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Al Closter

Alan Edward Closter

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Braves/Senators 1966-1973

Final Game: September 30, 1973
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 65 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 31 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 30 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 53 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 53 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 60 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 30 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) AL 2 2 .500 5.52 17 1 2 0 0 0 31.0 36 25 19 5 19 7 24 2 0 2 151 61 1.774 10.5 1.5 5.5 7.0 1.26
NL (1 yr) NL 0 0 14.54 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 7 7 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 23 30 2.538 14.5 2.1 8.3 4.2 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1966 23 WSA AL 0.1 0 0 0 0 .1 0 0.0 $
1971 28 NYY AL 28.1 1 22 14 0 .7 -8 -1.0 $
1972 29 NYY AL 2.1 0 3 1 0 1.2 -2 -0.3 $
1973 30 ATL NL 4.1 0 7 3 0 .9 -4 -0.4 $
4 Seasons 35.1 1 32 18 0 .8 -14 -1.7 $
NYY (2 yrs) 30.2 1 25 15 0 .7 -10 -1.3 $
ATL (1 yr) 4.1 0 7 3 0 .9 -4 -0.4 $
WSA (1 yr) 0.1 0 0 0 0 .1 0 0.0 $

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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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1971 28 NYY AL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1972 29 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
2 Seasons 8 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1966 WSA AL 23 P 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00 0 0 0
1971 NYY AL 28 P 14 1 0 28.1 9 0 8 1 0 .889 2.54 0.57 .958 1.97 1.97 0 2 100% 0
1972 NYY AL 29 P 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0.50 .950 1.93 1.85 0 1 100% 0
1973 ATL NL 30 P 4 0 0 4.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.15 0.50 .950 1.87 1.88 1 1 50% 0
4 Seasons P 21 1 0 35.1 12 1 10 1 0 .917 2.80 0.52 .956 1.96 1.94 1 4 80% 0
4 Seasons TOT 21 1 0 35.1 12 1 10 1 0 .917 2.80 0.52 .956 1.96 1.94 1 4 80% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196623Washington Senators$3,300Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,300
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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