In those four appearances Castle hit .308 with four hits over 13 at-bats, with a double and two runs batted in for the Texas Rangers as a September call-up.
This was after toiling in the Rangers’ system for six years, finally getting that break and making a very nice first impression.
Sadly for him however, he never got that chance again and I’ve always wondered why considering he went on to have another five good seasons in the Minors through the 1978 season.
In 1974, still with Texas, he hit .256 with 17 homers and 72 runs batted in before finding himself with the New York Yankees, where he played in their system for the final four years of his pro career.
While in the Yankees system he put up some nice numbers, hitting as many as 24 homers with 78 RBIs (1977), and hitting as high as .279, which happened to be his last season as a pro in 1978.
Strange that no one could have used his bat somewhere in that time, especially in the offensive “dead era” of the mid-70’s in the American League.
