Al Closter
Alan Edward Closter
Born: June 15, 1943
Creighton, NE US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Career: 1965-1975
Major League Statistics
Al Closter compiled a career record of 78 wins and 73 losses and a 3.48 ERA in his 301-game pitching career with the Johnson City Yankees, Greensboro Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Fort Lauderdale Yankees, Syracuse Chiefs and Richmond Braves. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.38 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.84 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 103.0 | 88 | 53 | 44 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.25 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 152.0 | 128 | 46 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.74 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.72 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.10 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 122.0 | 113 | 46 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.76 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 134.0 | 139 | 72 | 56 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5.12 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.0 | 108 | 60 | 54 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.98 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 103.0 | 108 | 61 | 57 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.88 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 122.0 | 115 | 41 | 39 | 11 | 46 | 10 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.67 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 189.0 | 157 | 83 | 77 | 24 | 91 | 1 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.85 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 152.0 | 144 | 77 | 65 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.14 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 83.0 | 73 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 78 | 73 | .517 | 3.48 | 301 | 193 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 1374.0 | 1251 | 614 | 532 | 123 | 555 | 29 | 1041 | 29 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 22 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .129 | .206 | .161 | .367 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 27 | 59 | 53 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .208 | .236 | .226 | .463 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 15 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 24 | 43 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .111 | .220 | .111 | .331 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 19 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .171 | .256 | .200 | .456 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 19 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .088 | .184 | .118 | .302 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 38 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .031 | .061 | .031 | .092 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 32 | 56 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .104 | .189 | .146 | .335 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 38 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 281 | 382 | 318 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 126 | .135 | .219 | .164 | .382 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 19 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 1.526 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 25 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 5 | .946 | 1.400 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | P | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 23 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.130 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 35 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .743 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .789 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .895 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 38 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .966 | .737 |
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 28 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 4 | .956 | 1.536 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 32 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .688 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .189 |
| Totals | 301 | 68 | 200 | 12 | 19 | .957 | .890 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1973 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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