José Acosta (March 4, 1891 – November 16, 1977) was a Cuban-born starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Before joining the white minor leagues he played the 1915 season in "Negro baseball" as a member of the integrated Long Branch Cubans (Riley, 26).
| José Acosta | |
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| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: March 4, 1891 Havana, Cuba | |
| Died: November 16, 1977 (aged 86) Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 28, 1920, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 12, 1922, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 10–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.51 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Cuban | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1958 |
Acosta played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1930. He led the league in winning percentage five times: in 1914/15, 1915/16, /1917, 1918/19, and 1924/25. He also led the league in wins in 1918/19 and 1920/21. His best season was in 1918/19 when he had a 16–10 record. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1958.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Figueredo 2003, pp. 113, 118, 123, 127, 138, 158, 484, 509.
References
edit- Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X.
- Riley, James A. (2002). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. 2nd edition. New York: Carroll & Graf Publ. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
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