| Breaking News |  | Thursday, August 1st, 1940: Castiglione Wins COL's Best Bat Trophy
Not known for his offensive prowess, Pete Castiglione set the league afire in July and took home the Colonial League Batter of the Month award.
The Saint Petersburg third baseman posted a steady .347 batting average, 5 home runs, 25 RBIs and 16 runs.
Thus far this season in 66 games Castiglione is batting .284 with 6 home runs, 32 RBIs and 35 runs scored. He has 75 hits in 264 at-bats.
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| Monday, July 22nd, 1940: Red-Hot Rampage Reaps COL Reward
19-year-old Pete Castiglione sent shock waves through Double-A Baseball last week with an eye-popping performance that brought him the Colonial League Player of the Week Award.
A newcomer to the league, Castiglione made the establishment sit up and take notice, punishing opposing pitchers with a .414 average, 12 hits in 29 at-bats, 4 home runs and 11 RBI.
Where the Saint Petersburg Locomotives third baseman goes from here, only the baseball gods know for sure, but Castiglione certainly made his mark last week.
Looking at his stats this year, Castiglione has compiled a .270 batting average, while hitting 6 home runs and driving in 26 runs. He has played in 58 games and scored 32 runs.
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| Thursday, July 18th, 1940: Castiglione Goes 5-5 Against San Bernardino
On top of the Saint Petersburg hit parade today was Pete Castiglione. He went to the plate 5 times and marched away with 5 hits, sparking the Locomotives to a 11-0 victory over the San Bernardino Thunderwolves.
The sweet swinging third baseman told reporters, "Each time I went to the plate, I was thinking about hitting the ball hard somewhere. When I focus on that, I usually have quality at-bats."
The skipper of the Thunderwolves wailed to the press, "Too much plate. Not the way we planned it. Any hitter in the league will rip you when you do that."
P. Castiglione singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit a two-run single in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off H. Erickson in the 8th.
In 1940 Castiglione has put up a .258 batting average with 57 hits, 5 home runs and 22 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 54-66, .450 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 21.0 GB | | Record at home | 25-35, .417 PCT | | Record on the road | 29-31, .483 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-3, .571 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 18-18, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 17-23, .425 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 37-43, .463 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 9-15, .375 PCT | | Record in May | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in June | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in July | 8-18, .308 PCT | | Record in August | 10-7, .588 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .274 - 3rd in COL | | On-Base Percentage | .339 - 3rd in COL | | Slugging Percentage | .389 - 3rd in COL | | On-Base + Slugging | .728 - 3rd in COL | | Runs Scored | 614 - 2nd in COL | | Hits | 1163 - 3rd in COL | | Extra-Base Hits | 301 - 3rd in COL | | Home Runs | 83 - 3rd in COL | | Bases-On-Balls | 416 - 4th in COL | | Strikeouts | 450 - 7th in COL | | Stolen Bases | 59 - 3rd in COL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.08 - 5th in COL | | Starters' ERA | 4.23 - 5th in COL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.74 - 4th in COL | | Runs allowed | 611 - 5th in COL | | Hits allowed | 1136 - 4th in COL | | Opponents AVG | .269 - 4th in COL | | BABIP | .290 - 4th in COL | | Home Runs allowed | 73 - 5th in COL | | Bases-On-Balls | 431 - tied for 5th in COL | | Strikeouts | 488 - 2nd in COL |
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