Jim Castiglia

Jim Castiglia
Jim Castiglia
	Catcher
	Born: September 30, 1918; Passaic, New Jersey
	Died: December 26, 2007 (aged 89); Rockville, Maryland
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 14, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 13, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.389
Home runs	0
RBI	2
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1942);

Jim Castiglia
No. 26
Date of birth	September 30, 1918
Place of birth	Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Date of death	December 26, 2007 (aged 89)
Place of death	Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Fullback
US college	Georgetown
NFL draft	1941 / Round: 21 / Pick: 202; (by the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Career history
As player
1941	Pittsburgh Steelers*
1941,1945–1946	Philadelphia Eagles
1947	Baltimore Colts (AAFC)
1947–1948	Washington Redskins
	*Offseason only
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

James Vincent Castiglia (September 30, 1918 – December 26, 2007) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles.^[1] He also played for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference. In 1941 he played his first season with the Eagles, carrying the ball 60 times for 183 yards.^[1]

In 1942 Castiglia left the NFL to play professional baseball in the major leagues. Castiglia played for the Philadelphia Athletics, and is recorded as a catcher, but was mostly used as a pinch-hitter, catching in just three games. He is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. Though he only played 16 games, he hit extremely well, going 7-for-18, a .389 batting average. He had two runs batted in and scored two runs. During his season, the 23-year-old rookie, a graduate of Georgetown University, stood 5'11" and weighed 200 lbs.^[2]

Following World War II, Castiglia returned to the NFL to play the 1945 and 1946 seasons with the Eagles. In 1947, he played two games with the Colts before moving to the Redskins. Castiglia retired from the NFL following the 1948 season.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jim Castiglia Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stats for Jim Castiglia | The BASEBALL Page Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Sullivan, Patricia (December 28, 2007). "James Castiglia; Redskins Player in '40s". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Jim Castiglia at Find a Grave

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[databasefootball.com-1] Jim Castiglia Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com Archived 2008-02-18 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Stats for Jim Castiglia | The BASEBALL Page Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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