Cy Acosta

Cecilio Acosta Miranda (born November 22, 1946) is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played four seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

Cy Acosta
Pitcher
Born: (1946-11-22) November 22, 1946
El Sabino, Sinaloa, Mexico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
June 4, 1972, for the Chicago White Sox
Last appearance
May 5, 1975, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Win–loss record13–9
Earned run average2.66
Strikeouts109
Teams
Member of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2005

Acosta became the first American League pitcher to make a plate appearance after the introduction of the designated hitter rule in 1973.[1]

References

  1. "Baseball Reference-Cy Acosta". Retrieved 2009-06-18.


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