Alex Hardy Explained

Alex Hardy
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:29 September 1877
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Bats:Right
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 4
Debutyear:1902
Debutteam:Chicago Orphans
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 9
Finalyear:1903
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:3–3
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.34
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:16
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David Alexander Hardy (September 29, 1877 – April 22, 1940) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball in the early twentieth century. He played for the Chicago Cubs of the National League in 1902 and 1903.

In July 1905, while playing for the minor league Troy Trojans, Hardy was shot in the chest in Troy, New York by a man who suspected him of having an affair with his wife. The bullet "lodged near his heart"[1] but did not prevent him from playing in the minors until 1909.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: City News . 15 December 2022 . The Waterbury Democrat . 3 July 1905 . 5.
  2. Web site: Alex Hardy Minor Leagues Statistics . . . 15 December 2022 . en.