Al Gettel Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

SPORTS : Baseball | Football | Basketball | Hockey | Olympics

Support B-R: T-Shirts & Hats or Page Sponsorships


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Al Gettel

Al Gettel
Allen Jones Gettel (Two Gun)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 20, 1945
Final Game September 12, 1955
Born September 17, 1917 in Norfolk, VA
Died April 8, 2005 in Norfolk, VA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

About biographical information

BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this person (what's this?)
Oracle: Find all of this player's teammates.

Our primary support comes from users like you. Sponsor this page for $5 per year.

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1945 27 NYY AL   9   8  27  17   9   0   7  3  154.7  141   70   67  11   53   67   7   0   652       0  3.90  3.47   89 1.254
 1946 28 NYY AL   6   7  26  11   5   2   8  0  103.0   89   40   34   6   40   54   2   0   435       0  2.97  3.47  117 1.252
 1947 29 CLE AL  11  10  31  21   9   2   5  0  149.0  122   54   53  12   62   64   3   3   611       2  3.20  3.48  109 1.235
 1948 30 TOT AL   8  11  27  21   7   0   3  1  155.7  169   91   81   9   70   53   5   2   696       3  4.68  4.23   90 1.535
         CLE AL   0   1   5   2   0   0   1  0    7.7   15   15   15   2   10    4   1   0    50       0 17.61  4.07   23 3.261
         CHW AL   8  10  22  19   7   0   2  1  148.0  154   76   66   7   60   49   4   2   646       3  4.01  4.24  106 1.446
 1949 31 TOT AL   2   7  35   8   1   1  14  2   97.7  112   72   66  16   50   29   2   1   441       0  6.08  4.19   69 1.659
         CHW AL   2   5  19   7   1   1   6  1   63.0   69   48   45  12   26   22   2   1   275       0  6.43  4.16   65 1.508
         WSH AL   0   2  16   1   0   0   8  1   34.7   43   24   21   4   24    7   0   0   166       0  5.45  4.24   78 1.933
 1951 33 NYG NL   1   2  30   1   0   0  11  0   57.3   52   37   31  12   25   36   0   1   246       0  4.87  3.92   81 1.343
 1955 37 STL NL   1   0   8   0   0   0   4  0   17.0   26   18   17   6   10    7   0   3    86   0   0  9.00  4.08   45 2.118
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .458  38  45 184  79  31   5  52  6  734.3  711  382  349  72  310  310  19  10  3167   0   5  4.28  3.78   88 1.390
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  11  47  20   8   1  13  1  189.7  183   98   90  18   80   80   4   2   818   0   1  4.28  3.78   88 1.390
 Career High     11  11  35  21   9   2  14  3  155.7  169   91   81  16   70   67   7   3   696   0   3  2.97  4.23  117 1.235

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 27 NYY AL  27   57    8   16   2  0   0    3   0  0   1   3  .281  .293  .316   73   18   2           0   1
 1946 28 NYY AL  26   32    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .125  .125  .125  -30    4   3           0   0
 1947 29 CLE AL  34   51    7   15   2  1   0    4   0  0   0   4  .294  .308  .373   91   19   2           1   3
 1948 30 TOT AL  29   57    5   13   2  0   0    3   0  0   0   6  .228  .228  .263   32   15   3           0   3
         CLE AL   5    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         CHW AL  24   54    4   13   2  0   0    3   0  0   0   6  .241  .241  .278   39   15   3           0   3
 1949 31 TOT AL  35   26    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   4  .115  .207  .115  -13    3   0           0   1
         CHW AL  19   18    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .167  .250  .167   13    3   0           0   1
         WSH AL  16    8    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .000  .111  .000  -69    0   0           0   0
 1951 33 NYG NL  30   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .083  .083  .083  -55    1   0           0   0
 1955 37 STL NL   8    6    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .667  207    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      189  241   23   55   7  1   0   14   0  0   4  25  .228  .244  .266   41   64  10   0   0   1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        207   20   47   6  1   0   12   0  0   3  21  .228  .244  .266   41   55   9   0   0   1   7
 Career High     35   57    8   16   2  1   0    4   0  0   3   6                          19   3   0   0   1   3

