Irvin Castille

Irvin Castille (May 17, 1926[1] – August 4, 2015[2]) was a shortstop and third baseman who played from 1951 through 1953 in the Negro American League. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana,[3] he batted and threw right handed.

Irvin Castille
Shortstop / Third baseman
Born: (1926-05-17)May 17, 1926
Lafayette, Louisiana
Died: August 4, 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 89)
Whittier, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Castille joined the Birmingham Black Barons in the dying years of the Negro Leagues.[4] He also was selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1953.[5] In between, he played with the Brandon Greys club of the independent Mandak League in its 1952 season.[6][7]

On June 8, 2008, Major League Baseball staged a Special Draft of the surviving Negro League players, doing a tribute for the surviving Negro Leaguers who were kept out of the Big Leagues because of their race. MLB clubs each selected a former NLB player, as Castille was drafted by the Oakland Athletics.[8]

A week later, the San Diego Padres honored him during a homestand highlighted by a Salute to the Negro Leagues, fireworks and U.S. Army Appreciation Day at Petco Park.[9] Late in the month, he signed autographs and shared stories about his playing days in the Times of Greatness Mobile event held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.[8]

Castille was a long resident of Whittier, California,[3] where he died in 2015 at the age of 83.[2]

Sources
  1. The Courier. SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee. Retrieved on February 13, 2019
  2. Irvin M. Castille (May 17, 1926 – Aug 4, 2015). Legacy.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2019
  3. Irvin Castille in the 1940 Census. Ancestry website. Retrieved on February 13, 2019
  4. Birmingham Black Barons All-Time Roster (1923-1958). MiLB.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
  5. East-West All Star Game (1933-1956) - Players, Coaches and Managers. CNLBR.org. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
  6. ManDak Photo Gallery 1952. Attheplate website. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
  7. Negro Leaguers in Canada. CNLBR website. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
  8. 2008 Special Negro Leagues Draft. MLB.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
  9. Padres host Rangers and Mariners for fifth homestand. MLB.com. Retrieved on February 13, 2019.
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