Player Report for #17 Iván 'Bear' Castro

04/26/1981

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1B Iván 'Bear' Castro #17

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	7	6	7	8
Gap	9	7	9	9
Power	9	7	10	9
Eye	8	6	9	9
Avoid K's	7	6	7	7

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	5	1
Errors:	-	9	7
Arm:	2	3	4
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	3	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	10	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Very High

Iván Castro
Birthday:	09/12/1927
Born in:	Monterey Park (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	211 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	3 Years, 148 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Chicago - ABA	23	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	129	0.3
1952 Chicago - ABA	24	12	8	3	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.375	.400	.875	1.275	264	2.2
1953 Chicago - ABA	25	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	-61	-1.8
1954 Chicago - ABA	26	22	61	16	0	1	2	7	7	8	0	0	13	0	0	.262	.348	.393	.741	107	0.7
1955 Chicago - ABA	27	96	327	85	6	1	14	62	41	45	1	2	38	0	1	.260	.349	.413	.762	108	1.6
1956 Chicago - ABA	28	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	117	0.3
1957 Chicago - ABA	29	9	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	40	-0.6
1957 Boston - ABA	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.3
1957 Total - ABA	29	10	8	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.222	.250	.472	0	-0.9
Total ABA		160	420	109	7	2	17	75	51	57	1	4	56	0	1	.260	.346	.407	.754	107	2.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Uxbridge - AAA	23	57	206	61	14	2	5	38	16	12	0	3	33	0	0	.296	.330	.456	.787	130	11.5
1953 Uxbridge - AAA	25	52	129	33	6	1	6	17	19	31	0	1	19	0	0	.256	.398	.457	.855	130	6.5
1954 Uxbridge - AAA	26	116	424	120	16	0	21	54	62	63	1	1	50	0	0	.283	.376	.469	.846	133	22.6
1955 Uxbridge - AAA	27	29	101	33	4	1	12	28	23	26	1	0	7	0	0	.327	.469	.743	1.211	224	22.3
1956 Uxbridge - AAA	28	95	117	31	5	0	6	23	19	26	1	2	11	0	0	.265	.397	.462	.859	131	7.9
1957 Peterborough - AAA	29	17	26	4	1	0	2	6	2	3	0	0	4	0	0	.154	.241	.423	.664	85	0.0
1958 Kingsville - AA	30	9	13	2	0	0	1	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.389	.385	.774	113	0.4
1958 Peterborough - AAA	30	46	53	13	1	1	5	15	14	9	0	2	7	0	0	.245	.344	.585	.929	156	4.3
1959 Kingsville - AA	31	24	51	17	0	0	5	12	13	10	0	2	11	0	0	.333	.429	.627	1.056	178	8.4
1959 Peterborough - AAA	31	38	34	10	1	0	3	10	7	8	0	0	8	0	0	.294	.429	.588	1.017	178	4.4
1960 Kingsville - AA	32	15	20	7	2	0	1	7	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	.350	.409	.600	1.009	170	2.6
1961 San Bernadino - A	33	19	28	9	1	0	5	9	12	17	3	0	6	0	0	.321	.604	.893	1.497	315	11.7
1961 San Antonio - AA	33	14	36	8	3	0	1	3	4	9	0	0	9	0	0	.222	.378	.389	.767	115	1.3
1961 Vaughan - AAA	33	12	10	5	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.615	.600	1.215	238	2.9
1962 Santa Monica - A	34	27	77	26	1	0	16	26	25	17	2	0	5	0	0	.338	.469	.974	1.443	299	22.0
Total GHL		462	1100	310	49	5	60	193	162	181	3	9	139	0	0	.282	.382	.499	.881	143	82.5
Total STL		62	120	34	5	0	8	25	21	26	0	2	22	0	0	.283	.405	.525	.930	150	12.7
Total SCL		46	105	35	2	0	21	35	37	34	5	0	11	0	0	.333	.514	.952	1.466	305	33.7

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1953 Chicago - ABA	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
1954 Chicago - ABA	26	5	22	7	1	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	.318	.348	.500	.848	0	0.0
Total ABA		6	23	7	1	0	1	3	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	.304	.333	.478	.812	125	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	1B	4	0	11	1	0	12	0	1.000	8.1	12.96	+0.1	1.054
1952 Chicago - ML	1B	6	0	10	2	1	12	0	1.000	12.1	8.76	+0.5	1.618
1954 Chicago - ML	1B	17	14	114	18	15	132	0	1.000	130.0	9.14	+1.1	1.065
1955 Chicago - ML	1B	87	82	686	41	62	731	4	.995	725.1	9.02	-2.0	.971
1957 Chicago - ML	1B	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	0.0	.000

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 28, Pick 6, 438th overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
05/24/1951	Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for one week.
05/30/1951	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 9 (10).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 9 (9).
07/11/1954	Was selected to the 1954 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
10/13/1954	Won the 1954 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
08/08/1955	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 9 (9).
06/06/1957	Got claimed off waivers by Boston while with Chicago.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 9 (9).
05/02/1960	Released by the Boston organization.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 8 (8).
05/30/1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
10/12/1961	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 9 (9).
06/29/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
08/01/1962	Wins the SCL NL Batter of the Month Award.
08/01/1962	Released by the Baltimore organization.
08/21/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
10/07/1962	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	IBB	Rank
1955	5	5