Al Gettel
Allen Jones Gettel (Two Gun)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 17, 1917 in Norfolk, VA
High School: Kempsville (Kempsville, VA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1945
Final Game: September 5, 1955
Died: April 8, 2005 in Norfolk, VA
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Standard Batting

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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
1945 27 NYY AL 27 60 57 8 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .281 .293 .316 .609 73 18 1 0 2 1
1946 28 NYY AL 26 35 32 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 4 0 0 3 1
1947 29 CLE AL 34 54 51 7 15 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 .294 .308 .373 .680 91 19 3 1 2 1
1948 30 TOT AL 29 60 57 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .228 .228 .263 .491 32 15 3 0 3 1/4
1948 30 CLE AL 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 30 CHW AL 24 57 54 4 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .241 .241 .278 .519 39 15 3 0 3 1/4
1949 31 TOT AL 35 29 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .115 .207 .115 .322 -13 3 1 0 0 1
1949 31 CHW AL 19 20 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .250 .167 .417 13 3 1 0 0 1
1949 31 WSH AL 16 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 0 0 0 0 1
1951 33 NYG NL 30 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0 1
1955 37 STL NL 8 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 209 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 189 256 241 23 55 7 1 0 14 0 0 4 25 .228 .244 .266 .509 41 64 8 1 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 219 207 20 47 6 1 0 12 0 0 3 21 .228 .244 .266 .509 41 55 7 1 9
CLE (2 yrs) 39 57 54 8 15 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 .278 .291 .352 .643 80 19 3 1 2
NYY (2 yrs) 53 95 89 8 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .225 .233 .247 .481 36 22 1 0 5
CHW (2 yrs) 43 77 72 6 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .222 .243 .250 .493 33 18 4 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 16 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 0 0 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 30 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -55 1 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 8 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 209 4 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 151 238 223 22 51 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 22 .229 .246 .265 .510 41 59 8 1 10
NL (2 yrs) 38 18 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .278 .500 33 5 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1945 27 NYY AL 60 44 5 3.0 92 .296 .281 .267 .293 .340 .316 .363 .609 .704 73 .393 -2.2 -0.2 .452 .053 .035
1946 28 NYY AL 35 31 1 0.9 96 .148 .125 .265 .125 .339 .125 .381 .250 .720 -30 .053 -5.7 -0.6 .143 .000 .000
1947 29 CLE AL 54 41 6 3.9 94 .319 .294 .259 .308 .338 .373 .372 .680 .711 91 .469 -1.0 -0.1 .513 .078 .078
1948 30 TOT AL 60 50 4 2.1 103 .255 .228 .269 .228 .354 .263 .389 .491 .743 32 .196 -5.8 -0.6 .319 .035 .035
1948 30 CLE AL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .000 .355 .000 .391 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1948 30 CHW AL 57 47 4 2.3 103 .271 .241 .269 .241 .354 .278 .389 .519 .743 39 .215 -4.9 -0.5 .341 .037 .037
1949 31 TOT AL 29 24 1 1.1 104 .136 .115 .267 .207 .359 .115 .389 .322 .747 -13 .070 -4.3 -0.4 .250 .115 .000
1949 31 CHW AL 20 16 1 1.7 104 .188 .167 .267 .250 .358 .167 .388 .417 .747 13 .135 -2.3 -0.2 .313 .111 .000
1949 31 WSH AL 9 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .268 .111 .360 .000 .390 .111 .750 -69 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
1951 33 NYG NL 12 11 0 0.0 104 .100 .083 .269 .083 .343 .083 .407 .167 .750 -55 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
1955 37 STL NL 6 3 2 17.8 105 .600 .500 .264 .500 .335 .667 .418 1.167 .754 209 .920 0.9 0.1 1.333 .167 .167
7 Seasons 256 204 19 2.5 98 .255 .228 .266 .244 .345 .266 .380 .509 .725 41 .271 -20.7 -2.1 .356 .054 .037
162 Game Avg. 219 175 16 2.5 98 .255 .228 .266 .244 .345 .266 .380 .509 .725 41 .271 -20.7 -2.1 .356 .054 .037
CLE (2 yrs) 57 44 6 3.6 95 .300 .278 .260 .291 .339 .352 .373 .643 .713 80 .435 -1.8 -0.2 .476 .074 .074
NYY (2 yrs) 95 75 6 2.1 94 .247 .225 .266 .233 .340 .247 .370 .481 .709 36 .244 -8.0 -0.8 .329 .034 .022
CHW (2 yrs) 77 63 5 2.1 103 .250 .222 .269 .243 .355 .250 .389 .493 .744 33 .194 -7.2 -0.7 .333 .056 .028
WSH (1 yr) 9 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .268 .111 .360 .000 .390 .111 .750 -69 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
NYG (1 yr) 12 11 0 0.0 104 .100 .083 .269 .083 .343 .083 .407 .167 .750 -55 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 6 3 2 17.8 105 .600 .500 .264 .500 .335 .667 .418 1.167 .754 209 .920 0.9 0.1 1.333 .167 .167
AL (5 yrs) 238 190 17 2.4 97 .254 .229 .266 .246 .345 .265 .377 .510 .723 41 .258 -19.0 -1.9 .356 .054 .036
NL (2 yrs) 18 14 2 3.8 104 .267 .222 .267 .222 .340 .278 .411 .500 .751 33 .420 -1.7 -0.2 .357 .056 .056

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1945 27 NYY AL 60 0.0% 5.0% 1.7% 3.3% 13% 3.00 19.0 19.0 90%
1946 28 NYY AL 35 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.4 32.0 77%
1947 29 CLE AL 54 0.0% 7.4% 0.0% 5.6% 20% 12.8 12.8 87%
1948 30 TOT AL 60 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 3.3% 15% 9.5 19.0 85%
1948 30 CLE AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1948 30 CHW AL 57 0.0% 10.5% 0.0% 3.5% 15% 9.0 18.0 84%
1949 31 TOT AL 29 0.0% 13.8% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 1.33 6.5 26.0 76%
1949 31 CHW AL 20 0.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 9.0 80%
1949 31 WSH AL 9 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 2.00 4.0 8.0 67%
1951 33 NYG NL 12 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 83%
1955 37 STL NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 33% 6.0 3.0 2.00 83%
7 Seasons 256 0.0% 9.8% 1.6% 3.1% 15% 6.25 9.6 17.2 2.00 84%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 37 STL NL 0 0 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 0 0 38% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 37 STL NL 4 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 2
7 Seasons 4 25% 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1000% 1 8 800% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 27 27 60 57 8 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .281 .293 .316 .609 73 18 1 0 2
1946 28 53 95 89 8 20 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .225 .233 .247 .481 36 22 1 0 5
1947 29 87 149 140 15 35 4 1 0 8 0 0 1 12 .250 .261 .293 .553 56 41 4 1 7
1948 30 116 209 197 20 48 6 1 0 11 0 0 1 18 .244 .251 .284 .536 49 56 7 1 10
1949 31 151 238 223 22 51 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 22 .229 .246 .265 .510 41 59 8 1 10
1950 32 151 238 223 22 51 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 22 .229 .246 .265 .510 41 59 8 1 10
1951 33 181 250 235 22 52 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 24 .221 .238 .255 .493 36 60 8 1 10
1952 34 181 250 235 22 52 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 24 .221 .238 .255 .493 36 60 8 1 10
1953 35 181 250 235 22 52 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 24 .221 .238 .255 .493 36 60 8 1 10
1954 36 181 250 235 22 52 6 1 0 12 0 0 4 24 .221 .238 .255 .493 36 60 8 1 10
1955 37 189 256 241 23 55 7 1 0 14 0 0 4 25 .228 .244 .266 .509 41 64 8 1 10 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1945 27 29 62 61 10 18 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 .295 .306 .328 .634 6 27
1946 28 27 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 26
1947 29 35 54 53 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 .000 .019 .000 .019 6 34
1948 30 30 60 60 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 29
1949 31 37 32 28 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 35
1951 33 31 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 30
1955 37 8 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 8
7 Seasons 197 259 253 26 22 2 0 0 16 0 5 25 .087 .108 .095 .203 19 189
162 Game Avg. 162 213 208 21 18 2 0 0 13 0 4 21 .087 .108 .095 .203 16 189

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