Foster Castleman
[edit] Biography
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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 213
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 5
| 57.2
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1957
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 91
| 64
| 550.2
| 102
| 165
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 12
| 2
| 20
| 25
| 19
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 121
| 6
| 68
| 94
| 224
| 19
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 94
| 64
| 553.2
| 104
| 166
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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