Walt Alexander Stats & Facts
Walt Alexander Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 70 Weight: 165 Born: 3 5, 1891 in Atlanta, GA USA Died: 12 29 1978 in Fort Worth, TX USA Debut: 6/21/1912 Last Game: 9/8/1917 Full Name: Walter Ernest Alexander
Eddie Collins is Hero of the Battle Stealing 6 bases he is the only player in major league history to steal six bases in a game twice
1912 – At Sportsman’s Park against the Browns, Eddie Collins becomes the only player in major league history to steal six bases in one game for a second time. The Philadelphia Athletics’ second baseman’s feat of thievery has yet to be surpassed. It will be 79 years until another major leaguer, Otis Nixon, even ties Collins’ mark.
