 He pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 5 hits and 5 earned runs, two of which were home runs.Closter was traded to the Atlanta Braves on September 5, 1973 as the player to be named later as part of a trade that sent Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino to Atlanta in exchange for pitcher Pat Dobson.In his remaining two seasons in the MLB, Closter only made 6 appearances between the Yankees and Braves, pitching 6.2 innings in relief.