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Al Closter
Alan Edward Closter
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 15, 1943 in Creighton, NE
High School: St. Ludger (Creighton, NE)
School: Iowa State University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1966
Final Game: September 19, 1973
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1966 23 WSA AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.000 27.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
1971 28 NYY AL 2 2 .500 5.08 14 1 1 0 0 0 28.1 33 22 16 4 13 7 22 2 0 2 135 64 1.624 10.5 1.3 4.1 7.0 1.69
1972 29 NYY AL 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 12 25 2.571 7.7 3.9 15.4 7.7 0.50
1973 30 ATL NL 0 0 14.54 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 7 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 23 27 2.538 14.5 2.1 8.3 4.2 0.50
4 Seasons 2 2 .500 6.62 21 1 2 0 0 0 35.1 43 32 26 6 23 8 26 2 0 2 174 50 1.868 11.0 1.5 5.9 6.6 1.13
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .500 6.62 65 3 6 0 0 0 109 133 99 80 19 71 25 80 6 0 6 538 50 1.868 11.0 1.5 5.9 6.6 1.13
NYY (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 5.58 16 1 1 0 0 0 30.2 35 25 19 5 17 7 24 2 0 2 147 58 1.696 10.3 1.5 5.0 7.0 1.41
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 14.54 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 7 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 23 27 2.538 14.5 2.1 8.3 4.2 0.50
WSA (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9.000 27.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
AL (3 yrs) 2 2 .500 5.52 17 1 2 0 0 0 31.0 36 25 19 5 19 7 24 2 0 2 151 59 1.774 10.5 1.5 5.5 7.0 1.26
NL (1 yr) 0 0 14.54 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 7 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 23 27 2.538 14.5 2.1 8.3 4.2 0.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 23 WSA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 28 NYY AL 14 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 29 NYY AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 30 ATL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 21 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 62 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 8 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 16 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 17 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 WSA AL 23 P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.80
1971 NYY AL 28 P 14 1 28.1 9 0 8 1 0 .889 2.54 0.57 .956 1.97 0.77
1972 NYY AL 29 P 2 0 2.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0.50 .900 1.93 0.75
1973 ATL NL 30 P 4 0 4.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.15 0.50 .950 1.87 0.72
4 Seasons P 21 1 35.1 12 1 10 1 0 .917 2.80 0.52 .950 1.96 0.76
4 Seasons TOT 21 1 35.1 12 1 10 1 0 .917 2.80 0.52 .867 1.96 0.76

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 rule 5 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, Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino to the Atlanta Braves for Pat Dobson.

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