John Castle (baseball)

For the English actor, see John Castle.

John Francis Castle (June 1, 1879 – April 13, 1929) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910.

John Castle
Outfielder
Born: (1879-06-01)June 1, 1879 Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: April 13, 1929(1929-04-13) (aged 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 25, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 1910, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Games played	3
At bats	4
Hits	1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1910)

After his appearance in Major League Baseball, he was a player-manager in the minor leagues for nine seasons beginning in 1911 with the Steubenville Stubs in Steubenville, Ohio.^[1] In 1912 he moved to the Lancaster Lanks in Lancaster, Ohio. On June 18, 1912, the team moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey to represent Atlantic City in the Tri-State League.^[2] Castle continued there in 1913, after which the team disbanded.^[3] In 1914, he was player-manager in Allentown, Pennsylvania.^[4] From 1915 to 1916 he was with the Quincy Gems in Quincy, Illinois.^[5][6] In 1917 he moved to the Hannibal Mules in Hannibal, Missouri.^[7] In 1919 he was with the Rockford Rox in Rockford, Illinois.^[8] His minor league career ended in 1920 with the Wilson Bugs in Wilson, North Carolina.^[9]

In 1928, he was head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team.