Al Closter
Born: June 15, 1943, Creighton, NEHeight: 6'2" Weight: 190 Bats: Left Throws: Left
College: Iowa State
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Pitching Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1966 Washington AL 23 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1971 New York AL 28 2 2 5.08 14 1 0 12 1 0 0 28.1 33 135 22 16 4 6 7 2 22 1972 New York AL 29 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 2 12 3 3 1 4 0 0 2 1973 Atlanta NL 30 0 0 14.54 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4.1 7 23 7 7 1 3 1 0 2 TOTALS 2 2 6.62 21 1 0 18 2 0 0 35.1 43 174 32 26 6 15 8 2 26
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1966 Washington AL 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 .750 1971 New York AL 14 114 22 33 49 4 0 4 3 3 0 2 6 7 2 22 1 .289 .430 .364 1972 New York AL 2 8 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 .250 .625 .500 1973 Atlanta NL 4 18 7 7 11 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 .389 .611 .500
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1966 Washington AL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 New York AL 28 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 New York AL 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 Atlanta NL 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1966 Washington AL P 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1971 New York AL P 28.1 1 14 0 8 1 0 .889 2.54 0 2 0 1972 New York AL P 2.1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 1 0 1973 Atlanta NL P 4.1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.15 1 1 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Yankees (1965).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1965).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators (April 5, 1966).
- Sold by Washington Senators to New York Yankees (May 3, 1966).
- Placed on disabled list by New York Yankees (August 2, 1971)
- Activated by New York Yankees (August 20, 1971)
- Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves (September 5, 1973) completing trade in which Atlanta Braves traded Pat Dobson to New York Yankees in exchange for Frank Tepedino, Wayne Nordhagenand 2 players to be named later (June 7, 1973); Atlanta Braves received Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973).
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