 17 12 6 6 3.80 30 45 39 4 0 0 92.1 105 6 18 0 1 1
1972 BAL A 35 9 6 8 2.45 49 36 29 2 2 2 106.1 78 5 30 8 7 1
1973 BAL A 29 26 12 8 3.86 63 85 75 10 0 0 174.2 169 19 52 5 3 7
1974 BAL A 30 12 6 9 4.01 40 65 51 2 0 0 114.1 127 7 43 4 6 4
1975 BAL A 32 11 8 8 3.04 46 47 45 3 1 1 133.1 127 7 47 7 6 1
1976 NY A 19 19 10 5 3.29 41 54 50 5 2 0 136.2 114 9 39 0 6 3
1976 BAL A 11 6 3 4 3.50 17 27 25 2 1 0 64.1 58 3 24 2 0 0
1976 TOT A 30 25 13 9 3.36 58 81 75 7 3 0 201 172 12 63 2 6 3
1977 TEX A 34 34 17 11 3.65 82 103 96 12 1 0 237 221 24 82 2 3 2
1978 TEX A 31 28 9 10 3.86 81 84 82 7 1 0 191 198 18 71 1 4 1
1979 TEX A 23 18 5 7 4.45 50 65 56 0 0 0 113.1 114 3 69 3 4 1
1980 ATL N 35 35 14 11 4.20 114 120 108 7 1 0 231.2 227 20 74 5 3 4
1981 SF N 24 24 11 7 2.89 77 51 49 1 1 0 152.1 156 11 44 2 4 2
1982 NY A 16 11 1 7 6.07 26 52 45 0 0 0 66.2 81 14 14 2 1 0
1983 TOR A 17 15 7 6 3.93 46 55 51 5 0 0 116.2 126 14 26 1 4 1
1983 NY A 8 5 0 2 6.35 17 21 20 0 0 0 28.1 31 6 7 0 0 0
1983 TOT A 25 20 7 8 4.41 63 76 71 5 0 0 145 157 20 33 1 4 1
1984 TOR A 36 35 17 6 3.13 139 99 91 11 2 0 261.2 238 21 59 1 2 3
1985 TOR A 36 36 17 10 3.45 142 105 100 6 1 0 260.2 268 28 67 0 9 6
1986 TOR A 17 17 5 4 4.46 65 56 55 3 0 0 111 120 18 20 1 1 4
1986 ATL N 17 17 6 6 3.84 74 58 50 2 0 0 117.1 135 9 17 1 1 0
1986 Total 34 34 11 10 4.14 139 114 105 5 0 0 228.1 255 27 37 2 2 4
1987 DET A 11 11 9 0 1.53 44 16 15 3 3 0 88.1 63 3 26 0 1 0
1987 ATL N 16 16 5 10 4.13 64 57 54 3 0 0 117.2 115 21 27 5 2 2
1987 Total 27 27 14 10 3.01 108 73 69 6 3 0 206 178 24 53 5 3 2
1988 DET A 34 34 14 11 4.32 126 122 110 5 1 0 229 260 30 46 7 2 5
1989 DET A 33 33 6 18 4.44 95 118 110 5 1 0 223 245 28 76 3 4 5
Total NL 109 104 42 40 3.80 359 331 300 17 2 0 711.1 738 67 180 13 11 9
Total AL 452 360 152 134 3.75 1169 1210 1106 81 16 3 2656.1 2638 257 798 47 63 44
Total 561 464 194 174 3.76 1528 1541 1406 98 18 3 3367.2 3376 324 978 60 74 53

