Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins. 1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a ...

ST. PAUL — St. Paul's annual three-day celebration in honor of major league baseball hall-of-fame pitcher and Howard County native Grover Cleveland Alexander begins today. Grover Cleveland Alexander ...

ST. PAUL — A number of events have been scheduled in St. Paul Friday through Sunday, celebrating Nebraska baseball legend Grover Cleveland Alexander. For more information on any of the GCA Days events ...

1914: The Robins stop Grover Cleveland Alexander’s win streak at nine games, defeating the Phillies 2-1, behind Jeff Pfeffer. Alexander is done in by three Phillies errors. In front of a handful of ...

Following a loss to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, Nebraska native Grover Cleveland Alexander was the main attraction for an all-star game held in Omaha on Oct. 24, 1915. The eventual hall of ...

Baseball players and writers from Grover Cleveland Alexander’s era referred to him as “the best pitcher to ever put on a pair of shoes.” It’s hard to argue. Nicknamed “Old Pete,” the righty from Elba ...

From Grover Cleveland Alexander to Adam Wainwright, here are the Cardinals who pitched complete-game victories in the postseason. It's a good thing the Cardinals picked up 39-year-old Grover Cleveland ...

Ace Hudkins was born in Valaparaiso in 1905. He started boxing at age 12 and fought his way to the Liederkranz in Grand Island. This German social club is older than the town of Grand Island.