Al Gettel
Allen Jones Gettel
Born: September 17, 1917
Norfolk, VA US
Deceased: April 8, 2005
Norfolk, VA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1936-1959
Major League Statistics
Al Gettel compiled a career record of 198 wins and 140 losses and a 3.06 ERA in his 546-game pitching career with the Norfolk Tars, Butler Yankees, Bassett Furniture Makers, Snow Hill Billies, Augusta Tigers, Newark Bears, Kansas City Blues, Oakland Oaks, San Diego Padres, Williston Oilers and Asheville Tourists. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1959 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.00 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.99 | 24 | 142.0 | 152 | 98 | 63 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.09 | 4 | 22.0 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | COPL | Snow Hill Billies | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0.00 | 29 | 198.0 | 159 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.46 | 38 | 195.0 | 171 | 87 | 75 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.43 | 34 | 4 | 97.0 | 79 | 44 | 37 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.98 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 178.0 | 158 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.62 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 179.0 | 182 | 80 | 72 | 80 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1.38 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 195.0 | 144 | 46 | 30 | 59 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 17 | 7 | .708 | 1.81 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 224.0 | 177 | 61 | 45 | 64 | 232 | 15 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 23 | 7 | .767 | 3.62 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 241.0 | 234 | 112 | 97 | 89 | 128 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.25 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 72.0 | 74 | 46 | 42 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.30 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 284.0 | 261 | 127 | 104 | 91 | 132 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 24 | 14 | .632 | 3.20 | 42 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 309.0 | 293 | 125 | 110 | 20 | 75 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3.07 | 46 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 284.3 | 257 | 108 | 97 | 9 | 79 | 140 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.09 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 217.7 | 226 | 102 | 99 | 21 | 86 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.46 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.7 | 76 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | Ind | MANDK | Williston Oilers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 198 | 140 | .586 | 3.06 | 546 | 203 | 4 | 155 | 29 | 0 | 2959.7 | 2723 | 1197 | 1007 | 58 | 1048 | 0 | 1220 | 62 | 15 | 32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | 24 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .180 | .180 | .262 | .443 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | COPL | Snow Hill Billies | 37 | 88 | 88 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .216 | .261 | .477 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | 38 | 71 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .183 | .183 | .239 | .423 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 34 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .200 | .367 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | 40 | 67 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .213 | .226 | .230 | .455 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 40 | 63 | 61 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .213 | .246 | .459 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1943 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 25 | 69 | 62 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .194 | .231 | .194 | .424 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 32 | 87 | 78 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .154 | .224 | .154 | .377 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 12 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 54 | 101 | 92 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .348 | .375 | .446 | .821 | 41 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 15 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .040 | .077 | .040 | .117 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 47 | 110 | 102 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .196 | .204 | .294 | .498 | 30 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 51 | 134 | 129 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .246 | .295 | .541 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 50 | 109 | 102 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .225 | .240 | .265 | .505 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 40 | 82 | 74 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .257 | .257 | .270 | .527 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 26 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .467 | .717 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 574 | 1154 | 1083 | 67 | 233 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 91 | .215 | .230 | .264 | .494 | 286 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | D | BIST | Bassett Furniture Makers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | D | PASA2 | Butler Yankees | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tigers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Newark Bears | P | 40 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .935 | 1.075 |
| 1942 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 36 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .932 | 1.139 |
| 1943 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 25 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 2 | .907 | 1.960 |
| 1944 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 31 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 3 | .912 | 1.677 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 53 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .950 | .717 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 14 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.643 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 46 | 14 | 66 | 3 | 8 | .964 | 1.739 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 42 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 1 | .941 | 1.524 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 46 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 3 | .934 | 1.239 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 40 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .946 | .875 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .833 | .385 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 519 | 128 | 381 | 34 | 26 | .937 | .981 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1937 | D | Penn State League | Butler Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1937 | D | Bi-State League | Bassett Furniture Makers | NYA | ||
| 1938 | D | Coastal Plain League | Snow Hill Billies | NYA | ||
| 1939 | B | South Atlantic League | Augusta Tigers | NYA | ||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Newark Bears | NYA | ||
| 1942 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1943 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1944 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1957 | Ind | Manitoba-Dakota League | Williston Oilers | |||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PHI |
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