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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
John Castino First Base
Retired (1966, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .299 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .879 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 2013 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 10-04-1930
HR 358 Drafted Round 11, Pick 162
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(58 games)
RBI 1178
SB 148
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance C+   Ldrship
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B (0.4%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 5
3B (84.3%) RF B- (52.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 20 0.00 0 / 1 1 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 2 6 / 18
1951 Majors 21 0.00 0 / 6 3 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 13 2 / 5 0 / 2 5 / 8 14 / 47
1952 Majors 22 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 5 5 / 8 1 / 6 4 / 6 10 / 36
1953 Majors 23 0.00 9 / 11 0 / 2 8 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 3 4 / 9 4 / 4 28 / 45
1954 Majors 24 0.00 1 / 3 2 / 7 2 / 7 2 / 9 8 / 9 3 / 7 8 / 8 26 / 50
1955 Majors 25 0.00 2 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 5 1 / 2 7 / 7 4 / 6 4 / 5 21 / 42
1956 Majors 26 0.00 2 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 5 0 / 2 3 / 6 7 / 35
1957 Majors 27 0.00 1 / 9 0 / 6 2 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 9 0 / 9 2 / 6 7 / 49
1958 Majors 28 0.00 1 / 2 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 11 1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 3 / 44
1959 Majors 29 0.00 2 / 14 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 7 3 / 54
1960 Majors 30 0.00 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 13 2 / 56
1961 Majors 31 0.00 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 8 2 / 13 4 / 53
1962 Majors 32 57.00 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 15 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 57
1963 Majors 33 56.00 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 56
1964 Majors 34 48.50 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 48
1965 Majors 35 34.79 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 2 1 / 34
1966 Majors 36 10.40 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 10
Total 0 0 0 19 / 111 7 / 108 20 / 107 9 / 103 30 / 97 13 / 100 35 / 108 133 / 734
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01John Castino has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1957-09-16A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Denny McClain from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for John Castino.
1954-09-13A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Twins. The Kansas City Twins receive Dan Adams, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 5 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 3 (BAL), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (NYN) from the New York Yankees in exchange for John Castino.
1954-05-02The Kansas City Twins have promoted John Castino to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent Greg Colbrunn to the minors.
1954-04-04The Kansas City Twins have promoted Butch Wynegar to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent John Castino to the minors.
1952-06-27The Kansas City Twins have promoted John Castino to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent Torii Hunter to the minors.
1952-06-13The Kansas City Twins have promoted Roberto Kelly to the major league team. The Kansas City Twins have sent John Castino to the minors.
1952-03-07The Kansas City Twins have renamed Willie Cook to John Castino.
1951-06-10A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz and the Kansas City Twins. The Kansas City Twins receive Willie Cook, Ed Jungels, Jim Garman from the Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz in exchange for Corey Koskie, Kirby Puckett, Greg Gagne.
1951-04-18The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Willie Cook to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Barry Haad to the minors.
1951-04-01The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Bill James to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Ben Osteen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Dan Bartosch to the minors. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Willie Cook to the minors.
1950-09-14The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Willie Cook to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Joe Alba to the minors.
1950-06-27The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Ben Hernandez to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Willie Cook to the minors.
1950-05-11The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Willie Cook to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Jamie Medwick to the minors.
1950-04-01The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have promoted Ben Hernandez to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dirty Dawgz have sent Willie Cook to the minors.