Alex Pearson was known as
the “Grand Old Man of Baseball” in Beaver County because he had a
semipro and professional career that spanned 42 years from 1894 to
1936. He was primarily a pitcher but also played both the infield
and outfield, compiling a lifetime batting average of .300. Alex was
59 years old in 1936 when he played his last season for Unionville
and compiled an 11-2 pitching record. Alex only had a brief major league career, playing part of
the 1902 season with the St Louis Cardinals and part of the 1903
season with the Cleveland Indians. He also was with the Baltimore
Orioles in 1908 and 1909 when they dropped back into the minor
leagues after competing in the majors. Alex also played in the New England,
Connecticut State, Easter, and Penn-Ohio Leagues and pitched for
several Beaver County semipro teams, including the Beaver Falls
Elks, Beaver Grays, Moltrup Steel, and the Rochester Reds. Alex
was an avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing, even though he
was a vegetarian (he solved the dilemma by giving away the game he
killed and eating the fish). He served as both a game and fish warden
for many years and aided the founding of many sportsmen’s clubs in
Beaver County. He also was a Rochester businessman and served as
mayor of the town for three terms. Alex died in 1966 at age 89.
Alex Pearson was known as
the “Grand Old Man of Baseball” in Beaver County because he had a
semipro and professional career that spanned 42 years from 1894 to
1936. He was primarily a pitcher but also played both the infield
and outfield, compiling a lifetime batting average of .300. Alex was
59 years old in 1936 when he played his last season for Unionville
and compiled an 11-2 pitching record. Alex only had a brief major league career, playing part of
the 1902 season with the St Louis Cardinals and part of the 1903
season with the Cleveland Indians. He also was with the Baltimore
Orioles in 1908 and 1909 when they dropped back into the minor
leagues after competing in the majors. Alex also played in the New England,
Connecticut State, Easter, and Penn-Ohio Leagues and pitched for
several Beaver County semipro teams, including the Beaver Falls
Elks, Beaver Grays, Moltrup Steel, and the Rochester Reds. Alex
was an avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing, even though he
was a vegetarian (he solved the dilemma by giving away the game he
killed and eating the fish). He served as both a game and fish warden
for many years and aided the founding of many sportsmen’s clubs in
Beaver County. He also was a Rochester businessman and served as
mayor of the town for three terms. Alex died in 1966 at age 89.