John Castle (baseball)
John Francis Castle (June 1, 1879 – April 13, 1929) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910.
| John Castle | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: June 1, 1879 Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
| Died: April 13, 1929 (aged 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 10, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 3 | ||
| At bats | 4 | ||
| Hits | 1 | ||
| Teams | |||
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After his appearance in Major League Baseball, he was a player-manager in the minor leagues for nine seasons beginning in 1911 with the Steubenville Stubs in Steubenville, Ohio.[1] In 1912 he moved to the Lancaster Lanks in Lancaster, Ohio. On June 18, 1912, the team moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey to represent Atlantic City in the Tri-State League.[2][3] Castle continued there in 1913, after which the team disbanded.[4] In 1914, he was player-manager in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[5] From 1915 to 1916 he was with the Quincy Gems in Quincy, Illinois.[6][7] In 1917 he moved to the Hannibal Mules in Hannibal, Missouri.[8] In 1919 he was with the Rockford Rox in Rockford, Illinois.[9] His minor league career ended in 1920 with the Wilson Bugs in Wilson, North Carolina.[10]
In 1928, he was head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team.
References
- Baseball Reference, 1911 Steubenville Stubs.
- Baseball Reference, Lancaster Lanks.
- Baseball Reference, 1912 Lancaster/Atlantic City Lanks.
- Baseball Reference, 1913 Atlantic City.
- Baseball Reference, 1914 Allentown.
- Baseball Reference, 1916 Quincy Gems.
- Baseball Reference, 1915 Quincy Gems.
- Baseball Reference, 1917 Hannibal Mules.
- Baseball Reference, 1919 Rockford Rox.
- Baseball Reference, 1920 Wilson Bugs.