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Harold Baines League 4-1-2053 |
| Hal Closter |  CatcherRetired (1981, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .176 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .511 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 15 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 06-15-1947 | |
| HR | 2 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 47 (1969) |
Majors Svc Time | 1 years (19 games) |
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| RBI | 6 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (4.5%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1969 | Minors | 22 | 58.00 | 7 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 11 | 8 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 6 / 9 | 41 / 58 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 23 | 32.00 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 5 | 18 / 32 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 23 | 11.53 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 8 / 11 |
| 1971 | Minors | 24 | 5.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 5 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 24 | 20.72 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 14 / 20 |
| 1972 | Minors | 25 | 25.00 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 11 / 25 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 26 | 11.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 4 / 11 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 27 | 1.16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
| 1975 | Majors | 28 | 18.00 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 7 / 18 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 29 | 8.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 8 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 30 | 15.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 15 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 31 | 14.00 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 14 | |||
| 1979 | Majors | 32 | 10.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 33 | 16.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 16 | |||
| 1981 | Majors | 34 | 17.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 17 | |||
| Total | 181 | 24 | 0 | 17 / 44 | 8 / 24 | 20 / 40 | 16 / 53 | 22 / 32 | 13 / 33 | 14 / 35 | 110 / 261 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | Hal Closter has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1974-04-09 | The New York Legends have promoted Billy Hudson to the major league team. The New York Legends have waived Hal Closter. |
| 1974-04-03 | The New York Legends have promoted Hal Closter to the major league team. |
| 1974-04-03 | The New York Legends have acquired Hal Closter from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Baltimore IRISH have waived Hal Closter. |
| 1971-07-18 | The Cleveland Steamers have promoted John Cecena to the major league team. The Cleveland Steamers have sent Hal Closter to the minors. |
| 1970-07-02 | The Cleveland Steamers have promoted Hal Closter to the major league team. The Cleveland Steamers have designated Steve Fordham for assignment. |