Al Closter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: June 15, 1943 in Creighton, NE us

High School: St. Ludger HS (Creighton, NE)

School: Iowa State University (Ames, IA)

Debut: April 19, 1966 (Age 22-308d, 12,471st in major league history)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 30-107d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Alan Edward Closter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

ERA

6.62

35.1

WHIP

1.868

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1965	22	NYY-min	A,WRk,Rk	10	10	.500	3.42	35	31		4	0		195.0	156	86	74	16	95	3	140	5	0	9				1.287	7.2	0.7	4.4	6.5	1.47	GBO,YAN,JOH CARL,FLIL,APPY
1966	23	NYY-min	A	11	7	.611	2.25	25	21		8	1		152.0	128	46	38	9	47	2	119	1	0	6				1.151	7.6	0.5	2.8	7.0	2.53	GBO CARL
1966	23	WSA	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4		20.55	9.000	27.0	0.0	54.0	0.0	0.00

1967	24	NYY-min	AA	4	0	1.000	1.74	14	7		1	0		57.0	36	14	11	1	20	1	45	1	0	3				0.982	5.7	0.2	3.2	7.1	2.25	BNG EL
1968	25	NYY-min	AAA,A	9	10	.474	2.69	28	21		10	5		147.0	125	53	44	11	28	3	129	2	0	7				1.041	7.7	0.7	1.7	7.9	4.61	SYR,FTL IL,FLOR
1969	26	NYY-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.76	35	17		7	1	0	134.0	139	72	56	13	52	3	84	1	0	7				1.425	9.3	0.9	3.5	5.6	1.62	SYR IL
1970	27	NYY-min	AAA	8	3	.727	5.12	19	19		3	1	0	95.0	108	60	54	9	50	1	66	2	0	5				1.663	10.2	0.9	4.7	6.3	1.32	SYR IL
1971	28	NYY-min	AAA	7	5	.583	4.98	19	18		3	1	0	103.0	108	61	57	11	48	2	88	3	0	9				1.515	9.4	1.0	4.2	7.7	1.83	SYR IL
1971	28	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	5.08	14	1	1	0	0	0	28.1	33	22	16	4	13	7	22	2	0	2	135	65	4.32	1.624	10.5	1.3	4.1	7.0	1.69
1972	29	NYY-min	AAA	7	7	.500	2.88	38	11		7	3	0	122.0	115	41	39	11	46	10	96	3	0	8				1.320	8.5	0.8	3.4	7.1	2.09	SYR IL
1972	29	NYY	AL	0	0		11.57	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	3	3	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	12	31	11.40	2.571	7.7	3.9	15.4	7.7	0.50
1973	30	NYY-min	AAA	9	11	.450	3.67	28	27		13	4	0	189.0	157	83	77	24	91	1	139	4	0	15				1.312	7.5	1.1	4.3	6.6	1.53	SYR IL
1973	30	ATL	NL	0	0		14.54	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	7	7	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	23	30	7.41	2.538	14.5	2.1	8.3	4.2	0.50
1974	31	ATL-min	AAA	7	11	.389	3.85	32	24		5	1	1	152.0	144	77	65	14	70	1	114	1	0	13				1.408	8.5	0.8	4.1	6.8	1.63	RMD IL
1975	32	ATL-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.14	37	4		1	0	3	83.0	73	33	29	4	32	2	57	6	0	7				1.265	7.9	0.4	3.5	6.2	1.78	RMD IL
4 Yrs				2	2	.500	6.62	21	1	2	0	0	0	35.1	43	32	26	6	23	8	26	2	0	2	174	53	5.32	1.868	11.0	1.5	5.9	6.6	1.13
162 Game Avg.				6	6	.500	6.62	65	3	6	0	0	0	109	133	99	80	19	71	25	80	6	0	6	538	53	5.32	1.868	11.0	1.5	5.9	6.6	1.13

NYY (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.58	16	1	1	0	0	0	30.2	35	25	19	5	17	7	24	2	0	2	147	60	4.86	1.696	10.3	1.5	5.0	7.0	1.41
ATL (1 yr)				0	0		14.54	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	7	7	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	23	30	7.41	2.538	14.5	2.1	8.3	4.2	0.50
WSA (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4		20.55	9.000	27.0	0.0	54.0	0.0	0.00

AL (3 yrs)				2	2	.500	5.52	17	1	2	0	0	0	31.0	36	25	19	5	19	7	24	2	0	2	151	61	5.03	1.774	10.5	1.5	5.5	7.0	1.26
NL (1 yr)				0	0		14.54	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	7	7	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	23	30	7.41	2.538	14.5	2.1	8.3	4.2	0.50

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