Donald Hardy Castle
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: February 1, 1950 in Kokomo, Indiana, US
High School: Coldwater HS (Coldwater, MS)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (8th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Coldwater HS (Coldwater, MS).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 18 | Senators | FLIL | WRk | WSA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-WRk | WSA | 129 | 492 | 437 | 65 | 125 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 60 | .286 | .353 | .410 | .763 | 179 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1969 | 19 | Senators | FLIS | WRk | WSA | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .350 | .458 | .700 | 1.158 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 19 | Burlington | CARL | A | WSA | 122 | 468 | 417 | 60 | 118 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 57 | .283 | .348 | .396 | .743 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | WSA | 120 | 484 | 427 | 59 | 125 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 73 | .293 | .360 | .445 | .805 | 190 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | 20 | Pittsfield | EL | AA | WSA | 94 | 386 | 338 | 53 | 106 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 54 | .314 | .382 | .479 | .861 | 162 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | 20 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | 26 | 98 | 89 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | .213 | .276 | .315 | .590 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | 61 | 227 | 206 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53 | .257 | .317 | .413 | .730 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver | AA | AAA | TEX | 111 | 382 | 326 | 42 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 81 | .245 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | 115 | 467 | 412 | 72 | 134 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 56 | .325 | .396 | .476 | .872 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | 24 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | 122 | 506 | 434 | 65 | 111 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 80 | .256 | .347 | .419 | .766 | 182 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYY | 102 | 354 | 311 | 29 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 65 | .186 | .249 | .280 | .529 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1976 | 26 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 124 | 474 | 378 | 58 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 62 | .246 | .383 | .421 | .803 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | 27 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 111 | 445 | 379 | 71 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 87 | .274 | .369 | .530 | .900 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | 28 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 115 | 457 | 405 | 63 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 56 | .279 | .350 | .422 | .772 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 Seasons | 1110 | 4288 | 3715 | 550 | 996 | 179 | 28 | 116 | 619 | 27 | 11 | 483 | 673 | .268 | .352 | .425 | .777 | 1579 | 22 | 20 | 48 | |||||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 537 | 2034 | 1778 | 240 | 455 | 91 | 10 | 47 | 301 | 17 | 3 | 215 | 354 | .256 | .335 | .398 | .732 | 707 | 8 | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| AA (4 seasons) | AA | 444 | 1762 | 1500 | 245 | 416 | 74 | 10 | 61 | 252 | 7 | 8 | 223 | 259 | .277 | .371 | .462 | .833 | 693 | 11 | 9 | 19 | ||||||
| WRk (2 seasons) | WRk | 7 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .350 | .458 | .700 | 1.158 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 122 | 468 | 417 | 60 | 118 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 57 | .283 | .348 | .396 | .743 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 19 | Burlington | CARL | A | WSA | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | |||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver | AA | AAA | TEX | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.000 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 1.00 | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYY | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.000 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 0.33 | |||
| 5 Seasons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.545 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 0.92 | |||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 0 | 0 | 8.18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.455 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 0.92 | |||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-WRk | WSA | 1B | 123 | 1068 | 983 | 67 | 18 | 75 | .983 | 8.54 | |||
| 1969 | 19 | Senators | FLIS | WRk | WSA | 1B | 6 | 60 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .983 | 9.83 | |||
| 1969 | 19 | Burlington | CARL | A | WSA | 1B | 117 | 1008 | 926 | 65 | 17 | 73 | .983 | 8.47 | |||
| 1969 | 19 | Burlington | CARL | A | WSA | P | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | WSA | 1B | 37 | 325 | 293 | 27 | 5 | 29 | .985 | 8.65 | |||
| 1970 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | WSA | OF | 80 | 123 | 116 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .976 | 1.50 | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Pittsfield | EL | AA | WSA | OF | 71 | 114 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .974 | 1.56 | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Pittsfield | EL | AA | WSA | 1B | 24 | 189 | 169 | 15 | 5 | 22 | .974 | 7.67 | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | OF | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | 1B | 13 | 136 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 10.46 | |||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | OF | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.38 | |||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | 1B | 44 | 386 | 343 | 38 | 5 | 47 | .987 | 8.66 | |||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver | AA | AAA | WSA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver | AA | AAA | TEX | OF | 78 | 101 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .970 | 1.26 | |||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver | AA | AAA | TEX | 1B | 20 | 155 | 140 | 14 | 1 | 14 | .994 | 7.70 | |||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver | AA | AAA | TEX | P | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.60 | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | OF | 59 | 110 | 101 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .973 | 1.81 | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | 1B | 21 | 165 | 148 | 13 | 4 | 15 | .976 | 7.67 | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1974 | 24 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | OF | 115 | 248 | 221 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .964 | 2.08 | |||
| 1974 | 24 | Spokane | PCL | AAA | TEX | 1B | 6 | 45 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .978 | 7.33 | |||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYY | OF | 66 | 101 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .950 | 1.45 | |||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYY | 1B | 36 | 189 | 160 | 23 | 6 | 15 | .968 | 5.08 | |||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYY | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1976 | 26 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | OF | 16 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.63 | |||
| 1976 | 26 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 1B | 70 | 675 | 618 | 43 | 14 | 48 | .979 | 9.44 | |||
| 1977 | 27 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | |||
| 1977 | 27 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 1B | 107 | 1031 | 944 | 80 | 7 | 73 | .993 | 9.57 | |||
| 1978 | 28 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | OF | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.56 | |||
| 1978 | 28 | West Haven | EL | AA | NYY | 1B | 36 | 369 | 336 | 26 | 7 | 35 | .981 | 10.06 | |||
| 10 Seasons | 943 | 5149 | 4676 | 380 | 93 | 364 | .982 | 5.36 | |||||||||
| 1B (10 seasons) | 1B | 500 | 4408 | 4005 | 335 | 68 | 356 | .985 | 8.68 | ||||||||
| OF (9 seasons) | OF | 434 | 737 | 669 | 43 | 25 | 7 | .966 | 1.64 | ||||||||
| P (5 seasons) | P | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.44 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 18 | FIL Senators | Florida Instructional League | WRk | WSA | |||
| 1969 | 19 | Burlington Senators | Carolina League | A | WSA | |||
| 1969 | 19 | FIL Senators | Florida Instructional League South | WRk | WSA | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Pittsfield Senators | Eastern League | AA | WSA | |||
| 1970 | 20 | Denver Bears | American Association | AAA | WSA | |||
| 1971 | 21 | Denver Bears | American Association | AAA | WSA | |||
| 1972 | 22 | Denver Bears | American Association | AAA | TEX | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | TEX | |||
| 1973 | 23 | Texas Rangers | American League | MLB | TEX | 1 | 1973-09-11 | 1973-09-29 |
| 1974 | 24 | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | AAA | TEX | |||
| 1975 | 25 | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | AAA | NYY | |||
| 1976 | 26 | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1977 | 27 | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY | |||
| 1978 | 28 | West Haven Yankees | Eastern League | AA | NYY |
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