José Acosta (baseball)

José Acosta
José Acosta
	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
	Washington Senators (1920–1921); Chicago White Sox (1922);

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).

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

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.

External links

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