Al Closter
| Al Closter | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 15, 1943 Creighton, Nebraska | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1966, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 17, 1973, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–2 |
| Strikeouts | 26 |
| Earned run average | 6.62 |
| Teams | |
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Alan Edward Closter is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played on the United States national baseball team during the 1964 Summer Olympics. He pitched parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1966 and 1973, pitching in a total of 21 games.
Career
Closter played college baseball at Iowa State University.[1] He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport, one of seven pitchers on the team.[2] He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the start of the 1965 season.
Minor leagues
In 1965, Closter's first year in the
On November 29, 1965, Closter was selected by the
After returning to the New York Yankees organization, Closter finished the season with the Greensboro Yankees.
Closter spent the entirety of the 1967 season with the
In 1968, Closter began the season with the
Major leagues
After making his Major League debut with the Senators in 1966, Closter wouldn't play another game in the MLB until 1971, when he made occasional relief appearances for the Yankees. Closter made one
Closter was traded to the Atlanta Braves on September 5, 1973, as the player to be named later as part of a trade that sent Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino to Atlanta in exchange for pitcher Pat Dobson.
In his remaining two seasons in the MLB, Closter only made 6 appearances between the Yankees and Braves, pitching 6.2 innings in relief.[6]
Post-retirement
In 2006, Closter was elected to the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame.[7]
Notes
- ^ "NCAA News" (PDF). Vol. 1, no. 4. September–October 1964. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Pete, Cava (1991). "Baseball at the Olympics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Al Closter Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Al Closter Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Al Closter Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Al Closter Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Michael, Matt (July 28, 2006). "Tepedino, Closter find fame here". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)