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 Fielding

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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
1945 NYY AL 27 P 27 29 4 24 1 3 .966 1.04 .955 1.28
1946 NYY AL 28 P 26 23 5 18 0 2 1.000 0.88 .948 1.01
1947 CLE AL 29 P 31 35 7 28 0 1 1.000 1.13 .954 0.95
1948 TOT AL 30 P 27 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.04 .961 0.91
1948 CLE AL 30 P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.92
1948 CHW AL 30 P 22 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.27 .961 0.91
1948 CHW AL 30 2B 1 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 .967 5.40
1949 TOT AL 31 P 35 23 5 18 0 1 1.000 0.66 .961 1.01
1949 CHW AL 31 P 19 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 0.63 .958 1.01
1949 WSH AL 31 P 16 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 0.69 .964 1.01
1951 NYG NL 33 P 30 18 4 13 1 0 .944 0.57 .961 0.96
1955 STL NL 37 P 8 0 17.0 4 1 1 2 0 .500 1.06 0.25 .975 2.06 0.82
7 Seasons P 184 0 17.0 160 31 125 4 9 .975 82.59 0.85 .957 2.06 1.01
1 Season 2B 1 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00 .967 5.40
7 Seasons TOT 185 0 17.0 163 31 128 4 10 .975 84.18 0.86 .933 2.06 1.03

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1945 NYY AL 27 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 NYY AL 28 26 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 CLE AL 29 34 34 34 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CHW AL 30 24 24 24 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 CLE AL 30 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHW AL 31 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 WSH AL 31 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 NYG NL 33 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 STL NL 37 8 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 189 0 189 189 184 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1955 STL NL 37 49 82% 16% 4 50% 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0%
1 Season 49 82% 16% 4 50% 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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