Grover Cleveland Alexander omitted in the MLB "VOTE FOR THE TOP FOUR PLAYERS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY".

Grover Cleveland Alexander may have been one of the five greatest pitchers in history, at least according to two of my knowledgeable friends who are outraged that Alexander, aka, Pete Alexander, was not a candidate among the top eight Phillies of all time.

It was suggested that Alexander may have been considered too far back in time: 1911-1930 (Phillies 1911-1917, 1930, 2,513 innings).  Alexander also pitched 1,884 innings for the Cubs (1918-1926) and 792 for the Cardinals (1926-1929).

However, two franchise candidates pitched earlier than Alexander: Cy Young 1890-1911 (Red Sox 1901-1908) and Christy Mathewson 1900-1916 (Giants).  Roger Clemens was also omitted.  Do Alexander and Clemens have something in common?  And there were non-pitcher old time candidates including Ty Cobb (1905-1928) and Honus Wagner (1897-1917).

VOTE FOR THE TOP FOUR PLAYERS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY Saturday, April 11, 2015

"Vote for the FOUR most impactful players who best represent the history of each franchise."..

As mentioned is the previous post Mariano Rivera is a Yankee candidate but Bill Dickey is not.
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Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Pitching Leaders

WAR for Pitchers (?)

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Robin Roberts	69.7	3739.1
2.	Steve Carlton	64.6	3697.1
3.	Pete Alexander	60.3	2513.2
4.	Cole Hamels	40.4	1801.1
5.	Curt Schilling	36.8	1659.1
6.	Chris Short	32.2	2253.0
7.	Jim Bunning	31.4	1520.2
8.	Charlie Buffinton	27.3	1112.2
9.	Charlie Ferguson	25.5	1514.2
10.	Curt Simmons	24.4	1939.2

Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Steve Carlton	241	3697.1
2.	Robin Roberts	234	3739.1
3.	Pete Alexander	190	2513.2
4.	Chris Short	132	2253.0
5.	Curt Simmons	115	1939.2
6.	Cole Hamels	108	1813.1
7.	Curt Schilling	101	1659.1
8.	Al Orth	100	1504.2
9.	Charlie Ferguson	99	1514.2
10.	Jack Taylor	96	1505.1

Win-Loss % (?)

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Pete Alexander	.676	2513.2
2.	Roy Halladay	.655	702.2
3.	Tom Seaton	.642	577.1
4.	Duke Esper	.632	497.1
5.	Tommy Greene	.621	580.1
6.	Robert Person	.613	606.1
7.	Ryan Madson	.610	630.0
8.	Charlie Ferguson	.607	1514.2
9.	Charlie Buffinton	.606	1112.2
10.	Steve Carlton	.600	3697.1
	Red Donahue	.600	1098.2
	Gene Garber	.600	392.2
	Ron Reed	.600	809.1

Adjusted ERA+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	George McQuillan	146	926.1
2.	Pete Alexander	140	2513.2
3.	Curt Davis	135	565.2
4.	Cliff Lee	132	827.1
5.	Charlie Buffinton	131	1112.2
	Ben Sanders	131	625.0
7.	Curt Schilling	126	1659.1
8.	Cole Hamels	125	1813.1
9.	Dan Casey	124	1197.2
10.	John Denny	123	650.0

Presidents Day: players with presidential names. Monday, February 16, 2015

I count Cleveland only once while most give him two numbers because his two terms were not consecutive...

Cleveland served those two non-consecutive terms interrupted by the second Harrison...

Reagan, of course, played Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, himself named after a president, in a movie: The Winning Team (1952).
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