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Gettel recorded a 2.97 ERA for the 1946 Yankees and won 11 games for the 1947 Indians. Later, with Oakland (Pacific Coast League), Gettel pitched and won a 22-inning marathon. (TJ)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 20, 1946: With the trade for Al Lopez, the Indians send young catcher Sherm Lollar and 2B Ray Mack to the Yankees for minor league P Gene Bearden, P Al Gettel, and OF Hal Peck. Peck never played for New York after they acquired him in June. Lollar will play just 33 games in two years, while Mack is swapped after one game. Bearden, as a rookie knuckleballer in 1948, will win 20 games and the lead the American League in ERA. » June 2, 1948: The White Sox acquire Fat Pat Seerey and P Al Gettel from Cleveland for 3B Bob Kennedy. » May 15, 1949: White Sox hurler Bill Wight coasts to a 10–0 win over the Indians, and Al Gettel follows with a 2–0 whitewash of the Tribe.