Del Bastock

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DeLeon Bastock

  • Bats Right, Throws Left
  • Height 6' 6", Weight 230 lb.


Del Bastock pitched professionally for two years. He was 14-10 with a 3.50 ERA for the 1953 Green Bay Bluejays. Bastock led the Wisconsin State League with 213 strikeouts and tied Lew Glidewell for the lead with 19 complete games. While he allowed only 141 hits in 203 innings, he walked 130 and hit 21 batters. He only had one more decision, a loss, for the 1954 Sherbrooke Indiens. He also threw for the Fargo-Moorhead Twins that season.

Sources include 1954 Baseball Guide

Personal Recollection[edit]

Del Bastock was a tall, big right-handed pitcher, who led the league in strikeouts. He had good velocity on his fastball, his best pitch. Green Bay was a farm team of the Cleveland Indians, so he probably continued playing in their farm system after his 1953 year.


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