José Acosta

José Acosta
(Acostica)

Born: March 4, 1891 in Jaruco, Cuba
Died: November 16, 1977 in La Habana, Cuba
(86 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'6"

Wt: 134

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1958
• Relatives: Merito Acosta (Brother)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1913-14	HAB	CUB/CvM	22	SP	3	4	.429	13	5		2	1	0	53.0	26	14	56	0	18	18	0		2	223	2.38	103
1914-15	HAB	CUB/NvC	23	SP	6	1	.857	18	12		6	1	1	96.2	36	25	100	0	16	29	2		2	399	2.33	118
1915	LBC	EAS	24	SP	5	1	.833	9	6		5	2	0	56.1	25	23	66	2	9	18	0		0	230	3.67	98
1915-16	HP	CUB/NvC	24	SP	10	6	.625	25	15		9	1	1	148.0	66	50	141	1	54	57	1		5	623	3.04	117
1916-17	ORI	CUB	25	SP	2	1	.667	7	5		3	1	1	41.1	14	10	35	0	17	8	0		2	169	2.18	84
1918-19	HAB	CUB	27	SP	15	9	.625	30	18		15	2	4	208.2	51	36	178	1	28	54	0		3	818	1.55	161
1920	JAS	NVM	29	SP	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	1	1	4	0	1	4	0		0	34	1.00	109
1920-21	AC4/HAB	MULT	29	SP	6	5	.545	20	13		9	2	0	116.1	34	24	97	1	28	33	0	0	4	462	1.86	131
1921-22	CUA/HAB	CUB/CvM	30	SP	2	2	.500	6	5	1	3	1	0	35.1	29	26	58	2	2	5	0	0	0	164	6.62	51
1922-23	HAB	CUB	31	SP	1	7	.125	12	8		5	0	0	69.0	48	35	100	0	14	18	0	0	1	316	4.57	75
1923-24	HAB/MAR	CUB	32	SP	0	1	.000	8	3		0	0	0	19.1	13	10	18	0	8	3	0	0	1	87	4.66	81
9	7			SP	51	37	.580	149	91	1	58	11	7	853.0	343	254	853	7	195	247	3	0	20	3525	2.68	111
162 Game Average					14	10	.580	42	26	5	16	3	2	241.2	97	72	242	2	55	70	1	0	6	999	2.68	111

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	vs Latin Leagues				44	31	.587	128	77	0	49	8	7	723.2	276	198	703	2	173	211	3	0	19	2981	2.46	120
3	vs Major Leagues				2	5	.286	12	8	1	4	1	0	73.0	42	33	84	3	13	18	0	0	1	314	4.07	67
1	Negro Leagues				5	1	.833	9	6		5	2	0	56.1	25	23	66	2	9	18	0		0	230	3.67	98

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
8	Habana			SP	42	34	.553	124	75	1	48	7	6	723.0	295	213	726	5	161	211	3	0	17	2994	2.65	114
1	Long Branch Cubans			SP	5	1	.833	9	6		5	2	0	56.1	25	23	66	2	9	18	0		0	230	3.67	98
1	Orientals			SP	2	1	.667	7	5		3	1	1	41.1	14	10	35	0	17	8	0		2	169	2.18	84
1	Joe Judge's All Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	1	1	4	0	1	4	0		0	34	1.00	109
1	All Cubans IV			-	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	5.0	2	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	20	3.60	75
1	Cuba II			SP	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	0	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	0	33	0.00	0
1	Marianao			RP	0	1	.000	6	2		0	0	0	9.1	6	5	12	0	5	3	0	0	1	45	4.82	78

