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| Leech Castro |  Third BaseRetired (1976, Age 39) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .290 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .842 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 1221 | |||||
| SB | 104 | Salary | $0.50M | Final Contract Year | 1976 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (5.2%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (0.9%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 8 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1960 | 1B | BOS | 29 | 29 | 259.1 | 282 | 269 | 12 | 1 | 21 | +2 | 9.75 | .996 | |
| 1962 | 1B | BOS | 143 | 143 | 1274.2 | 1337 | 1285 | 49 | 3 | 83 | +13 | 9.42 | .998 | |
| 1963 | 3B | BOS | 105 | 105 | 947.1 | 267 | 62 | 195 | 10 | 13 | +2 | 2.44 | .963 | |
| 1B | BOS | 37 | 37 | 322.0 | 356 | 347 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -4 | 9.89 | .994 | ||
| 1964 | 3B | BOS | 121 | 121 | 1063.1 | 302 | 70 | 221 | 11 | 12 | +6 | 2.46 | .964 | |
| 1965 | 3B | BOS | 142 | 142 | 1269.2 | 413 | 107 | 297 | 9 | 20 | +10 | 2.86 | .978 | |
| 1966 | 3B | PHI | 93 | 93 | 825.0 | 255 | 54 | 192 | 9 | 5 | +2 | 2.68 | .965 | |
| 1B | PHI | 18 | 18 | 162.0 | 143 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7.94 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967 | 3B | PHI | 114 | 114 | 1016.2 | 339 | 91 | 235 | 13 | 15 | +4 | 2.89 | .962 |  |
| 1B | PHI | 28 | 28 | 253.1 | 258 | 251 | 7 | 0 | 13 | +5 | 9.17 | 1.000 | ||
| 1968 | 3B | PHI | 117 | 117 | 1040.0 | 333 | 76 | 245 | 12 | 17 | +8 | 2.78 | .964 | |
| 1B | PHI | 9 | 9 | 80.0 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.09 | 1.000 | ||
| 1969 | 3B | PHI | 142 | 142 | 1269.1 | 413 | 90 | 315 | 8 | 24 | +17 | 2.87 | .981 | |
| 1970 | 3B | PHI | 138 | 138 | 1252.2 | 381 | 91 | 278 | 12 | 13 | +12 | 2.65 | .969 | |
| 1B | PHI | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 9.24 | 1.000 | ||
| 1971 | 3B | PHI | 140 | 140 | 1267.2 | 382 | 102 | 270 | 10 | 11 | +7 | 2.64 | .974 | |
| 1B | PHI | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1972 | 3B | PHI | 142 | 142 | 1285.2 | 370 | 58 | 304 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 2.53 | .978 | |
| 1973 | 3B | PHI | 132 | 132 | 1185.1 | 361 | 105 | 243 | 13 | 12 | +2 | 2.64 | .964 | |
| 1974 | 3B | PHI | 142 | 142 | 1252.2 | 391 | 94 | 283 | 14 | 15 | +12 | 2.71 | .964 | |
| 1975 | 3B | PHI | 126 | 126 | 1118.0 | 367 | 90 | 259 | 18 | 16 | +1 | 2.81 | .951 | |
| 1976 | 3B | PHI | 2 | 2 | 19.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | 1.000 | |
| 2B | PHI | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.00 | .500 | ||
| Pos Total | 3B | 1656 | 1656 | 14812.2 | 4577 | 1091 | 3339 | 147 | 189 | +81 | 2.69 | .968 | ||
| 1B | 270 | 270 | 2407.1 | 2494 | 2406 | 82 | 6 | 156 | +15 | 9.30 | .998 | |||
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.00 | .500 | |||
| Total | 1927 | 1927 | 17229.0 | 7073 | 3497 | 3422 | 154 | 345 | +95 | 3.61 | .978 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Leech Castro has retired from the Philadelphia Thunder |
| 1976-08-13 | The Philadelphia Thunder have designated Leech Castro for assignment. |
| 1976-05-09 | The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Hazewood to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team. |
| 1976-03-30 | Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $0.5M per year for 1 year. |
| 1975-09-10 | Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1974-03-29 | The 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. |
| 1974-03-28 | Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $3.0M per year for 2 years. |
| 1973-04-04 | Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1968-09-07 | Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1966-07-30 | Leech Castro of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 1966-03-30 | The 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. |
| 1966-03-30 | Leech Castro has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $10.0M per year for 8 years. |
| 1964-07-29 | Leech Castro of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1962-03-29 | The 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. |
| 1960-06-15 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Leech Castro to the minors. |
| 1960-05-08 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Leech Castro to the major league team. |