Today is the anniversary of the birth of President Grover Cleveland. Since I think in baseball terms, whenever I see the name of our 22nd and 24th president (making him the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office), I expect his name to be followed by “Alexander.” President Cleveland served from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.
The pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander was born Feb. 26, 1887 (happy belated birthday), and he was named for the president at the time. We’ll save his nickname of “Old Pete” for another time, but needless to say, it took less ink to print “Pete” than “Grover Cleveland.” Today’s quiz is about things I found in the rabbit hole when I learned it was President Cleveland’s date of birth. Have fun, and learn a lot.
