Al Gettel

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Al Gettel
Allen Jones Gettel
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	200
Born:	1917-9-17 at Norfolk, VA (US)
Died:	2005-4-8 at Norfolk, VA (US)
Interred:	Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery in Virginia Beach, VA (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
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Al Gettel was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Urbana, Virginia in 1952 and 1953.
• Self-identified as being of Dutch-German ancestry.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Kempsville, Virginia High School.
• Won letters in baseball, basketball and track in high school.

Achievements

• Gave up one hit in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers in 1947 as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians; that was the last hit the Detroit Tigers got off of him that afternoon.
• Led the 1944 Piedmont League in shutouts with 5 and strikeouts with 232.

Outside of baseball

• Raises horses and cattle during the off-season.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.