John Castino Stats & Facts
John Castino Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 175 Born: Saturday, October 23, 1954 in Evanston, IL USA Died: in , Debut: 4/6/1979 Last Game: 5/7/1984 Full Name: John Anthony Castino
Dave Kingman of the Oakland A’s hits a ball through the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
On May 4, 1984, Dave Kingman of the Oakland A’s hits a ball through the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Kingman’s fly ball goes through a drainage hole in the roof and never returns to the playing field. much to the surprise of the Twins infielders, John Casino and Houston Jimenez waiting to…
Major League Season Recap 1979
Major League Season Recap 1979 World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates NL over Baltimore Orioles AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Willie Stargell Babe Ruth Award – Willie Stargell ALCS Baltimore Orioles over California Angels 3 games to 1 ALCS MVP – NLCS Pittsburgh Pirates over Cincinnati Reds 3 games to 0 NLCS MVP – Willie Stargell Awards…
John Castino and Alfredo Griffin win AL Rookie of year
The American League Rookie of the Year Award balloting ends in a tie with Twins third baseman John Castino and Blue Jays shortstop Alfredo Griffin each receiving seven of the 28 votes cast by the writers. The deadlock will prompt a change in the method used for next season’s selection.
