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. He also had a brief career as an actor in Westerns.
Gettel was born on September 17, 1917, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Edward and Sarah Gettel. He lived on his family farm in Kempsville, Virginia. His father trained horses and he gained experience breaking them on the farm. Gettel graduated from Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
After he graduated from high school in 1936, Gettel signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees, and he pitched in the minor leagues for Yankees' farm teams. He made his professional debut with the Norfolk Tars of the Class B Piedmont League. In 1937, he pitched for the Butler Yankees of the Class D Pennsylvania State Association, where he pitched to a 7–5 win–loss record and a 3.99 earned run average (ERA) in 24 games pitched, and the Bassett Furnituremakers of the Class D Bi-State League, where he had 1–1 record and a 4.09 ERA in four appearances. Gettel pitched for the Snow Hill Billies of the Class D Coastal Plain League in 1938, and had a 16–7 record. In 1939, he pitched for the Augusta Tigers of the Class B South Atlantic League in 1939, and had a 14–8 record and a 3.46 ERA. He pitched for the Newark Bears of the Class AA International League in 1940 and 1941; he had a 3–3 record and a 3.43 ERA in 1940 and a 12–9 record and a 2.98 ERA in 1941. 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.

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