Jose Acosta

José Acosta (Acostica)
Brother of
Merito Acosta
Born March 4, 1891, Havana,Cuba
Debuted July 28, 1920
Final Game on May 12, 1922
Died November 16, 1977, Havana,Cuba
Bat: Right Throw: Right
Height: 5' 6" Weight: 134

Cuban Baseball
Hall of Fame 1959

Batting Record

Year Team   G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB    K HBP  SH  SF  XI GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG
1920 WAS A 17    25    2    6   1   0   0    1    4        7   0   2                0   0  .240  .345  .280
1921 WAS A 33    30    2    2   0   0   0    0    6       14   0   1                1   0  .067  .222  .067
1922 CHI A  5     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    1        1   0   0                0   0  .200  .333  .200

Total      55    60    4    9   1   0   0    1   11   0   22   0   3   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .282  .167

Pitching Record

Year Team   G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB IBB    K  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA
1920 WAS A 17   5   4   1  10   1   82.2   92   349   1   40   37   26   0    9   0   0   1   0   0   5   4   4.03
1921 WAS A 33   7   2   0  17   3  115.2  148   520   4   65   56   36   0   30  17   0   3   0   0   5   4   4.36
1922 CHI A  5   1   0   0   1   0   15     25    70   4   14   14    6   0    6   4   0   0   0   0   0   2   8.40

Total      55  13   6   1  28   4  213.1  265   939   9  119  107   68   0   45  21   0   4   0   0  10  10   4.51

Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A    E   DP   AVG
1920 WAS A         P   17     2   10    1    0  .923
1921 WAS A         P   33     3   26    0    0 1.000
1922 CHI A         P    5     0    2    0    0 1.000

Total              P   55     5   38    1    0  .977

Transaction Information

Traded by Washington Senators with Bing Miller to Philadelphia Athletics as part of
3-team trade in which Washington Senators sent Frank O'Rourke to Boston Red Sox;
Philadelphia Athletics sent Joe Dugan to Boston Red Sox; and Boston Red Sox sent
Roger Peckinpaugh to Washington Senators(January 10, 1922).

Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox (February 4, 1922).

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