Bobby Castillo | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1955 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 10 |
Debutyear: | 1977 |
Debutteam: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 4 |
Finalyear: | 1985 |
Finalteam: | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Debut2league: | NPB |
Debut2date: | September 17 |
Debut2year: | 1987 |
Debut2team: | Chunichi Dragons |
Final2league: | NPB |
Final2date: | September 24 |
Final2year: | 1987 |
Final2team: | Chunichi Dragons |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 38–40 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.94 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 434 |
Stat2league: | NPB |
Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
Stat21value: | 1–1 |
Stat22label: | Earned run average |
Stat22value: | 7.84 |
Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
Stat23value: | 9 |
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Robert Ernie "Babo" Castillo Jr. (April 18, 1955 – June 30, 2014) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) between and . 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 . Castillo is credited with teaching his former Dodgers team-mate, Fernando Valenzuela, how to throw a screwball.[1] [2]
Castillo died on June 30, 2014, from cancer at the age of 59.[3]