1969
Born April 1, 1969
El Paso, TX, USA
Frank Castillo Marquee
b. April 1, 1969 · Chicago Cubs 1991–1997, Colorado Rockies 1997, Detroit Tigers 1998, Toronto Blue Jays 2000, Boston Red Sox 2001–2002, 2004, Florida Marlins 2005
On September 25, 1995, at Wrigley Field, he was one out from a no-hitter against St. Louis when Bernard Gilkey hit a triple that a diving right fielder could not reach. He struck out ten and finished with a one-hit shutout. It was the best year he had: 11-10 with a 3.21 earned run average and 135 strikeouts.
Thirteen seasons gave him 82 wins against 104, a 4.56 earned run average, 1,595 innings and 1,101 strikeouts for six clubs. He threw a changeup that was among the best in the National League and a fastball that was not, and he went 10-11 or worse in most of the years around 1995.
He was from El Paso, Texas. He drowned in Bartlett Lake, north of Phoenix, in July 2013, at forty-four. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CHC | 18 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1992 | CHC | 33 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .092 |
| 1993 | CHC | 29 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .163 |
| 1994 | CHC | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | CHC | 29 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .102 |
| 1996 | CHC | 33 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .088 |
| 1997 | CHC/COL | 34 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .121 |
| 1998 | DET | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | TOR | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 2001 | BOS | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | BOS | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 297 | 338 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 111 | 0 | .109 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CHC | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 111.2 | 107 | 54 | 33 | 73 | 4.35 |
| 1992 | CHC | 10 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.1 | 179 | 79 | 63 | 135 | 3.46 |
| 1993 | CHC | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 141.1 | 162 | 76 | 39 | 84 | 4.84 |
| 1994 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 4.30 |
| 1995 | CHC | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 188.0 | 179 | 67 | 52 | 135 | 3.21 |
| 1996 | CHC | 7 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 182.1 | 209 | 107 | 46 | 139 | 5.28 |
| 1997 | CHC/COL | 12 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 184.1 | 220 | 111 | 69 | 126 | 5.42 |
| 1998 | DET | 3 | 9 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 116.0 | 150 | 88 | 44 | 81 | 6.83 |
| 2000 | TOR | 10 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 138.0 | 112 | 55 | 56 | 104 | 3.59 |
| 2001 | BOS | 10 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 136.2 | 138 | 64 | 35 | 89 | 4.21 |
| 2002 | BOS | 6 | 15 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 163.1 | 174 | 92 | 58 | 112 | 5.07 |
| 2004 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10.38 |
| Career | — | 82 | 104 | 297 | 268 | 2 | 1595.1 | 1660 | 809 | 506 | 1101 | 4.56 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died July 28, 2013
1991
Major-league debut: Frank Castillo
Frank Castillo made a major-league debut on June 27, 1991.
2005
Final major-league game: Frank Castillo
Frank Castillo played a final major-league game on May 26, 2005.