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Al Closter
Alan Edward Closter

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School Iowa State University

Debut April 19, 1966
  vs. BAL 0.3 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 30, 1973
Born June 15, 1943 in Creighton, NE

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 23 WSA AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    0.3    1    0    0   0    2    0   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  3.48  inf 9.000
 1971 28 NYY AL   2   2  14   1   0   0   1  0   28.3   33   22   16   4   13   22   2   2   135   7   0  5.08  3.26   64 1.624
 1972 29 NYY AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    2    3    3   1    4    2   0   0    12   0   0 11.57  2.95   25 2.571
 1973 30 ATL NL   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  0    4.3    7    7    7   1    4    2   0   0    23   1   0 14.54  3.96   27 2.538
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .500   2   2  21   1   0   0   2  0   35.3   43   32   26   6   23   26   2   2   174   8   0  6.62  3.33   50 1.868
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   6  64   3   0   0   6  0  109.0  132   98   80  18   71   80   6   6   537  24   0  6.62  3.33   50 1.868
 Career High      2   2  14   1   0   0   1  0   28.3   33   22   16   4   13   22   2   2   135   7   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 28 NYY AL  14    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 29 NYY AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       21    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         54    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  15  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   8   0   0   0   0
 Career High     14    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 28 NYY AL    7    7    0   0.0    87| .000  .248| .000  .319| .000  .368| .000  .687|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1972 29 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    81| .000  .243| .000  .311| .000  .351| .000  .662|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons         8    8    0   0.0    86| .000  .247| .000  .318| .000  .366| .000  .684|-100  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 23 WSA AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1971 28 NYY AL P 14 0 8 1 0 .889 .952 0.57 0.77 2.54 1.97 1 28.3 1972 29 NYY AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.75 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1973 30 ATL NL P 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.72 4.19 1.88 0 4.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 23 WSA AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1971 28 NYY AL P 14 0 8 1 0 .889 .952 0.57 0.77 2.54 1.97 1 28.3 1972 29 NYY AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.75 3.91 1.96 0 2.3 1973 30 ATL NL P 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.72 4.19 1.88 0 4.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 21 1 10 1 0 .917 .948 0.52 0.76 2.80 1.96 1 35.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 21 1 10 1 0 .917 .948 0.52 0.76 2.83 1.98 1 35
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1965 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1965: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the New York Yankees in the 1965 first-year draft.

April 5, 1966: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Cleveland Indians.

May 3, 1966: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Washington Senators.

September 5, 1973: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves to complete an earlier deal made on June 7, 1973. The New York Yankees sent players to be named later, Frank Tepedino, and Wayne Nordhagen to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Dobson. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.


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