Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Grover Cleveland Alexander, nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphi
Alexander in 1915
Alexander with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915
Alexander with the Chicago Cubs in 1921
Christy Mathewson
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Christopher Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six," "the Christian Gentleman," "Matty," and "the Gentleman's Hurler," was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseba
Grover Cleveland Alexander
…a brief return to the Phillies in 1930, he left the major leagues. Alexander's 90 shutouts are a National League record and his 373 wins are tied with Christy Mathewson for first in the National League record book. He is also tied for third all time in wins, tenth in innings pitched (5190), second in shutouts, and…
Mathewson in 1910
Mathewson warming up as a New York Giant in 1910
Mathewson in his New York Giants uniform
Mathewson with the Giants, c. 1913