Foster Castleman
Foster Ephraim Castleman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 1, 1931 in Nashville, TN
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1954
Final Game: September 28, 1958
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 NYG NL 23 3B 2 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 150.0 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.80
1955 NYG NL 24 2B 6 4 40.0 24 14 10 0 2 1.000 0.9 27.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 5.40 4.00 .975 5.49 5.00
1955 NYG NL 24 3B 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.80
1956 NYG NL 25 3B 107 97 891.0 320 90 213 17 10 .947 2.3 3.1 3.3 1.5 1.8 -1 3.06 2.83 .957 3.05 2.64
1956 NYG NL 25 SS 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 4.80 4.55
1956 NYG NL 25 2B 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1957 NYG NL 26 3B 7 5 57.2 15 3 10 2 1 .867 -1.4 -29.1 -1.4 -0.3 -1.1 0 2.03 1.86 .953 2.97 2.71
1957 NYG NL 26 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 5.40 5.00
1957 NYG NL 26 SS 1 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 3.00 .967 4.80 4.30
1958 BAL AL 27 SS 91 64 550.2 277 102 165 10 37 .964 -4.1 -8.9 -5.1 -3.0 -2.0 1 4.36 2.93 .964 4.96 4.17
1958 BAL AL 27 2B 4 2 18.0 18 9 8 1 3 .944 0.8 53.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 0 8.50 4.25 .978 5.25 4.68
1958 BAL AL 27 3B 4 0 6.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -75.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 2.84 0.50 .950 3.13 2.60
1958 BAL AL 27 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.60
1958 BAL AL 27 OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 1.90
5 Seasons 3B 121 104 965.0 337 94 224 19 11 .944 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.5 0.3 -1 2.97 2.63 .956 3.05 2.65
3 Seasons SS 94 64 556.2 280 104 166 10 37 .964 -4.2 -9.1 -5.2 -3.0 -2.1 1 4.37 2.87 .964 4.96 4.18
4 Seasons 2B 12 6 66.0 45 25 19 1 5 .978 1.3 23.6 1.3 -0.4 1.7 0 6.00 3.67 .978 5.41 4.87
1 Season LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.60
1 Season OF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 1.90
5 Seasons TOT 228 174 1590.2 663 224 409 30 53 .955 -1.9 -1.4 -1.9 -1.7 -0.1 0 0 3.58 2.78 .916 3.81 3.39

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 NYG NL 23 13 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1955 NYG NL 24 15 5 15 15 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1956 NYG NL 25 124 97 124 124 0 0 0 1 107 2 0 0 0 0 12 5
1957 NYG NL 26 18 5 18 18 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 8 2
1958 BAL AL 27 98 66 98 98 0 0 0 4 4 91 1 0 0 1 3 5
5 Seasons 268 174 268 268 0 0 0 12 121 94 1 0 0 1 43 12
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 NYG NL 23 17 65% 65% 29% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 NYG NL 24 26 42% 92% 12% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 NYG NL 25 2957 64% 77% 26% 246 90% 1 73 63 6 4 159 137 16 1 4 12 1 11 0 10 10 6 2 10 0 0 0 14 57%
1957 NYG NL 26 249 63% 82% 25% 17 76% 1 3 3 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0%
1958 BAL AL 27 28 50% 89% 25% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 3277 63% 78% 26% 266 89% 2 77 67 6 4 171 147 18 1 4 14 1 13 0 12 11 7 2 11 0 0 0 15 53%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 89% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1956 NYG NL 25 9 44% 67% 11% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 BAL AL 27 2314 64% 80% 24% 222 92% 3 106 59 38 9 164 130 28 0 1 10 0 9 1 8 37 13 3 13 2 2 34 17 17 1 1 0
2 Seasons 2323 64% 80% 24% 222 92% 3 106 59 38 9 164 130 28 0 1 10 0 9 1 8 37 13 3 13 2 2 34 17 17 1 1 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1955 NYG NL 24 137 73% 79% 25% 15 93% 0 13 6 6 1 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1956 NYG NL 25 29 55% 66% 7% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 NYG NL 26 6 83% 67% 50% 1 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 BAL AL 27 75 63% 77% 23% 12 92% 0 9 2 4 3 9 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
4 Seasons 247 68% 77% 23% 29 93% 0 24 10 10 4 18 16 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 1 4 3 1 1 0 1
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 BAL AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 70% 80% 30% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 70% 80% 30% 1 100%
MLB Averages 56.2% 2.3% 63% 79% 30% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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