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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Gary Alexander
|image=Gary Alexander Indians.jpg
|position=[[Catcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1953|3|27}}
|birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 12
|debutyear=1975
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 28
|finalyear=1981
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.230
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=55
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=202
|teams=
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|1975}}–{{mlby|1977}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1978}})
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1978}}–{{mlby|1980}})
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1981}})
}}
'''Gary Wayne Alexander''' (born March 27, 1953) is an American former professional [[baseball]] player. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a [[catcher]] from 1975 through 1981 for the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref name="br">{{cite web|title=Gary Alexander|publisher=Baseball-Reference|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alexaga01.shtml|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> Alexander caught [[John Montefusco]]'s [[no-hitter]] in {{By|1976}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 0|publisher=Retrosheet|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B09290ATL1976.htm|access-date=2011-04-14}}</ref>

Alexander was traded along with [[Gary Thomasson]], [[Dave Heaverlo]], [[John Henry Johnson (baseball)|John Henry Johnson]], [[Phil Huffman]], [[Alan Wirth]] and $300,000 from the Giants to the [[1978 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] for [[Vida Blue]] on March 15, {{By|1978}}.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/17/archives/seven-players-traded-to-as-meeting-the-limit-giants-obtain-blue.html "Seven Players Traded to A's," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Thursday, March 16, 1978.] Retrieved October 22, 2020</ref> [[Mario Guerrero]] was sent to the Athletics on April 7 to complete the transaction. Alexander was dealt again three months later at the [[Trade (sports)|trade]] deadline on June 15 when he went from the Athletics to the [[1978 Cleveland Indians season|Indians]] for [[Joe Wallis]].<ref>[https://thesouthern.newspapers.com/clip/19569931/southern-illinoisan/ "Ex-Salukis Wallis, Dwyer are traded," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Friday, June 16, 1978.] Retrieved January 18, 2023.</ref> On September 26, 1978, his home run with two outs in the ninth inning ended a no-hit bid by [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sutton|first=Keith|url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/with-two-out-in-the-ninth-the-almost-no-hitters/|title=With Two Out in the Ninth: The Almost No-Hitters|work=SABR|accessdate=April 10, 2021}}</ref> 

In a seven-season major league career, Alexander posted a .230 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with 55 [[home run]]s and 202 [[run batted in|RBI]] in 432 [[games played]]. His best statistical season was in 1978 when he hit 27 home runs and had 84 RBI's, 57 runs, 112 hits and 20 doubles in 148 games played, all career-highs.<ref name="br"/> 

Alexander is now a captain in the Los Angeles (CA) Fire Department.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/gary.alexander.5648?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDo1OTQxODAzNjExNjgyMzlfNTk0NTE4MDQ3ODAxMTM3 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats | mlb=110125 | espn=1 | br=a/alexaga01 | fangraphs=1000123 | brm=alexan002gar}}

{{Texas League Player of the Year}}

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