| John Castle | |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 25 |
| Debutyear: | 1910 |
| Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 10 |
| Finalyear: | 1910 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 3 |
| Stat2label: | At bats |
| Stat2value: | 4 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
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John Francis Castle (June 1, 1879 – April 13, 1929) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910.
After his appearance in Major League Baseball, he was a player-manager in the minor leagues for nine seasons beginning in 1911 with the Steubenville Stubs in Steubenville, Ohio.[1] In 1912 he moved to the Lancaster Lanks in Lancaster, Ohio. On June 18, 1912, the team moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey to represent Atlantic City in the Tri-State League.[2] Castle continued there in 1913, after which the team disbanded.[3] In 1914, he was player-manager in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[4] From 1915 to 1916 he was with the Quincy Gems in Quincy, Illinois.[5] [6] In 1917 he moved to the Hannibal Mules in Hannibal, Missouri.[7] In 1919 he was with the Rockford Rox in Rockford, Illinois.[8] His minor league career ended in 1920 with the Wilson Bugs in Wilson, North Carolina.[9]
In 1928, he was head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team.