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Name Team Age
John Castino Retired (1966, Age 36) Died (2002, Age 72)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 11, Pick 162
(1950)		 1B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 11 years (58 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- B+
Endurance Velocity Control
C+ D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 10/4/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B)
A  (84.3 %) B- (52.1 %) F  (0.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 BRO 48 169 23 50 9 0 11 27 19 33 5 7 6 .913 .368 .544 .296
1951 BRO-KC 128 431 74 135 17 1 34 78 44 54 1 1 9 .972 .378 .594 .313
1952 KC 111 332 56 118 17 2 22 64 25 50 0 0 10 1.023 .406 .617 .355
1953 KC 137 416 73 122 13 2 27 60 40 74 0 0 6 .885 .356 .529 .293
1954 KC-NYA 117 455 78 144 13 4 30 78 52 67 0 0 4 .947 .387 .560 .316
1955 NYA 111 384 62 116 23 2 24 77 42 65 6 4 10 .926 .366 .560 .302
1956 NYA 88 318 56 104 20 4 21 66 39 56 11 4 2 1.013 .399 .613 .327
1957 NYA-DET 126 453 62 119 19 5 17 69 39 72 14 6 3 .763 .324 .439 .263
1958 DET 107 409 54 112 19 1 8 52 32 64 8 3 4 .707 .324 .384 .274
1959 DET 129 498 95 162 29 8 34 106 42 84 23 3 9 1.001 .380 .620 .325
1960 DET 130 499 88 132 17 2 25 79 60 77 20 7 7 .800 .343 .457 .265
1961 DET 133 484 76 153 17 4 18 93 47 76 17 8 8 .852 .373 .479 .316
1962 DET 130 523 76 150 26 4 32 101 53 82 11 7 14 .885 .350 .535 .287
1963 DET 130 514 69 157 23 6 23 91 48 78 11 5 7 .871 .363 .508 .305
1964 DET 131 438 52 122 28 2 11 62 43 70 10 4 11 .771 .344 .427 .279
1965 DET 117 320 55 93 15 2 19 65 25 55 9 4 4 .867 .339 .528 .291
1966 DET 79 93 10 24 1 0 2 10 8 13 2 2 1 .641 .308 .333 .258
Total 1952 6736 1059 2013 306 49 358 1178 658 1070 148 65 115 .879 .361 .518 .299
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.