3B Al Castle #21
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/16/1963
3B AL CASTLE #21 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 112 35 9 0 4 15 11 13 .312 .368 .500 1 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 4 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: 1 4 1
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1963 DAL Win, 10-4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/14/1963 DAL Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1963 CLE Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1963 CLE Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 KCK Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1963 KCK Loss, 4-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 KCK Loss, 3-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1963 @ CIN Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1963 @ KCK Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 @ KCK Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/15/1938
Born in:Brockton, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 27 Days
Service This Yr:161 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 27 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 6th Pick in Round 18
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 112 35 9 0 4 15 20 11 13 .312 .368 .500 .868 .367 .188 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 125 0 2 0 6 0 2 56 13 1 0 100.0 19.2 6.09 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 8 3 0 2 4 7 2 5 0 0 0 .286 .333 .607 .940
Versus Right   84 27 6 0 2 11 13 9 8 2 0 0 .321 .379 .464 .843
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
April   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
May   11 8 3 0 1 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 .727 .692 1.273 1.965
June   23 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .292 .304 .596
July   40 13 2 0 2 6 6 4 3 1 0 0 .325 .378 .525 .903
August   17 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 .176 .300 .294 .594
September   9 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .778 1.178
Spring Training   18 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .222 .333 .278 .611
Last Year   39 13 3 0 0 6 2 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .350 .410 .760
Career   151 48 12 0 4 21 22 12 18 2 0 0 .318 .364 .477 .840
Home   62 20 4 0 4 13 13 7 7 1 0 0 .323 .386 .581 .966
Road   50 15 5 0 0 2 7 4 6 1 0 0 .300 .345 .400 .745
Grass   112 35 9 0 4 15 20 11 13 2 0 0 .312 .368 .500 .868
Day   52 16 3 0 3 9 8 4 5 2 0 0 .308 .345 .538 .883
Night   60 19 6 0 1 6 12 7 8 0 0 0 .317 .388 .467 .855
As Starter   39 14 2 0 2 7 5 4 2 1 0 0 .359 .409 .564 .973
As Reliever / Substitution   73 21 7 0 2 8 15 7 11 1 0 0 .288 .346 .466 .811
Pinch Hitting   63 21 7 0 2 8 15 7 10 1 0 0 .333 .394 .540 .934
Close/Late   48 12 4 0 1 4 7 6 10 1 0 0 .250 .327 .396 .723
Inning 1-3   13 7 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .538 .538 1.154 1.692
Inning 4-6   17 4 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .235 .364 .235 .599
Inning 7-9   77 23 7 0 2 7 16 7 10 1 0 0 .299 .353 .468 .820
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   36 11 3 0 1 2 8 5 3 1 0 0 .306 .381 .472 .853
1 Outs   33 10 2 0 1 4 7 2 5 1 0 0 .303 .333 .455 .788
2 Outs   43 14 4 0 2 9 5 4 5 0 0 0 .326 .383 .558 .941
Scoring Position   27 7 0 0 0 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 .259 .312 .259 .572
Bases Empty   55 21 8 0 1 1 12 8 3 0 0 0 .382 .460 .582 1.042
Runner on 1st   30 7 1 0 3 6 5 0 8 0 0 0 .233 .233 .567 .800
Runner on 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   45 11 2 0 2 6 7 4 13 0 0 0 .244 .306 .422 .728
First Pitch   12 4 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .750 1.150
Count 0-1   18 7 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .667 1.056
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   11 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
Count 1-1   10 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Count 1-2   20 5 2 0 2 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .650 .900
Count 2-0   9 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   18 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Behind in Count   41 13 4 0 3 6 8 0 7 0 0 0 .317 .317 .634 .951
Ahead in Count   27 8 1 0 0 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 .296 .394 .333 .727
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 4th   13 4 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 .308 .375 .846 1.221
Batting 5th   13 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .462 .846
Batting 6th   21 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .391 .381 .772
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 8th   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 9th   51 17 5 0 2 7 12 5 5 1 0 0 .333 .386 .549 .935
Low Leverage   46 17 4 0 1 5 9 4 5 1 0 0 .370 .412 .522 .934