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1971 LA N P 17 12 92.1 5 12 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .944
1972 BAL A P 35 9 106.1 14 23 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 .949
1973 BAL A P 29 26 174.2 15 34 2 1 0 0 5 4 1 .961
1974 BAL A P 30 12 114.1 13 30 2 5 0 1 13 3 3 .956
1975 BAL A P 32 11 133.1 14 29 2 1 0 0 15 3 3 .956
1976 NY A P 19 19 136.2 5 14 0 0 0 1 11 7 1 1.000
1976 BAL A P 11 6 64.1 6 16 0 1 0 0 13 5 2 1.000
1976 TOT A P 30 25 201 11 30 0 1 0 1 24 12 3 1.000
1977 TEX A P 34 34 237 17 46 4 4 0 0 11 7 2 .940
1978 TEX A P 31 28 191 17 36 4 1 0 0 8 12 3 .930
1979 TEX A P 23 18 113.1 12 23 0 1 0 0 12 6 0 1.000
1980 ATL N P 35 35 231.2 16 49 4 4 0 2 30 6 2 .942
1981 SF N P 24 24 152.1 9 16 0 1 0 1 14 3 1 1.000
1982 NY A P 16 11 66.2 3 9 1 1 0 0 9 1 0 .923
1983 TOR A P 17 15 116.2 11 17 1 1 0 0 5 7 1 .966
1983 NY A P 8 5 28.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1983 TOT A P 25 20 145 13 19 1 1 0 0 7 7 1 .970
1984 TOR A P 36 35 261.2 18 33 2 4 0 0 7 6 2 .962
1985 TOR A P 36 36 260.2 28 32 1 4 0 1 12 9 0 .984
1986 TOR A P 17 17 111 6 11 2 0 0 1 7 1 0 .895
1986 ATL N P 17 17 117.1 8 14 1 2 0 1 11 2 0 .957
1986 Total P 34 34 228.1 14 25 3 2 0 2 18 3 0 .929
1987 DET A P 11 11 88.1 4 14 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 1.000
1987 ATL N P 16 16 117.2 6 10 0 1 0 0 10 5 0 1.000
1987 Total P 27 27 206 10 24 0 2 0 0 15 8 0 1.000
1988 DET A P 34 34 229 12 19 2 1 0 0 13 9 1 .939
1989 DET A P 33 33 223 23 32 1 1 0 0 16 10 1 .982
Total P 561 464 3367.2 264 521 32 36 0 8 234 111 26 .961

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1971 LA N 17 33 3 9 0 2 .273 .333 .273 0 0 3 13 0 1 0 0 1
1972 BAL A 35 25 1 2 0 0 .080 .115 .080 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 1
1973 BAL A 29 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 BAL A 30 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 BAL A 32 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 NY A 19 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 BAL A 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 TOT A 30 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TEX A 34 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 TEX A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 TEX A 23 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 ATL N 35 83 7 15 0 3 .181 .209 .217 3 0 3 24 0 3 0 0 1
1981 SF N 24 51 5 9 0 6 .176 .204 .255 4 0 2 12 0 4 0 0 2
1982 NY A 16 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOR A 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 NY A 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 TOT A 25 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 TOR A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 TOR A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 TOR A 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 ATL N 18 38 2 8 0 5 .211 .205 .237 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 0 2
1986 Total 35 38 2 8 0 5 .211 .205 .237 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 0 2
1987 DET A 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 ATL N 16 35 1 1 0 1 .029 .056 .029 0 0 0 13 1 6 0 0 0
1987 Total 27 35 1 1 0 1 .029 .056 .029 0 0 0 13 1 6 0 0 0
1988 DET A 34 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 DET A 33 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 110 240 18 42 0 17 .175 .203 .208 8 0 8 70 1 20 0 0 6
Total AL 452 25 1 2 0 0 .080 .115 .080 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 1
Total 562 265 19 44 0 17 .166 .195 .196 8 0 9 77 1 23 0 0 7

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert (December 2, 1971).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Ken Holtzman, Grant Jackson, Elrod Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman to New York Yankees in exchange for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor and Rick Dempsey (June 15, 1976).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (November 23, 1976).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers with Larvell Blanks and $50000 to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias (December 6, 1979).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves to San Francisco Giants in exchange for John Montefusco and Craig Landis (December 12, 1980).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees in exchange for Andy McGaffigan and Ted Wilborn (March 30, 1982).
  • Released by New York Yankees (May 31, 1983).
  • Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (June 21, 1983).
  • Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Duane Ward (July 6, 1986).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (May 5, 1987).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves to Detroit Tigers in exchange for John Smoltz (August 12, 1987).
  • Granted free agency (October 24, 1988).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 13, 1989).

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