Alex Cole

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: August 17, 1965 in Fayetteville, NC us

Died: August 11, 2023 in Chesterfield, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL).

School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: July 27, 1990 (Age 24-344d, 15,800th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 22, 1996 (Age 30-279d)
vs. SEA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: Alexander Cole

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

1760

493

.280

286

RBI

117

148

OBP

.360

SLG

.351

OPS

.711

OPS+

Summary of 5 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
MIN	5

Platoon
vs RHP	5

Home/Road
Away	3
Home	2

Outs
0	2
2	2
1	1

4 Opps
DET	2
MIL	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

5 Pitchers
Bill Wegman	1
Kirk McCaskill	1
Juan Guzmán	1
Mike Moore	1
Bill Gullickson	1

3 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1

Where Hit
9	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	2
1	1
4	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	3
12-	1
1--	1

8 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	3
1 on	1
2 on	1
Any on	2

Inning
1	1
3	1
5	2
Extra	1

1-3	2
4-6	2
7-end	1

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1
Tied	2
-4..	1

Ahead	2
Tied	2
Behind	1

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	2
0-0	1
1-0	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	4
LF	1

OrderPos
2nd	4
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1994-04-24	MIN	@	TOR	Juan Guzmán	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	1	7	0.089	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	1994-06-03	MIN	@	DET	Bill Gullickson	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	0.094	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1994-06-10	MIN		CHW	Kirk McCaskill	tied 6-6	b 10	2	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	2	2	8	0.429	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Reboulet Scores
4	4	4	1	1994-07-16	MIN		MIL	Bill Wegman	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	---	6,(3-2) BBSBCX	1	2	8	0.035	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1995-05-24	MIN	@	DET	Mike Moore	behind 0-7	t 5	2	12-	6,(3-2) CFBBBX	3	2	8	0.059	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Cordova Scores/unER; C. Knoblauch Scores/unER; A. Cole Scores/unER