 After a sub par season with the Hoosiers , Getzein was acquired by the Boston Beaneaters in March 1890 . He returned to good form in 1890 , compiling a 23 – 17 record with a 3 @.@ 19 ERA for the fifth @-@ place Beaneaters . While pitching for Detroit in 1887 , Getzein was teamed up with catcher Charlie Ganzel , and the pair became known as the " Pretzel Battery " because of their shared German ethnicity . When Getzein signed with Boston in 1890 , he was reunited with Ganzel . The Sporting Life reported : " The signing of Getzein by the Boston League Club re @-@ unites the famous ' Pretzel Battery , ' Getzein and Ganzel , of the Detroit ex @-@ champions . " 
