Foster Castleman

Full Name: Foster Ephraim Castleman	Primary Position: 3B,SS
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175	First Game: August 4, 1954
Birthdate: January 1, 1931	Final Game: September 28, 1958
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee	MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Foster Castleman (Foster Ephraim Castleman) was born on January 1, 1931 in Nashville, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on August 4, 1954 for the New York Giants. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI. Castleman played for the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 5 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1954	NY	N	13	12	0	3	0	1	.250	.308	.250	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1
1955	NY	N	15	28	3	6	2	4	.214	.267	.464	1	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
1956	NY	N	124	385	33	87	14	45	.226	.256	.392	16	3	15	50	2	3	2	2	9
1957	NY	N	18	37	7	6	1	1	.162	.205	.297	2	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0
1958	BAL	A	98	200	15	34	3	14	.170	.242	.240	5	0	16	34	3	4	2	2	6
Total	NL		170	462	43	102	17	51	.221	.254	.385	19	3	19	65	3	5	2	2	10
Total	AL		98	200	15	34	3	14	.170	.242	.240	5	0	16	34	3	4	2	2	6
Total			268	662	58	136	20	65	.205	.250	.341	24	3	35	99	6	9	4	4	16

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1954	NY	N	3B	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	NY	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	NY	N	2B	6	0	0	14	10	0	2	1.000
1956	NY	N	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1956	NY	N	3B	107	0	0	90	213	17	10	.947
1956	NY	N	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1957	NY	N	2B	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
1957	NY	N	3B	7	5	57.2	3	10	2	1	.867
1957	NY	N	SS	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000
1958	BAL	A	3B	4	0	6.1	1	1	0	0	1.000
1958	BAL	A	OF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
1958	BAL	A	2B	4	2	18	9	8	1	3	.944
1958	BAL	A	SS	91	64	550.2	102	165	10	37	.964
1958	BAL	A	LF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	12	2	20	25	19	1	5	.978
Total			OF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	121	6	68	94	224	19	11	.944
Total			SS	94	64	553.2	104	166	10	37	.964

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Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1949).
Sold by San Francisco Giants to Baltimore Orioles for $30000 (March 24, 1958).

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