Pete Alexander was born on February 26, 1887, in Saint Paul, Nebraska. He played semi-professional baseball as a pitcher from 1907 to 1911, and then professional baseball as a pitcher from 1911 to 1930. Alexander played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1911 to 1917, and then for the Chicago Cubs at the beginning of the 1918 season before being inducted into the U.S. Army during World War I at Camp Funston, Kansas, on April 29, 1918. He was assigned to Battery F, 342nd Field Artillery of the 89th Division and left the United States for France in June 1918, arriving in July 1918. Sgt Alexander served with the 342nd Field Artillery during combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive from September to November 1918, and he then remained in Germany on Occupation Duty from November 1918 until returning to the United States in April 1919. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on April 15, 1919, and then returned to his career in professional baseball. Alexander played for the Chicago Cubs from 1918 to 1926, and then with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1926 to 1929, winning the 1926 World Series with that team. He returned to his first professional team, the Philadelphia Phillies, for his final season in 1930. In addition to the 1926 World Series win, he was the 3 time Baseball Pitching Triple Crown in 1915, 1916, and 1920; 6 time National League wins leader in 1911, 1914-1917, and 1920; 4 time National League ERA leader in 1915, 1916, 1919, and 1920; and 6 time National League strikeout leader in 1912, 1914-1917, and 1920. Pete Alexander was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, and he died on November 4, 1950. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Saint Paul, Nebraska.