Jim Castiglia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Vincent Castiglia (born September 30, 1918 in Passaic, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942. The 23-year-old rookie stood 5'11" and weighed 200 lbs.
Castiglia is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He hit extremely well in the 16 games he played, going 7-for-18, a .389 batting average. He had two runs batted in and scored two runs.
Castiglia was mostly used as a pinch-hitter, and appeared in just three games as a catcher.
[edit] External link
 This biographical article relating to a baseball catcher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
