Al Gettel

Allen Jones Gettel (September 17, 1917 – April 8, 2005), nicknamed "Two Gun", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.

[4] Gettel pitched for the Snow Hill Billies of the Class D Coastal Plain League in 1938, and had a 16–7 record.

[7][8] Pitching for the Kansas City Blues of the Class AA American Association in 1942, he had a 12–11 record and a 3.62 ERA.

[9] On January 22, 1943, the Yankees traded Gettel and Ed Levy with $10,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Nick Etten.

[14][15] The dispute was settled on March 26, with Gettel and Levy returning to the Yankees, who sent Tom Padden and Al Gerheauser to the Phillies to complete the trade.

[20] The Yankees traded Gettel to the Cleveland Indians with Hal Peck and Gene Bearden in exchange for Sherm Lollar and Ray Mack on December 6, 1946.

[2] On June 2, 1948, Cleveland traded Gettel and Pat Seerey to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Kennedy.

[2] After the 1950 season, the Oaks traded Gettel, Ray Noble, and Artie Wilson to the New York Giants for Bill Ayers, Bert Haas, Joe Lafata, Wes Bailey, and $125,000.

[27] He had a 1–2 record and a 4.87 ERA in 29 relief appearances and one game started,[28] before the Giants sold Gettel to Oakland on July 27, 1951.

[19] While Gettel played for Oakland, he became involved in acting in Westerns after having a screen test with Paramount Pictures in 1953,[2] which resulted in him receiving the nickname "Two Gun".