August Julius "Gus" Hetling (November 21, 1885 – October 13, 1962) was a professional baseball player from 1904 to 1917.

After compiling more than 200 hits and a .297 batting average in 1912, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast League.

At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the family lived in St. Louis, and Hetling's father was employed as a day laborer.

[2] Hetling played only one day in Major League Baseball, appearing as a third baseman in both games of a double-header for the Detroit Tigers on October 6, 1906.

"[5]He spent several years of his career in the Pacific Coast League playing for the Portland Beavers in 1910, the Oakland Oaks from 1911 to 1914, and the Vernon Tigers in 1915.

[6] Hetling concluded his career with the Wichita Witches (1915–16) and San Antonio Bronchos (1917).