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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 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1970	CLE	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	CLE	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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.