Al Closter

Al Closter

Infobox MLB retired
name=Al Closter
position=Pitcher


bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1943|6|15
city-state|Creighton|Nebraska
debutdate=April 19
debutyear=by|1966
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=September 17
finalyear=by|1973
finalteam=Atlanta Braves
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=2-2
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=26
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=6.62
teams=
*Washington Senators (1966)
*New York Yankees (1971-72)
*Atlanta Braves (1973)

Alan Edward Closter is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of four seasons between by|1966 and by|1973, pitching in a total of 21 games.

Closter represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where baseball was a demonstration sport. He was signed by the New York Yankees before the beginning of the by|1965 season, was drafted from them by the Cleveland Indians before being purchased from them by the [Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators before the by|1966 season.

Closter was severely injured in a collision with Dallas Green, which derailed his career for some time. He made it back to the majors in by|1971 with the Yankees, but never established himself and was out of the majors after 1973.

In 2006, Closter was elected to the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame.

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