1943
Born June 15, 1943
Creighton, NE, USA
Al Closter Notable
Al Closter played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1966 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1973.
He went 2 and 2 with a 6.62 earned run average, pitching 35.3 innings in 21 games. He struck out 26. Across 21 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Creighton, NE, USA on June 15, 1943, and died on June 11, 2026. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | WSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | NYY | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | WSA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1971 | NYY | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.1 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 5.08 |
| 1972 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11.57 |
| 1973 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14.54 |
| Career | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 35.1 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 6.62 |
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