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José Acosta
	José Acosta
	(Acostica)

	Born: March 4, 1891 in Habana, Cuba
	Died: November 16, 1977 - 86 years old in La Habana, Cuba
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 5'6"	Wt: 134

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame as a Player in 1958
- Played in the Major Leagues
- Played in the Minor Leagues
Relatives: Brother of Merito Acosta

All-Teammate Team

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Merito Acosta	3	1913	1915	76.3
Pete Hill	1	1911	1911	3.6
Joaquín Rodés	2	1915	1916	2.8

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Jacinto Calvo	5	1913	1916	72.1
Ricardo Hernández	1	1911	1911	1.5

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Tomás Calvo	4	1913	1915	35.1
José Hernández	1	1915	1915	0.0

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Tomás Romañach	4	1914	1916	39.6
John Henry Lloyd	1	1911	1911	6.6
Fidelio Hungo	4	1913	1916	5.5

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Eusebio González	2	1914	1915	44.6
Ramiro Seiglie	1	1914	1914	12.8
Grant Johnson	1	1911	1911	6.7

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Angel Aragón	4	1911	1915	34.3
Octavio González	1	1913	1913	8.9
Ramón González	2	1915	1916	7.9

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Armando Marsans	3	1914	1916	44.5
Rafael Almeida	1	1913	1913	13.4
Ricardo Torres	5	1913	1916	9.5

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Miguel Angel González	1	1914	1914	11.8
Grant Johnson	1	1911	1911	5.6
Armando Marsans	1	1916	1916	5.2

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
Miguel Angel González	3	1913	1915	63.2
Bruce Petway	1	1911	1911	3.9

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WS
José Acosta	6	1911	1916	118.5
Pastor Pareda	3	1911	1915	79.1
Emilio Palmero	3	1913	1915	75.7
Gerardo Ballesteros	4	1914	1916	61.4
Luis Padrón	4	1911	1915	31.3
Angel Villazón	1	1913	1913	15.8
Adolfo Luque	2	1913	1916	13.0
Joe Williams	1	1911	1911	12.5
José Junco	1	1911	1911	7.5
Earl Hamilton	1	1916	1916	1.4

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