Medium Leverage   32 10 2 0 3 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 .312 .361 .656 1.017
High Leverage   33 7 2 0 0 4 6 4 8 0 0 0 .212 .297 .273 .570
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Montreal - FABL 23 17 39 13 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .333 .350 .410 .760 101 92 0.1
1963 Montreal - FABL 24 89 112 35 9 0 4 15 20 11 0 2 13 1 0 .312 .368 .500 .868 128 130 0.2
Total FABL 106 151 48 12 0 4 21 22 12 0 2 18 1 0 .318 .364 .477 .840 122 121 0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Total - 15 35 155 64 10 2 2 38 47 16 0 2 14 11 9 .413 .462 .542 1.004 100 100 1.8
1955 Total - 16 39 178 73 12 1 6 49 64 19 0 0 12 11 9 .410 .467 .590 1.057 100 100 2.4
1956 Total - 17 38 176 71 18 2 4 41 54 16 0 0 10 9 8 .403 .453 .597 1.050 100 100 2.3
1957 Total - 18 32 148 66 13 2 3 42 49 6 0 1 10 29 12 .446 .465 .622 1.086 100 100 2.0
1957 Evansville - A 18 21 18 2 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 8 0 0 .111 .238 .278 .516 38 31 -0.3
1958 Evansville - A 19 51 62 14 2 0 3 6 11 11 0 0 12 1 0 .226 .342 .403 .746 104 100 0.1
1959 Evansville - A 20 52 68 13 2 0 0 4 5 11 0 0 9 0 1 .191 .304 .221 .524 43 43 -0.6
1960 Evansville - A 21 66 122 28 3 1 3 12 9 13 0 1 15 1 1 .230 .301 .344 .646 72 67 -0.2
1961 Evansville - A 22 32 122 29 5 4 4 15 21 23 0 3 17 0 2 .238 .351 .443 .794 112 108 0.3
1961 Nashville - AA 22 61 138 31 3 1 4 15 13 18 0 1 13 2 0 .225 .312 .348 .660 82 79 0.3
1962 Syracuse - AAA 23 101 347 82 16 5 16 71 48 56 0 5 34 3 5 .236 .338 .450 .788 123 123 1.6
Total DIX 61 138 31 3 1 4 15 13 18 0 1 13 2 0 .225 .312 .348 .660 82 79
Total HL 222 392 86 12 5 11 39 50 61 0 4 61 2 4 .219 .322 .360 .681 83 80
Total UL 101 347 82 16 5 16 71 48 56 0 5 34 3 5 .236 .338 .450 .788 123 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Evansville - A 1B 4 0 10 0 2 10 0 1.000 7.1 12.27 +0.1 1.048
1957 Evansville - A 2B 9 0 3 5 0 9 1 .889 22.0 3.27 -1.6 .614
1957 Evansville - A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 1.026
1957 Evansville - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.001
1958 Evansville - A 1B 7 1 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 19.1 10.24 +0.1 1.042
1958 Evansville - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Evansville - A 3B 21 3 12 14 1 30 4 .867 85.2 2.73 -2.2 .825
1958 Evansville - A SS 5 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 11.2 3.86 -0.1 .822
1959 Evansville - A 1B 16 7 72 8 11 82 2 .976 80.1 8.96 -0.8 .906
1959 Evansville - A 2B 7 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 11.1 3.97 +0.0 1.002
1959 Evansville - A 3B 23 4 10 11 0 23 2 .913 81.1 2.32 -1.8 .775
1959 Evansville - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Evansville - A 1B 28 23 181 17 22 199 1 .995 204.2 8.71 +0.7 1.030
1960 Evansville - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1960 Evansville - A 3B 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 11.1 3.18 +0.1 1.037
1961 Nashville - AA 1B 26 24 217 17 22 237 3 .987 205.2 10.24 +1.8 1.052
1961 Nashville - AA 2B 6 2 16 10 4 26 0 1.000 33.1 7.02 +1.1 1.037
1961 Evansville - A 2B 8 8 24 20 7 44 0 1.000 74.0 5.35 -1.6 .877
1961 Nashville - AA 3B 13 5 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 57.0 2.05 -0.2 .969
1961 Evansville - A 3B 23 22 22 33 5 57 2 .965 199.1 2.48 -0.1 .963
1961 Nashville - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Syracuse - AAA 1B 31 26 240 23 27 266 3 .989 231.0 10.25 -1.9 .940
1962 Montreal - MLB 2B 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 -0.0 1.007
1962 Montreal - MLB 3B 5 3 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -0.2 1.057
1962 Syracuse - AAA 3B 61 59 55 108 13 172 9 .948 544.0 2.70 -3.7 .950
1962 Montreal - MLB SS 5 5 7 6 2 14 1 .929 36.0 3.25 -0.3 .915
1962 Syracuse - AAA SS 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 0.0 .000
1963 Montreal - MLB 1B 7 0 18 0 2 18 0 1.000 17.2 9.17 +0.1 1.025
1963 Montreal - MLB 2B 9 8 18 19 5 41 4 .902 73.2 4.52 -4.1 .757
1963 Montreal - MLB 3B 10 2 3 4 1 8 1 .875 30.2 2.05 -1.5 .601
1963 Montreal - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Montreal - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 119 81 759 66 87 834 9 .989 766.0 9.69 +0.0 .995
TOTAL 2B 42 18 66 58 17 129 5 .961 219.0 5.10 -6.4 .825
TOTAL 3B 160 98 109 187 20 314 18 .943 1039.1 2.56 -9.9 .924
TOTAL SS 12 6 11 10 3 22 1 .955 57.2 3.28 -0.4 .886
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Fairhaven; Fairhaven, MA) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 18, Pick 6, 278th overall pick).
06/19/1957 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/19/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Syracuse Excelsiors organization.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Nashville Chieftains!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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