Bobby Castillo
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| Bobbo Castillo | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 18, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1977 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1985 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 38-40 |
| Earned run average | 3.94 |
| Strikeouts | 434 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Ernie Castillo Jr. (born April 18, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) is a former 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.[1][2]
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from California
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Bureau
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
