ran an unsuccessful campaign to be elected as the sheriff of Greene County, Tennessee. Tobacco farmer, manager and scout Alexander was not associated with professional baseball from 1943 to 1945, instead operating a tobacco farm in his hometown of Greeneville, Tennessee. He returned to coaching with the Knoxville Smokies from 1946 to 1948. He resigned his position with the Knoxville club on June 5, 1948. After resigning from Knoxville and continuing through the 1949 season, Alexander served as a scout for the New York Giants covering the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. He was assigned by the Giants in July 1948 to manage the Bristol Twins. In June 1950, Alexander was hired to take over mid-season as the manager of the last-place Jacksonville Tars in the South Atlantic League. After retiring as a manager in 1950, Alexander returned to his job as a scout for the New York Giants. He continued as a scout for the Giants for 13 years from 1951 to 1962. He has been credited with signing infielder Ernie Bowman, a native of Johnson City, Tennessee, pitcher Jim Constable, a native of Jonesborough, Tennessee, first baseman Gail Harris, a native of Abingdon, Virginia, and pitcher Joe Shipley, a native of Morristown, Tennessee. He has also been credited with spotting Willie McCovey who grew up in Mobile, Alabama, and began playing in the Georgia State League. In November 1962, he was hired as a scout for the Milwaukee Braves with responsibility for Tennessee, northern Alabama, and southwestern Virginia. Family and later years In the winter between the 1931 and 1932 seasons, Alexander married Verna Hutton from his hometown of Greeneville, Tennessee. He had two sons, Don and Steve, both of whom played baseball. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1970, and died in 1979 at Greeneville, Tennessee, at age 75. See also List of Major League Baseball batting champions References External links 1903 births 1979 deaths American League batting champions Baseball players from Tennessee Boston Red Sox players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Detroit Tigers players Greeneville Burley Cubs players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Major League Baseball first basemen Milwaukee Braves scouts Nashville Vols players New York Giants (NL) scouts Newark Bears (IL) players People from Greeneville, Tennessee San Francisco Giants scouts Sanford Lookouts players Selma Cloverleafs players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players American expatriate baseball players in Canada