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 27 NYY AL   60   44    5   3.0    92| .281  .267| .293  .340| .316  .363| .609  .704|  73  .393  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1946 28 NYY AL   35   31    1   0.9    96| .125  .265| .125  .339| .125  .381| .250  .720| -30  .053  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1947 29 CLE AL   54   41    6   3.9    94| .294  .259| .308  .338| .373  .372| .681  .711|  91  .469  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1948 30 TOT AL   60   50    4   2.1   103| .228  .269| .228  .354| .263  .389| .491  .743|  32  .196  -5.8  -0.6   0%
         CLE AL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .270| .000  .355| .000  .391| .000  .746|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         CHW AL   57   47    4   2.3   103| .241  .269| .241  .354| .278  .389| .519  .743|  39  .215  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1949 31 TOT AL   29   24    1   1.1   104| .115  .267| .207  .359| .115  .389| .322  .747| -13  .070  -4.3  -0.4   0%
         CHW AL   20   16    1   1.7   104| .167  .267| .250  .358| .167  .388| .417  .747|  13  .135  -2.3  -0.2   0%
         WSH AL    9    8    0   0.0   105| .000  .268| .111  .360| .000  .390| .111  .750| -69  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1951 33 NYG NL   12   11    0   0.0   104| .083  .269| .083  .343| .083  .407| .166  .750| -55  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1955 37 STL NL    6    3    2  17.8   105| .500  .265| .500  .336| .667  .420|1.167  .757| 207  .920   0.9   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       256  204   19   2.5    98| .228  .266| .244  .345| .266  .380| .510  .725|  41  .271 -20.7  -2.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1945 27 NYY AL   P   27      4   24    1    3  .966  .956  1.04  1.28  1.63  2.24   17  154.7
 1946 28 NYY AL   P   26      5   18    0    2 1.000  .950  0.88  1.01  2.01  2.01   11  103.0
 1947 29 CLE AL   P   31      7   28    0    1 1.000  .956  1.13  0.95  2.11  1.92   21  149.0
 1948 30 TOT AL   P   27      5   23    0    2 1.000  .962  1.04  0.91  1.62  2.02   21  155.7
         CLE AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.92  0.00  1.99    2    7.7
         CHW AL   P   22      5   23    0    2 1.000  .962  1.27  0.91  1.70  2.02   19  148.0
                 2B    1      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  3.00  5.40                        
 1949 31 TOT AL   P   35      5   18    0    1 1.000  .962  0.66  1.01  2.12  2.12    8   97.7
         CHW AL   P   19      4    8    0    1 1.000  .960  0.63  1.01  1.71  2.11    7   63.0
         WSH AL   P   16      1   10    0    0 1.000  .965  0.69  1.01  2.85  2.13    1   34.7
 1951 33 NYG NL   P   30      4   13    1    0  .944  .960  0.57  0.96  2.67  2.14    1   57.3
 1955 37 STL NL   P    8      1    1    2    0  .500  .952  0.25  0.82  1.06  2.06    0   17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1948 30 CHW AL  2B    1      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  3.00  5.40                        

 1945 27 NYY AL   P   27      4   24    1    3  .966  .956  1.04  1.28  1.63  2.24   17  154.7
 1946 28 NYY AL   P   26      5   18    0    2 1.000  .950  0.88  1.01  2.01  2.01   11  103.0
 1947 29 CLE AL   P   31      7   28    0    1 1.000  .956  1.13  0.95  2.11  1.92   21  149.0
 1948 30 TOT AL   P   27      5   23    0    2 1.000  .962  1.04  0.91  1.62  2.02   21  155.7
         CLE AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.92  0.00  1.99    2    7.7
         CHW AL   P   22      5   23    0    2 1.000  .962  1.27  0.91  1.70  2.02   19  148.0
 1949 31 TOT AL   P   35      5   18    0    1 1.000  .962  0.66  1.01  2.12  2.12    8   97.7
         CHW AL   P   19      4    8    0    1 1.000  .960  0.63  1.01  1.71  2.11    7   63.0
         WSH AL   P   16      1   10    0    0 1.000  .965  0.69  1.01  2.85  2.13    1   34.7
 1951 33 NYG NL   P   30      4   13    1    0  .944  .960  0.57  0.96  2.67  2.14    1   57.3
 1955 37 STL NL   P    8      1    1    2    0  .500  .952  0.25  0.82  1.06  2.06    0   17.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 184     31  125    4    9  .975  .958  0.85  1.01               79  734.3
                 2B    1      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  3.00  5.40                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       185     31  128    4   10  .975  .958  0.86  1.03

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1945 AL-1.254-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1945 AL-8.20-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1945 AL-3.90-10

Saves
1945 AL-3-8

Home Runs Allow.
1945 AL-11-5

Hit Batsmen
1945 AL-7-3
1948 AL-5-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1829) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1470) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1936 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
January 22, 1943: Traded by the New York Yankees with Ed Levy and $10,000 to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Nick Etten. Al Gettel and Ed Levy returned to original teams on March 26, 1943. The New York Yankees sent Tom Padden (March 26, 1943) and Al Gerheauser (March 26, 1943) to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to complete the trade.
March 26, 1943: Sent by the Philadelphia Blue Jays to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on January 22, 1943. The Philadelphia Blue Jays sent Nick Etten to the New York Yankees for Ed Levy, Al Gettel, and $10,000. Al Gettel and Ed Levy returned to original teams on March 26, 1943. The New York Yankees sent Tom Padden (March 26, 1943) and Al Gerheauser (March 26, 1943) to the Philadelphia Blue Jays to complete the trade.
December 6, 1946: Traded by the New York Yankees with Gene Bearden and Hal Peck to the Cleveland Indians for Sherm Lollar and Ray Mack.
June 2, 1948: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Pat Seerey to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Kennedy.
July 12, 1949: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Chicago White Sox.
August 15, 1949: Purchased by the Oakland (PCL) from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
October 11, 1950: Traded by the Oakland (PCL) with Ray Noble and Artie Wilson to the New York Giants for Bert Haas, Joe Lafata, Bill Ayers, Wes Bailey (minors), and $125,000.
July 27, 1951: Purchased by the Oakland (PCL) from the New York Giants.
August 20, 1955: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Oakland (PCL).
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Al Gettel's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

Other References

Error? Compare Search Baseball Index Other Links@google.com Baseball Library Baseball-Almanac.com Retrosheet The Baseball Cube The Baseball Page WhatIfSports: Al Gettel

Viewed 14950 times through August 28, 2008.
Name and misspellings: Two Allen allan alan alberto Jones Gun alphonse allen allan alan Al Gettel

Pages designed and created by Baseball-Reference part of Sports Reference, Inc. (Copyright ©2000-2007). Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org and RetroSheet.org..
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Al Gettel
Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random

Stats updated through August 27, 2008.

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.