Al Gettel Stats

Al Gettel was born on Monday, September 17, 1917, in Norfolk, Virginia. Gettel was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1945, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Gettel baseball stats page.
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Al Gettel

Allen Gettel Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#304)

Allen Gettel Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#304)
 

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Birth Name:   Allen Jones Gettel
Nickname:   Al
Born On:   09-17-1917  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Norfolk, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-08-2005 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Norfolk, Virginia
Cemetery:   Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia
High School:   Kempsville High School (Kempsville, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-20-1945 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-12-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Gettel

Al Gettel Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1945 28 Yankees 27 17 7 9 8 .529 3.90 9 0 3 154.2 652 141 67 70 11 53 - 67 0 7 0 -
1946 29 Yankees 26 11 8 6 7 .462 2.97 5 2 0 103.0 435 89 34 40 6 40 - 54 0 2 0 -
1947 30 Indians 31 21 5 11 10 .524 3.20 9 2 0 149.0 611 122 53 54 12 62 - 64 3 3 2 -
1948 31 Indians 5 2 1 0 1 .000 17.61 0 0 0 7.2 50 15 15 15 2 10 - 4 0 1 0 -
1948 31 White Sox 22 19 2 8 10 .444 4.01 7 0 1 148.0 646 154 66 76 7 60 - 49 2 4 3 -
1949 32 White Sox 19 7 6 2 5 .286 6.43 1 1 1 63.0 275 69 45 48 12 26 - 22 1 2 0 -
1949 32 Senators 16 1 8 0 2 .000 5.45 0 0 1 34.2 166 43 21 24 4 24 - 7 0 0 0 -
1951 34 Giants 30 1 11 1 2 .333 4.87 0 0 0 57.1 246 52 31 37 12 25 - 36 1 0 0 -
1955 38 Cardinals 8 0 4 1 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 0 17.0 86 26 17 18 6 10 0 7 3 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 184 79 52 38 45 .458 4.28 31 5 6 734.1 3,167 711 349 382 72 310 0 310 10 19 5 -
Al Gettel

Al Gettel Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 28 Yankees 27 57 8 16 2 0 0 0 3 1 - 3 2 - 0 1 .281 .293 .316
1946 29 Yankees 26 32 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 3 - 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1947 30 Indians 34 51 7 15 2 1 0 0 4 0 - 4 2 - 1 3 .294 .308 .373
1948 31 Indians 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1948 31 White Sox 24 54 4 13 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 3 - 0 3 .241 .241 .278
1949 32 White Sox 19 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 0 - 0 1 .167 .250 .167
1949 32 Senators 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .000 .111 .000
1951 34 Giants 30 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .083 .083 .083
1955 38 Cardinals 8 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 189 241 23 55 7 1 0 0 14 4 0 25 10 0 1 8 .228 .244 .266
Al Gettel

Al Gettel Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1945 Yankees P 27 17 464 29 1.1 28 4 24 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.63
1946 Yankees P 26 11 309 23 0.9 23 5 18 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.01
1947 Indians P 31 21 447 35 1.1 35 7 28 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.11
1948 Indians P 5 2 23 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1948 White Sox 2B 1 0 - 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1948 White Sox P 22 19 444 28 1.3 28 5 23 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.70
1949 White Sox P 19 7 189 12 0.6 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1949 Senators P 16 1 104 11 0.7 11 1 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.86
1951 Giants P 30 1 172 18 0.6 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.67
1955 Cardinals P 8 0 51 4 0.5 2 1 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 1.06
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 184 79 2,203 160 0.9 156 31 125 4 9 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.91
2B Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
7 Years 185 79 2,203 163 0.9 159 31 128 4 10 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.95
Al Gettel

Al Gettel Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 19.0 19.0 1.26 3.90 3.08
1946 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.4 32.0 1.35 4.72 3.50
1947 Indians 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 0.0 12.8 12.8 1.03 3.87 3.74
1948 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.40 4.70 11.74
1948 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 9.0 18.0 0.82 2.98 3.65
1949 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.85 3.14 3.71
1949 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 8.0 0.29 1.82 6.23
1951 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.44 5.65 3.92
1955 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.70 3.71 5.29
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 9.6 17.2 1.00 3.80 3.80
Al Gettel

Al Gettel Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1945 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined n/a -
1946 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1947 Cleveland Indians 24 Undetermined - -
1948 Cleveland Indians 24 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago White Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago White Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1949 Washington Senators 19, 28 Undetermined - -
1951 New York Giants 44 Undetermined - -
1955 St. Louis Cardinals 31 Undetermined - -




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