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Name	Team	Age
Hal Closter	Retired (1981, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1969)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League	0	1 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	D
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	6/15/1947
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (4.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	PB	SB	CS	CS%	+/-	RF	FPCT
1970	C	CLE	4	4	35.0	24	23	1	0	0	0	2	1	33.3%	0	6.17	1.000
1971	C	CLE	14	14	125.33	103	97	3	3	0	0	8	2	20.0%	0	7.18	.971
	1B	CLE	5	5	42.0	40	39	1	0	1					-1	8.57	1.000
1974	C	NYA	1	1	9.0	11	9	1	1	0	0	2	1	33.3%	0	10.00	.909
Pos Total	C		19	19	169.33	138	129	5	4	0	0	12	4	25.0%	0	7.12	.971
	1B		5	5	42.0	40	39	1	0	1					-1	8.57	1.000
Total			24	24	211.33	178	168	6	4	1	0	12	4	25.0%	-1	7.41	.978

Career Transactions

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.