Hugh Alexander (baseball)

Hugh Alexander (July 10, 1917 – November 25, 2000) was an American baseball outfielder. He played in seven games for the Cleveland Indians in 1937, getting one hit in eleven at-bats, and striking out five times. That offseason, he lost his left hand in an oil drilling accident, ending his playing career.^[1] Alexander subsequently worked as a scout for many years. Steve Garvey, Frank Howard, Davey Lopes, Dale Mitchell, Allie Reynolds, Bill Russell, and Don Sutton are among the players he signed.^[1]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

References

1. ^ ^{a b} McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 211. ISBN 0810858584