Show modern player card
Name Team Age
Leech Castro Retired (1976, Age 39) Died (2020, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1958)
3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 14 years (153 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 10/28/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 5
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.2 %) (0.9 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1960 1B BOS 29 29 259.33 282 269 12 1 21 +2 9.75 .996
1962 1B BOS 143 143 1274.66 1337 1285 49 3 83 +13 9.42 .998
1963 1B BOS 37 37 322.0 356 347 7 2 16 -4 9.89 .994
3B BOS 105 105 947.33 267 62 195 10 13 +2 2.44 .963
1964 3B BOS 121 121 1063.33 302 70 221 11 12 +6 2.46 .964
1965 3B BOS 142 142 1269.66 413 107 297 9 20 +10 2.86 .978
1966 1B PHI 18 18 162.0 143 139 4 0 9 0 7.94 1.000
3B PHI 93 93 825.0 255 54 192 9 5 +2 2.68 .965
1967 1B PHI 28 28 253.33 258 251 7 0 13 +5 9.17 1.000
3B PHI 114 114 1016.66 339 91 235 13 15 +4 2.89 .962
1968 1B PHI 9 9 80.0 63 60 3 0 7 0 7.09 1.000
3B PHI 117 117 1040.0 333 76 245 12 17 +8 2.78 .964
1969 3B PHI 142 142 1269.33 413 90 315 8 24 +17 2.87 .981
1970 1B PHI 4 4 38.0 39 39 0 0 4 -1 9.24 1.000
3B PHI 138 138 1252.66 381 91 278 12 13 +12 2.65 .969
1971 1B PHI 2 2 18.0 16 16 0 0 3 0 8.00 1.000
3B PHI 140 140 1267.66 382 102 270 10 11 +7 2.64 .974
1972 3B PHI 142 142 1285.66 370 58 304 8 16 -2 2.53 .978
1973 3B PHI 132 132 1185.33 361 105 243 13 12 +2 2.64 .964
1974 3B PHI 142 142 1252.66 391 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 2B PHI 1 1 9.0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 1.00 .500
3B PHI 2 2 19.33 3 1 2 0 0 0 1.40 1.000
Pos Total 1B 270 270 2407.32 2494 2406 82 6 156 +15 9.30 .998
2B 1 1 9.0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 1.00 .500
3B 1656 1656 14812.61 4577 1091 3339 147 189 +81 2.69 .968
Total 1927 1927 17228.93 7073 3497 3422 154 345 +95 3.61 .978
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.