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  • Bill Castro

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    William Radhames Castro Checo, born in 1952 in the Dominican Republic, was signed by the Brewers in as an amateur free agent in 1970. Castro was immediately moved into the bullpen, reaching the big leagues in 1974. Working almost exclusively out of the pen, Castro spent more than six years in Milwaukee, appearing in 253 games.

    Castro left Milwaukee after the 1980 season as a free agent, spending one year with the Yankees and two with the Royals, before retiring after the 1983 season.

    During his time in Milwaukee, he was an effective reliever. His best run came from 1978-80, when he produced ERAs of 1.81, 2.03 and 2.77, respectively. Not a strikeout pitcher, Castro succeeded by limiting home runs and walks. In addition to appearing in 253 games, Castro saved 44 games, and posted a 3.56 ERA.

    After retiring, Castro worked as a scout and minor league coach for the Brewers from 1985 through 1991, before becoming Milwaukee's bullpen coach in 1992. He served in that capacity until 2008, when he was promoted to pitching coach. The Brewers fired him in August 2009, but he returned to the organization in 2010 and 2011 as their Latin American pitching advisor.

    In 2012, Castro served as the Baltimore bullpen coach, and then as their pitching coach in 2013, before retiring from baseball.

    Bill Castro is a great example of an organizational role player providing solid, but unspectacular, results from the bullpen for seven seasons. He didn't do anything exceptionally well, but the team was able to count on him for solid production during his tenure.

    Bill Castro Statistics

    Standard Pitching
    Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W Awards
    1974 22 MIL AL 0 0   4.50 8 0 2 0 0 0 18.0 19 10 9 2 5 0 10 0 0 1 78 82 3.74 1.333 9.5 1.0 2.5 5.0 2.00  
    1975 23 MIL AL 3 2 .600 2.52 18 5 8 0 0 1 75.0 78 28 21 3 17 5 25 2 0 1 315 153 3.20 1.267 9.4 0.4 2.0 3.0 1.47  
    1976 24 MIL AL 4 6 .400 3.45 39 0 29 0 0 8 70.1 70 29 27 4 19 5 23 3 0 2 291 102 3.66 1.265 9.0 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.21  
    1977 25 MIL AL 8 6 .571 4.15 51 0 43 0 0 13 69.1 76 34 32 7 23 10 28 2 0 1 297 99 4.33 1.428 9.9 0.9 3.0 3.6 1.22  
    1978 26 MIL AL 5 4 .556 1.81 42 0 35 0 0 8 49.2 43 14 10 2 14 5 17 6 0 3 211 210 3.63 1.148 7.8 0.4 2.5 3.1 1.21  
    1979 27 MIL AL 3 1 .750 2.03 39 0 26 0 0 6 44.1 40 14 10 2 13 5 10 0 0 2 181 208 3.75 1.195 8.1 0.4 2.6 2.0 0.77  
    1980 28 MIL AL 2 4 .333 2.77 56 0 36 0 0 8 84.1 89 35 26 2 17 6 32 2 0 5 350 141 2.98 1.257 9.5 0.2 1.8 3.4 1.88  
    1981 29 NYY AL 1 1 .500 3.79 11 0 6 0 0 0 19.0 26 13 8 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 86 96 4.34 1.632 12.3 0.9 2.4 1.9 0.80  
    1982 30 KCR AL 3 2 .600 3.45 21 4 7 0 0 1 75.2 72 34 29 8 20 4 37 2 0 2 322 119 3.99 1.216 8.6 1.0 2.4 4.4 1.85  
    1983 31 KCR AL 2 0 1.000 6.64 18 0 6 0 0 0 40.2 51 34 30 4 12 1 17 5 0 1 190 62 4.45 1.549 11.3 0.9 2.7 3.8 1.42  
    10 Yrs 31 26 .544 3.33 303 9 198 0 0 45 546.1 564 245 202 36 145 42 203 22 0 18 2321 118 3.71 1.298 9.3 0.6 2.4 3.3 1.40  
    162 Game Avg. 7 6 .544 3.33 66 2 43 0 0 10 119 123 53 44 8 32 9 44 5 0 4 506 118 3.71 1.298 9.3 0.6 2.4 3.3 1.40  
                                                                   
    MIL (7 yrs) 25 23 .521 2.96 253 5 179 0 0 44 411.0 415 164 135 22 108 36 145 15 0 15 1723 131 3.56 1.273 9.1 0.5 2.4 3.2 1.34  
    KCR (2 yrs) 5 2 .714 4.56 39 4 13 0 0 1 116.1 123 68 59 12 32 5 54 7 0 3 512 90 4.15 1.332 9.5 0.9 2.5 4.2 1.69  
    NYY (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.79 11 0 6 0 0 0 19.0 26 13 8 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 86 96 4.34 1.632 12.3 0.9 2.4 1.9 0.80  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 6/9/2024.

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    If you ask, who wore a Milwaukee Brewer uniform the longest? The answer is likely Bill Castro, who spent seven seasons with the club as a player, and 18 more as a coach.

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