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Foster Castleman
Foster Ephraim Castleman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut August 4, 1954
Final Game September 28, 1958
Born January 1, 1931 in Nashville, TN
Died November 9, 2020 (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 23 BAA AL    9   12    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .250  .308  .333  .641    93     4   1   0   1   0   0  
 1955 24 SLN NL    2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1956 25 NYA AL  124  420   42  110  28   5  12   65   4   2   16   57  .262  .286  .438  .724    92   184   3  10   1   2  11  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 27 BAA AL   48  148   12   28   3   0   2   13   1   1   11   33  .189  .244  .250  .494    71    37   1   1   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      183  582   57  141  32   5  14   78   5   3   28   96  .242  .274  .387  .661         225   5  11   2   2  12
 Per 600 PA           556   54  135  31   5  13   75   5   3   27   92                                 215   5  11   2   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      124  420   42  110  28   5  12   65   4   2   16   57  .262  .286  .438  .724         184   3  10   1   2  11
   With BAA       57  160   15   31   4   0   2   13   1   1   12   39  .194  .249  .256  .505          41   2   1   1   0   1
   With SLN        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      268  662   58  136  24   3  20   65   4   1   35   99  .205  .250  .341  .592         226   9   4   4   6  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1954 23 BAA AL  31    1   3.5   7   3   0  .429   2    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  SS   unrated    83   
 1955 24 SLN NL   0    0    .0   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -731   
 1956 25 NYA AL  13   50   4.0   7   3   1  .429  15   63   37  .587    0    0  .000  3B   3e27       75   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 27 BAA AL  26    9   2.1   0   0   0  .000   1   17   13  .765    0    0  .000  UT              12   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           61   3.5  16   6   1  .375  18   82   50  .610    0    0  .000                  56   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1954 23 BAA AL  SS     3     3     1    2    1   .667     1    11.0   3.27
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     5.0   0.00
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 25 NYA AL  3B   118    99   209   15   26   .954   116   939.1   2.95
                 2B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 27 BAA AL  3B    24    18    40    1    5   .983    23   185.0   2.82
                 LF    17    34     0    0    0  1.000    17   146.2   2.09
                 RF     7    10     0    0    0  1.000     6    52.0   1.73
                 2B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   142   117   249   16   31   .958   139  1124.1   2.93
                 LF    17    34     0    0    0  1.000    17   146.2   2.09
                 RF     8    10     0    0    0  1.000     7    57.0   1.58
                 SS     4     3     2    2    1   .714     1    13.0   3.46
                 2B     2     1     2    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   6.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1956 WS    NYA NY2   W    5  17  4  7  0  0  3   5  0  1  .412  .412  .941  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1954  BAA   59-95   Pat Carr
 1955  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1956  NYA  101-53   Billy Vanson
 1958  BAA   75-79   Brian Curran, Pat Carr

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