Don Castle
Donald Hardy Castle
Born: February 1, 1950
Kokomo, IN US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 1 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Washington Senators)
School: Coldwater HS (MS)
Career: 1969-1978
Major League Statistics
Don Castle compiled a career batting average of .268 with 115 home runs and 612 RBI in his 1103-game career with the Burlington Senators, Pittsfield Senators, Denver Bears, Spokane Indians, Syracuse Chiefs and West Haven Yankees. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | CARL | Burlington Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | CARL | Burlington Senators | 122 | 468 | 417 | 60 | 118 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 57 | .283 | .348 | .396 | .743 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 26 | 98 | 89 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | .213 | .276 | .315 | .590 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Senators | 94 | 386 | 338 | 53 | 106 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 54 | .314 | .382 | .479 | .861 | 162 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 61 | 227 | 206 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53 | .257 | .317 | .413 | .730 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 111 | 382 | 326 | 42 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 81 | .245 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 115 | 467 | 412 | 72 | 134 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 56 | .325 | .396 | .476 | .872 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 122 | 506 | 434 | 65 | 111 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 80 | .256 | .347 | .419 | .766 | 182 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 102 | 354 | 311 | 29 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 65 | .186 | .249 | .280 | .529 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1976 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 124 | 474 | 378 | 58 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 62 | .246 | .383 | .421 | .803 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 111 | 445 | 379 | 71 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 87 | .274 | .369 | .530 | .900 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 115 | 457 | 405 | 63 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 56 | .279 | .350 | .422 | .772 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 1103 | 4264 | 3695 | 545 | 989 | 179 | 26 | 115 | 612 | 26 | 11 | 479 | 670 | .268 | .351 | .424 | .775 | 1565 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 48 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | CARL | Burlington Senators | 1B | 117 | 926 | 65 | 17 | 73 | .983 | 8.470 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Burlington Senators | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Senators | OF | 71 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .974 | 1.563 |
| 1970 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Senators | 1B | 24 | 169 | 15 | 5 | 22 | .974 | 7.667 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 13 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.462 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.375 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 44 | 343 | 38 | 5 | 47 | .987 | 8.659 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | OF | 78 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .970 | 1.256 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 1B | 20 | 140 | 14 | 1 | 14 | .994 | 7.700 |
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | OF | 59 | 101 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .973 | 1.814 |
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 1B | 21 | 148 | 13 | 4 | 15 | .976 | 7.667 |
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 1B | 6 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .978 | 7.333 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | OF | 115 | 221 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .964 | 2.078 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | OF | 66 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .950 | 1.455 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 36 | 160 | 23 | 6 | 15 | .968 | 5.083 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1976 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 1B | 70 | 618 | 43 | 14 | 48 | .979 | 9.443 |
| 1976 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | OF | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 1B | 107 | 944 | 80 | 7 | 73 | .993 | 9.570 |
| 1978 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | OF | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 1978 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 1B | 36 | 336 | 26 | 7 | 35 | .981 | 1.056 |
| Totals | 937 | 4619 | 378 | 92 | 362 | .982 | 5.333 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Burlington Senators | WS2 | ||
| 1970 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Senators | WS2 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | WS2 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | WS2 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | TEX | ||
| 1973 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | TEX | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | TEX | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1976 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1978 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA |
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