Grover Cleveland Alexander’s Relentless Legacy

Before modern medicine… before rest days… there was Grover Cleveland Alexander —

a pitcher who refused to stop, even when his body begged him to. Alexander won three

hundred seventy-three games, one of the highest totals in the history of

Major League Baseball. He finished with a career earned run average of two point one three,

dominating hitters with control, guile, and relentless endurance. In the 19 17 World

Series, Alexander did something almost impossible — he pitched three

complete-game victories, including the final game… on almost no rest. But greatness came

at a cost. War injuries damaged his hearing. Alcohol became a crutch.