Bobby Castillo
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| Bobby Castillo | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 18, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 1977, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1985, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 38–40 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.94 | ||
| Strikeouts | 434 | ||
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Robert Ernie "Babo"[1] Castillo Jr. (April 18, 1955 – June 30, 2014) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins between 1977 and 1985. He was in the bullpen for the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series, pitching one inning against the New York Yankees. He also pitched one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons in 1987. Castillo is credited with teaching his former Dodgers team-mate, Fernando Valenzuela, how to throw a screwball.[2][3]
Castillo died on June 30, 2014 from cancer at the age of 59.[1]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- 1955 births
- 2014 deaths
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Bureau
- LAVC Monarchs baseball players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Bravos de Reynosa players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Los Angeles Valley College people
