#23 Faustino "The Alchemist" Castaneda, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Dallas Eagles
Saturday, 3/15/1957 |
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| Faustino Castaneda
The Alchemist
3/21/1924
32
Dominican Republic
6"5
215
Rightfield
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R
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,520,000
1960
11 Year(s), 115 Days (1875 total Days)
0 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 118 Days (1878 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1952 | 138 | 483 | 150 | 54 | 6 | 17 | 95 | 99 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 9 | 4 | .311 | .409 | .553 | .962 | DAL,PL |
| 1953 | 141 | 504 | 174 | 47 | 4 | 30 | 121 | 119 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 23 | 3 | .345 | .441 | .633 | 1.074 | DAL,PL LAA |
| 1954 | 137 | 514 | 171 | 39 | 7 | 21 | 109 | 104 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 1 | .333 | .418 | .558 | .977 | LAA,CL DAL |
| 1955 | 112 | 418 | 132 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 85 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 23 | 5 | .316 | .425 | .519 | .944 | DAL,PL |
| 1956 | 141 | 457 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 85 | 79 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 23 | 5 | .295 | .405 | .440 | .845 | DAL |
| Total | 669 | 2376 | 762 | 203 | 22 | 94 | 469 | 492 | 391 | 30 | 21 | 312 | 101 | 18 | .321 | .420 | .543 | .963 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1952, off Frank Haws (SA)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off Victor Bell (HOU)...
Drove in 7 runs against Oklahoma on 4/22/1952...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1952, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 14 RBI...
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1953, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1953, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Traded from Dallas to Los Angeles on 8/19/1953 (Going to DAL: CF Abraham Chee. Going to LAA: LF Faustino Castaneda, P Alejo Torralbo)...
Won Big Stick in 1953, hitting .345 with 30 HR, 121 RBI...
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
Traded from Los Angeles to Dallas on 7/28/1954 (Going to DAL: RF Faustino Castaneda, 3B Pete Rustin. Going to LA: CF Leroy McKenzie, 2B Robert George, P Pablo Herrero)...
5/19/1955: Signed a contract extension with Dallas, $8,520,000 per year, for 5 years.
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against San Antonio on 6/25/1955...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/23/1955 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks...
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AVG
1953 - .345 - 7th
1954 - .333 - 8th
| OBP
1953 - .441 - 2nd
1955 - .425 - 6th
| SLG
1952 - .553 - 10th
1953 - .633 - 1st
1954 - .558 - 8th
| OPS
1952 - .962 - 10th
1953 - 1.074 - 1st
1954 - .977 - 9th
1955 - .944 - 10th
| Hits
1954 - 171 - 7th
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Doubles
1952 - 54 - 1st
1953 - 47 - 2nd
1954 - 39 - 10th
1955 - 38 - 8th
| Homeruns
1953 - 30 - 1st
| RBI
1952 - 95 - 9th
1953 - 121 - 1st
1954 - 109 - 4th
| Runs
1952 - 99 - 8th
1953 - 119 - 1st
1954 - 104 - 10th
| BB
1953 - 89 - 3rd
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