Frank Anthony Castillo was an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Castillo played for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Florida Marlins. A sixth round pick by the Cubs in the 1987 amateur draft, Castillo made his major league debut in 1991. On September 25, 1995, in a 7?0 shutout victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, Castillo had a no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth inning by inches. Bernard Gilkey hit a two-strike, line drive that fell in for a hit, despite an all-out attempt by Sammy Sosa to make a diving catch. The ball rolled to the wall for a triple, the only hit Castillo allowed. He struck out a career-high 13, including the first two batters in the ninth. Castillo was trying to become the first Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Milt Pappas against the San Diego Padres on September 2, 1972, which also was the last no-hitter hurled at Wrigley Field. His most productive season came in 1995, when he posted career numbers in wins, earned run average and shutouts, while matching a career-high 135 strikeouts in 188 innings pitched. 

April 1st, 1969 in El Paso  /  Died:   Jul 28th, 2013