José Acosta (baseball)

José Acosta
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (1891-03-04)March 4, 1891
Havana, Cuba
Died: November 16, 1977(1977-11-16) (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 record10–10
Earned run average4.51
Strikeouts45
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Member of the Cuban
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1958

José Acosta (March 4, 1891 – November 16, 1977) was a Cuban professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB), the Cuban League, the minor leagues, and the Negro leagues who played three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Before joining the white minor leagues, he played the 1915 season in the Negro leagues as a member of the integrated Long Branch Cubans.

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

  1. ↑ Figueredo 2003, pp. 113, 118, 123, 127, 138, 158, 484, 509.

References

  • 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.
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