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Foster Castleman
Foster Ephraim Castleman

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

Debut August 4, 1954
Final Game September 28, 1958
Born January 1, 1931 in Nashville, TN

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 23 NYG NL  13   12    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .250  .308  .250   47    3   1   0       1   1
 1955 24 NYG NL  15   28    3    6   1  0   2    4   0  0   2   4  .214  .267  .464   89   13   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 25 NYG NL 124  385   33   87  16  3  14   45   2  1  15  50  .226  .256  .392   72  151   3   4   2   2   9
 1957 26 NYG NL  18   37    7    6   2  0   1    1   0  0   2   8  .162  .205  .297   34   11   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 27 BAL AL  98  200   15   34   5  0   3   14   2  0  16  34  .170  .242  .240   37   48   4   0   2   3   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      268  662   58  136  24  3  20   65   4  1  35  99  .205  .250  .341   60  226   9   4   4   6  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        400   35   82  15  2  12   39   2  1  21  60  .205  .250  .341   60  137   5   2   2   4  10
 Career High    124  385   33   87  16  3  14   45   2  1  16  50  .226  .256  .392   72  151   4   4   2   3   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 23 NYG NL   14   11    1   2.4   110| .250  .275| .308  .347| .250  .426| .558  .772|  47  .225  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1955 24 NYG NL   31   23    4   4.6   106| .214  .267| .267  .338| .464  .422| .731  .760|  89  .497  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1956 25 NYG NL  409  315   37   3.1   102| .226  .263| .256  .330| .392  .415| .648  .745|  72  .344 -16.4  -1.7  66%
 1957 26 NYG NL   39   31    2   1.8   102| .162  .267| .205  .331| .297  .414| .502  .744|  34  .144  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1958 27 BAL AL  223  176   12   1.8    93| .170  .254| .242  .322| .240  .387| .482  .709|  37  .172 -17.0  -1.7 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       716  556   56   2.7   100| .205  .261| .250  .328| .341  .407| .591  .735|  60  .286 -38.6  -4.0  80%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 23 NYG NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 1955 24 NYG NL 2B 6 14 10 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 5.00 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 1956 25 NYG NL 3B 107 90 213 17 10 .947 .956 2.83 2.64 3.06 3.05 97 891.0 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.55 0.00 4.80 0 3.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 1.50 5.40 0 6.0 1957 26 NYG NL 3B 7 3 10 2 1 .867 .949 1.86 2.71 2.03 2.96 5 57.7 SS 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.30 9.00 4.80 0 3.0 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.00 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 1958 27 BAL AL SS 91 102 165 10 37 .964 .964 2.93 4.17 4.36 4.96 64 550.7 2B 4 9 8 1 3 .944 .977 4.25 4.67 8.50 5.25 2 18.0 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.60 2.86 3.14 0 6.3 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 3.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 24 NYG NL 2B 6 14 10 0 2 1.000 .976 4.00 5.00 1956 25 NYG NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 1.50 5.40 0 6.0 1957 26 NYG NL 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.00 9.00 5.40 0 2.0 1958 27 BAL AL 2B 4 9 8 1 3 .944 .977 4.25 4.67 8.50 5.25 2 18.0 1954 23 NYG NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 1955 24 NYG NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 1956 25 NYG NL 3B 107 90 213 17 10 .947 .956 2.83 2.64 3.06 3.05 97 891.0 1957 26 NYG NL 3B 7 3 10 2 1 .867 .949 1.86 2.71 2.03 2.96 5 57.7 1958 27 BAL AL 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.60 2.86 3.14 0 6.3 1958 27 BAL AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1958 27 BAL AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1956 25 NYG NL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.55 0.00 4.80 0 3.0 1957 26 NYG NL SS 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.30 9.00 4.80 0 3.0 1958 27 BAL AL SS 91 102 165 10 37 .964 .964 2.93 4.17 4.36 4.96 64 550.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 121 94 224 19 11 .944 .956 2.63 2.65 102 955.0 SS* 94 104 166 10 37 .964 .964 2.87 4.18 64 556.7 2B* 12 25 19 1 5 .978 .978 3.67 4.87 2 26.0 LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 228 224 409 30 53 .955 .961 2.78 3.39
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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

March 24, 1958: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the San Francisco Giants for $30,000.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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