1981
Born March 19, 1981
Las Mercedes, Guárico, Venezuela
José Castillo Notable
José Castillo played for three clubs across five seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2008.
Across 592 games he batted .254, with 487 hits and 211 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 103 doubles and 13 stolen bases.
He played 400 games at second base, with 974 assists and 46 errors. He turned 293 double plays. He also played 144 games at third base.
He was born in Las Mercedes, Guárico, Venezuela on March 19, 1981, and died on December 6, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2006 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PIT | 129 | 383 | 44 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 92 | 3 | .256 |
| 2005 | PIT | 101 | 370 | 49 | 99 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 23 | 59 | 2 | .268 |
| 2006 | PIT | 148 | 518 | 54 | 131 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 65 | 32 | 98 | 6 | .253 |
| 2007 | PIT | 87 | 221 | 18 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 48 | 0 | .244 |
| 2008 | HOU/SFG | 127 | 426 | 46 | 105 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 81 | 2 | .246 |
| Career | — | 592 | 1918 | 211 | 487 | 103 | 10 | 39 | 218 | 111 | 378 | 13 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died December 6, 2018
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