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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
B  C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
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 %) F  (0.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Series G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1967 LCS 6 23 5 6 0 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 .892 .370 .522 .261
1967 WS 7 32 6 8 1 0 2 7 3 7 0 0 0 .783 .314 .469 .250
1968 LCS 7 28 3 5 3 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 .609 .324 .286 .179
1969 LCS 4 15 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 .812 .412 .400 .333
1970 LCS 7 27 6 5 0 0 2 2 3 6 0 0 0 .698 .290 .407 .185
1971 LCS 5 19 6 7 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 .847 .478 .368 .368
Total 36 144 27 36 5 0 6 16 22 24 4 1 2 .763 .353 .410 .250
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.