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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1960 BOS 29 116 25 28 5 0 7 11 12 29 6 1 1 .778 .312 .466 .241
1962 BOS 143 564 60 146 25 3 17 59 47 120 5 6 3 .722 .318 .404 .259
1963 BOS 142 567 52 157 23 5 13 61 49 117 7 7 12 .741 .337 .404 .277
1964 BOS 121 466 61 128 21 7 12 55 48 100 9 5 11 .767 .340 .427 .275
1965 BOS 142 580 87 184 28 5 26 99 59 127 9 12 9 .898 .381 .517 .317
1966 PHI 111 455 87 142 26 7 21 73 45 72 7 1 9 .915 .376 .538 .312
1967 PHI 142 581 125 194 33 7 40 114 80 87 6 3 13 1.035 .414 .621 .334
1968 PHI 126 530 110 162 20 5 37 86 45 75 8 4 12 .930 .359 .572 .306
1969 PHI 142 588 105 172 31 3 28 110 71 100 6 3 8 .864 .366 .498 .293
1970 PHI 142 609 104 184 29 5 36 113 51 103 4 5 12 .899 .355 .544 .302
1971 PHI 142 594 101 179 27 8 31 124 53 93 10 6 10 .887 .356 .530 .301
1972 PHI 142 586 94 161 18 5 21 95 52 113 8 4 8 .764 .334 .430 .275
1973 PHI 132 571 91 172 39 3 29 90 47 109 7 3 13 .890 .358 .532 .301
1974 PHI 142 551 78 145 25 2 21 79 62 94 9 2 14 .770 .340 .430 .263
1975 PHI 126 467 57 119 22 3 9 50 46 94 3 1 18 .694 .322 .373 .255
1976 PHI 5 16 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 .312 .062 .250 .062
Total 1929 7841 1238 2274 372 68 349 1221 767 1437 104 63 154 .842 .353 .488 .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.