Bill Castro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: March 29, 1952 in Santiago, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Pedro Maria Espaillat (Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 20, 1974 (Age 22-144d, 13,533rd in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 25, 1983 (Age 31-088d)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: William Radhames Castro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

ERA

3.33

303

546.1

203

WHIP

1.298

Summary of 36 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
MIL	22
KCR	12
NYY	2

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	15

Home/Road
Home	22
Away	14

Outs
1	14
2	12
0	10

13 Opps
BOS	7
OAK	5
CAL	4
NYY	3
DET	3
BAL	3
MIN	2
SEA	2
CHW	2
TOR	2
KCR	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

31 Batters
Jim Rice	3
Brian Downing	2
Dwayne Murphy	2
Dwight Evans	2
Larry Herndon	1
Butch Hobson	1
Reggie Jackson	1
Rich McKinney	1
Robin Yount	1
Mike Cubbage	1
Steve Kemp	1
Mickey Rivers	1
Carmelo Castillo	1
Harold Baines	1
Alan Trammell	1
Jeff Burroughs	1
Craig Kusick	1
Glenn Wilson	1
Ron Blomberg	1
Lloyd Moseby	1
Willie Wilson	1
Dave Chalk	1
Ron Fairly	1
Leon Roberts	1
Fred Lynn	1
Gene Tenace	1
Bob Robertson	1
Tony Muser	1
Boog Powell	1
Don Baylor	1
Pat Kelly	1

11 Parks
County Stad (MIL)	13
KauffmanStad (KAN)	8
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	18
9	7
8	3
78	2

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	30
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	7
12-	5
-2-	5
--3	2
123	1

63 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	16
1 on	14
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	20

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	9
9	7
Extra	2

1-3	4
4-6	10
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	2
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	8
-1	2
-2	2
-3	5
-4..	3

Ahead	16
Tied	8
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	9
CF	6
DH	6
LF	5
SS	3
1B	2
C	2
3B	2
PH	1

OrderPos
3rd	7
5th	6
4th	5
1st	4
6th	4
9th	3
2nd	3
8th	3
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-08-30	Dave Chalk	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 5-1	t 5	0	---	1	2	6	4%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1974-09-28	Boog Powell	BAL		MIL	ahead 6-1	b 5	1	---	1	5	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1975-04-26	Ron Blomberg	NYY		MIL	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	---	1	4	DH	2%	98%		Home Run
4	4	2	1	1975-06-12	Gene Tenace	OAK	@	MIL	behind 0-3	t 2	0	-2-	2	6	2	13%	39%		Home Run; R. Jackson Scores
5	5	3	1	1975-07-02 (1)	Jim Rice	BOS	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 3	1	12-	3	5	7	25%	79%		Home Run (LF-CF); R. Burleson Scores; F. Lynn Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1976-05-08	Craig Kusick	MIN	@	MIL	ahead 7-1	t 4	2	---	1	5	DH	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	1976-07-07	Mike Cubbage	MIN	@	MIL	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	123	4	8	5	7%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Bostock Scores; B. Wynegar Scores; R. Smalley Scores
8	8	3	1	1976-09-13	Tony Muser	BAL	@	MIL	tied 3-3	t 10	1	-2-	2	4	3	37%	93%		Home Run; R. Jackson Scores
9	9	4	1	1976-09-16	Butch Hobson	BOS	@	MIL	behind 2-3	t 9	2	--3	2	9	5	71%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Cooper Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1977-04-19	Rich McKinney	OAK		MIL	behind 2-3	b 8	2	-2-	2	9	PH	59%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Mallory Scores
11	11	2	1	1977-04-24	Don Baylor	CAL		MIL	behind 7-10	b 9	1	1--	2	4	9	7%	11%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Grich Scores
12	12	3	1	1977-05-05	Ron Fairly	TOR		MIL	tied 8-8	b 7	2	---	1	5	9	24%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	1977-05-21	Jim Rice	BOS		MIL	behind 6-9	b 9	1	---	1	3	DH	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	5	1	1977-05-22 (1)	Dwight Evans	BOS		MIL	behind 7-10	b 8	0	1--	2	7	9	18%	33%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Fisk Scores
15	15	6	1	1977-06-14	Pat Kelly	BAL		MIL	tied 5-5	b 11	0	12-	3	6	9	19%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; R. Dauer Scores; E. Murray Scores
16	16	7	1	1977-07-13	Mickey Rivers	NYY	@	MIL	behind 5-9	t 8	2	12-	3	1	8	13%	16%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. White Scores; L. Piniella Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1978-06-25	Leon Roberts	SEA	@	MIL	behind 4-7	t 7	1	12-	3	4	9	32%	46%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Reynolds Scores; D. Meyer Scores
18	18	2	2	1978-06-25	Bob Robertson	SEA	@	MIL	tied 7-7	t 7	1	---	1	5	DH	22%	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1979-06-15	Willie Wilson	KCR	@	MIL	tied 11-11	t 9	2	12-	3	1	7	48%	96%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; F. White Scores; U. Washington Scores
20	20	2	1	1979-08-02	Dwight Evans	BOS	@	MIL	ahead 8-1	t 8	0	---	1	8	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1980-04-20	Reggie Jackson	NYY		MIL	ahead 7-5	b 8	0	-2-	2	4	9	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores/unER
22	22	2	1	1980-07-10 (2)	Fred Lynn	BOS	@	MIL	ahead 6-0	t 9	0	---	1	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1981-04-25	Lloyd Moseby	TOR	@	NYY	ahead 5-1	t 9	2	--3	2	1	8	1%	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF); A. Griffin Scores/unER; L. Moseby Scores/unER
24	24	2	1	1981-05-05	Brian Downing	CAL		NYY	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	---	1	6	2	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1982-07-28	Carmelo Castillo	CLE		KCR	tied 1-1	b 6	1	1--	2	8	9	26%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Manning Scores
26	26	2	1	1982-08-02	Larry Herndon	DET	@	KCR	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---	1	3	7	12%	25%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	3	1	1982-08-13	Glenn Wilson	DET		KCR	ahead 6-0	b 4	1	---	1	2	8	1%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	4	2	1982-08-13	Alan Trammell	DET		KCR	ahead 7-1	b 8	1	1--	2	9	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Leach Scores
29	29	5	1	1982-08-21	Steve Kemp	CHW	@	KCR	behind 1-3	t 8	1	---	1	6	7	10%	20%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	6	1	1982-09-26	Dwayne Murphy	OAK		KCR	behind 0-4	b 3	2	---	1	3	8	6%	18%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	1	1982-10-01	Dwayne Murphy	OAK	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	8	15%	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Davis Scores
32	32	8	2	1982-10-01	Jeff Burroughs	OAK	@	KCR	behind 2-7	t 6	2	1--	2	5	DH	6%	9%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Murphy Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1983-04-10	Robin Yount	MIL	@	KCR	ahead 8-5	t 9	0	---	1	2	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	2	1	1983-04-13	Jim Rice	BOS	@	KCR	ahead 9-2	t 5	2	1--	2	3	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Evans Scores
35	35	3	1	1983-05-22	Harold Baines	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 4-3	t 6	1	---	1	3	9	13%	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	4	1	1983-06-23	Brian Downing	CAL	@	KCR	ahead 5-0	t 6	0	1--	2	1	DH	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Boone Scores