1917
Born September 17, 1917
Norfolk, VA, USA
Al Gettel Notable
b. September 17, 1917 · New York Yankees 1945–1946, Cleveland Indians 1947–1948, Chicago White Sox 1948–1949, Washington Senators 1949, New York Giants 1951, St. Louis Cardinals 1955
Al Gettel played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1945 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955.
He went 38 and 45 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 734.3 innings in 184 games. He struck out 310, completed 31 of his 79 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 189 games he batted .228, with 55 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Norfolk, VA, USA on September 17, 1917, and died on April 8, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NYY | 27 | 57 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .281 |
| 1946 | NYY | 26 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1947 | CLE | 34 | 51 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .294 |
| 1948 | CHW/CLE | 29 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .228 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 35 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .115 |
| 1951 | NYG | 30 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .083 |
| 1955 | STL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 189 | 241 | 23 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .228 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NYY | 9 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 154.2 | 141 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 3.90 |
| 1946 | NYY | 6 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 103.0 | 89 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 2.97 |
| 1947 | CLE | 11 | 10 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 149.0 | 122 | 53 | 62 | 64 | 3.20 |
| 1948 | CHW/CLE | 8 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 155.2 | 169 | 81 | 70 | 53 | 4.68 |
| 1949 | CHW/WSH | 2 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 97.2 | 112 | 66 | 50 | 29 | 6.08 |
| 1951 | NYG | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 52 | 31 | 25 | 36 | 4.87 |
| 1955 | STL | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 38 | 45 | 184 | 79 | 6 | 734.1 | 711 | 349 | 310 | 310 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died April 8, 2005
1945
Major-league debut: Al Gettel
Al Gettel made a major-league debut on April 20, 1945.
1955
Final major-league game: Al Gettel
Al Gettel played a final major-league game on September 12, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain