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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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1960 Away 16 65 11 11 1 0 3 5 8 18 2 0 0 .583 .260 .323 .154 .169
1960 Home 13 51 14 17 4 0 4 6 4 11 4 1 1 1.029 .382 .647 .314 .333
1962 Away 72 276 34 70 12 1 5 12 28 52 3 3 0 .683 .325 .359 .105 .254
1962 Home 71 288 26 76 13 2 12 47 19 68 2 3 3 .759 .311 .448 .184 .264
1963 Away 72 281 26 76 8 2 8 29 33 65 5 3 6 .745 .346 .399 .128 .270
1963 Home 70 286 26 81 15 3 5 32 16 52 2 4 6 .737 .328 .409 .126 .283
1964 Away 56 222 29 65 11 4 6 30 18 42 3 3 4 .804 .344 .459 .167 .293
1964 Home 65 244 32 63 10 3 6 25 30 58 6 2 7 .734 .337 .398 .139 .258
1965 Away 72 294 36 88 11 4 12 49 34 73 6 3 7 .859 .373 .486 .187 .299
1965 Home 70 286 51 96 17 1 14 50 25 54 3 9 2 .938 .389 .549 .213 .336
1966 Away 56 232 34 73 10 3 9 33 20 40 6 0 4 .871 .371 .500 .185 .315
1966 Home 55 223 53 69 16 4 12 40 25 32 1 1 5 .960 .382 .578 .269 .309
1967 Away 70 292 62 91 13 2 16 49 47 43 5 1 9 .940 .406 .534 .223 .312
1967 Home 72 289 63 103 20 5 24 65 33 44 1 2 4 1.132 .422 .709 .353 .356
1968 Away 65 284 52 85 11 1 12 35 24 42 5 1 5 .825 .353 .472 .173 .299
1968 Home 61 246 58 77 9 4 25 51 21 33 3 3 7 1.053 .366 .687 .374 .313
1969 Away 68 288 46 81 17 2 9 45 34 53 3 2 3 .803 .355 .448 .167 .281
1969 Home 74 300 59 91 14 1 19 65 37 47 3 1 5 .923 .376 .547 .243 .303
1970 Away 72 316 56 94 8 2 21 56 24 59 3 4 5 .884 .349 .535 .237 .297
1970 Home 70 293 48 90 21 3 15 57 27 44 1 1 7 .915 .362 .553 .246 .307
1971 Away 68 291 39 74 10 0 12 51 26 44 4 2 2 .726 .313 .412 .158 .254
1971 Home 74 303 62 105 17 8 19 73 27 49 6 4 8 1.041 .398 .644 .297 .347
1972 Away 72 307 39 72 7 4 5 39 24 61 3 2 4 .620 .287 .332 .098 .235
1972 Home 70 279 55 89 11 1 16 56 28 52 5 2 4 .921 .383 .538 .219 .319
1973 Away 66 284 42 89 21 2 14 45 28 52 4 1 10 .929 .380 .549 .236 .313
1973 Home 66 287 49 83 18 1 15 45 19 57 3 2 3 .851 .336 .516 .226 .289
1974 Away 71 282 35 68 12 1 9 29 29 43 2 1 7 .701 .314 .387 .145 .241
1974 Home 71 269 43 77 13 1 12 50 33 51 7 1 7 .842 .366 .476 .190 .286
1975 Away 61 228 22 51 9 1 3 26 22 46 2 1 7 .604 .293 .311 .088 .224
1975 Home 65 239 35 68 13 2 6 24 24 48 1 0 11 .781 .350 .431 .146 .285
1976 Away 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .100 .400 .300 .100
1976 Home 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total Away 960 3952 564 1089 161 29 145 535 399 735 56 27 73 .783 .342 .441 .165 .276
Total Home 969 3889 674 1185 211 39 204 686 368 702 48 36 81 .901 .365 .536 .232 .305
Total 1929 7841 1238 2274 372 68 349 1221 767 1437 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.