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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Leech Castro Third Base
Retired (1976, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .842 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2274 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 10-28-1937
HR 349 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(153 games)
RBI 1221
SB 104 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1976
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.2%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.9%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1960 BOS
29
116
25
28
5
0
7
11
12
 29 0 0
6
 1 1
.778
.312
.466
.224
.241
1962 BOS
143
564
60
146
25
3
17
59
47
 120 2 1
5
 6 3
.722
.318
.404
.145
.259
1963 BOS
142
567
52
157
23
5
13
61
49
 117 3 1
7
 7 12
.741
.337
.404
.127
.277
1964 BOS
121
466
61
128
21
7
12
55
48
 100 0 3
9
 5 11
.767
.340
.427
.152
.275
1965 BOS
142
580
87
184
28
5
26
99
59
 127 1 1
9
 12 9
.898
.381
.517
.200
.317
1966 PHI
111
455
87
142
26
7
21
73
45
 72 3 2
7
 1 9
.915
.376
.538
.226
.312
1967 PHI
142
581
125
194
33
7
40
114
80
 87 0 1
6
 3 13
1.035
.414
.621
.287
.334
1968 PHI
126
530
110
162
20
5
37
86
45
 75 0 2
8
 4 12
.930
.359
.572
.266
.306
1969 PHI
142
588
105
172
31
3
28
110
71
 100 1 7
6
 3 8
.864
.366
.498
.206
.293
1970 PHI
142
609
104
184
29
5
36
113
51
 103 2 5
4
 5 12
.899
.355
.544
.241
.302
1971 PHI
142
594
101
179
27
8
31
124
53
 93 0 4
10
 6 10
.887
.356
.530
.229
.301
1972 PHI
142
586
94
161
18
5
21
95
52
 113 3 6
8
 4 8
.764
.334
.430
.155
.275
1973 PHI
132
571
91
172
39
3
29
90
47
 109 4 1
7
 3 13
.890
.358
.532
.231
.301
1974 PHI
142
551
78
145
25
2
21
79
62
 94 2 0
9
 2 14
.770
.340
.430
.167
.263
1975 PHI
126
467
57
119
22
3
9
50
46
 94 2 4
3
 1 18
.694
.322
.373
.118
.255
1976 PHI
5
16
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
 4 0 0
0
 0 1
.312
.062
.250
.188
.062
Total
1929
7841
1238
2274
372
68
349
1221
767
 1437 23 38
104
 63 154
.842
.353
.488
.198
.290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Leech Castro has retired from the Philadelphia Thunder
1976-08-13The Philadelphia Thunder have designated Leech Castro for assignment.
1976-05-09The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Hazewood to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team.
1976-03-30Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1975-09-10Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1974-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bobby Digital to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bert Robinson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team.
1974-03-28Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $3.0M per year for 2 years.
1973-04-04Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1968-09-07Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1966-07-30Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1966-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted George Lewis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Dela Concorde to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bob Lugo to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Roy Dykstra to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Curt Simmons to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have designated Jim Gwynn for assignment. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bernie Lowe to the minors.
1966-03-30Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $10.0M per year for 8 years.
1964-07-29Leech Castro of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1962-03-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jeff Smith to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Casey Doherty to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hector Sullivan to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Walt Lucas to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team.
1960-06-15The Boston Red Sox have sent Leech Castro to the minors.
1960-05-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team.