Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander (February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, as the only member of the 3rd class of BBWAA choices. Alexander was the 9th player overall and the 4th pitcher chosen for the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. He was the last pitcher chosen alone by the BBWAA until Red Ruffing made it in a 1967 runoff election. He was one of the first 25 men inducted in 1939 when the "Hall" opened in Cooperstown.