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1913-14	HAB	CUB/CvM	22	SP	53.0	1.40	1.31	8.1%	9.6%	8.1%	8.9%	1.00	0.96	0.0%	0.2%
1914-15	HAB	CUB/NvC	23	SP	96.2	1.20	1.30	7.3%	12.9%	4.0%	10.7%	1.81	1.07	0.0%	0.0%
1915	LBC	EAS	24	SP	56.1	1.33	1.35	7.8%	13.0%	3.9%	8.5%	2.00	1.54	0.9%	0.3%
1915-16	HP	CUB/NvC	24	SP	148.0	1.32	1.50	9.1%	11.0%	8.7%	12.8%	1.06	0.84	0.2%	0.1%
1916-17	ORI	CUB	25	SP	41.1	1.26	1.14	4.7%	9.3%	10.1%	9.5%	0.47	0.98	0.0%	0.1%
1918-19	HAB	CUB	27	SP	208.2	0.99	1.24	6.6%	6.9%	3.4%	10.7%	1.93	0.65	0.1%	0.3%
1920	JAS	NVM	29	SP	9.0	0.56	0.83	11.8%	17.0%	2.9%	5.9%	4.00	2.87	0.0%	0.3%
1920-21	AC4/HAB	MULT	29	SP	116.1	1.07	1.22	7.1%	10.0%	6.1%	10.1%	1.18	1.12	0.2%	0.4%
1921-22	CUA/HAB	CUB/CvM	30	SP	35.1	1.70	1.36	3.0%	8.1%	1.2%	6.6%	2.50	1.24	1.2%	0.4%
1922-23	HAB	CUB	31	SP	69.0	1.65	1.34	5.7%	9.2%	4.4%	8.5%	1.29	1.09	0.0%	0.5%
1923-24	HAB/MAR	CUB	32	SP	19.1	1.34	1.50	3.4%	8.6%	9.2%	8.8%	0.38	0.97	0.0%	0.5%
9	7			SP	853.0	1.23	1.31	7.0%	9.6%	5.5%	10.2%	1.27	0.98	0.2%	0.3%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
9	vs Latin Leagues				723.2	1.21	1.31	7.1%	9.4%	5.8%	10.5%	1.22	0.90	0.1%	0.2%
3	vs Major Leagues				73.0	1.33	1.24	5.7%	9.7%	4.1%	8.3%	1.38	1.29	1.0%	0.5%
1	Negro Leagues				56.1	1.33	1.35	7.8%	13.0%	3.9%	8.5%	2.00	1.54	0.9%	0.3%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
8	Habana			SP	723.0	1.23	1.32	7.0%	9.4%	5.4%	10.4%	1.31	0.91	0.2%	0.2%
1	Long Branch Cubans			SP	56.1	1.33	1.35	7.8%	13.0%	3.9%	8.5%	2.00	1.54	0.9%	0.3%
1	Orientals			SP	41.1	1.26	1.14	4.7%	9.3%	10.1%	9.5%	0.47	0.98	0.0%	0.1%
1	Joe Judge's All Stars			RP	9.0	0.56	0.83	11.8%	17.0%	2.9%	5.9%	4.00	2.87	0.0%	0.3%
1	All Cubans IV			-	5.0	1.00	1.31	5.0%	8.2%	5.0%	10.0%	1.00	0.82	0.0%	0.7%
1	Cuba II			SP	9.0	0.78	1.31	6.1%	8.5%	3.0%	6.5%	2.00	1.31	0.0%	0.4%
1	Marianao			RP	9.1	1.82	1.50	6.7%	8.6%	11.1%	8.8%	0.60	0.97	0.0%	0.5%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1913-14	HAB	CUB/CvM	22	SP	13	223	198	26	56	6	3	0	8		18	18		2	5		4	.283	.349	.343	.692
1914-15	HAB	CUB/NvC	23	SP	18	399	370	36	100	9	1	0	10		16	29		2	11		8	.270	.304	.300	.604
1915	LBC	EAS	24	SP	9	230	213	25	66	8	2	2	2		9	18		0	8		3	.310	.338	.394	.732
1915-16	HP	CUB/NvC	24	SP	25	623	548	66	141	12	3	1	21		54	57		5	16		12	.257	.329	.296	.625
1916-17	ORI	CUB	25	SP	7	169	148	14	35	2	3	0	6		17	8		2	2		5	.236	.323	.291	.614
1918-19	HAB	CUB	27	SP	30	818	747	51	178	11	7	1	16		28	54		3	40		16	.238	.269	.276	.544
1920	JAS	NVM	29	SP	1	34	32	1	4	0	0	0	0		1	4		0	1		0	.125	.152	.125	.277
1920-21	AC4/HAB	MULT	29	SP	20	462	420	34	97	6	3	1	7		28	33		4	10		10	.231	.285	.267	.552
1921-22	CUA/HAB	CUB/CvM	30	SP	6	164	158	29	58	7	3	2	1	2	2	5		0	4		2	.367	.375	.487	.862
1922-23	HAB	CUB	31	SP	12	316	289	48	100	11	11	0	3		14	18		1	12		9	.346	.378	.460	.838
1923-24	HAB/MAR	CUB	32	SP	8	87	75	13	18	3	3	0	3		8	3		1	3		1	.240	.321	.360	.681
9	7			SP	149	3525	3198	343	853	75	39	7	77	2	195	247		20	112		70	.267	.313	.321	.634

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	vs Latin Leagues				128	2981	2692	276	703	58	34	2	71	0	173	211		19	97		62	.261	.310	.310	.621
3	vs Major Leagues				12	314	293	42	84	9	3	3	4	2	13	18		1	7		5	.287	.319	.369	.688
1	Negro Leagues				9	230	213	25	66	8	2	2	2		9	18		0	8		3	.310	.338	.394	.732

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8	Habana			SP	124	2994	2716	295	726	64	32	5	66	1	161	211		17	100		60	.267	.312	.320	.632
1	Long Branch Cubans			SP	9	230	213	25	66	8	2	2	2		9	18		0	8		3	.310	.338	.394	.732
1	Orientals			SP	7	169	148	14	35	2	3	0	6		17	8		2	2		5	.236	.323	.291	.614
1	Joe Judge's All Stars			RP	1	34	32	1	4	0	0	0	0		1	4		0	1		0	.125	.152	.125	.277
1	All Cubans IV			-	1	20	19	2	4	0	0	0	0		1	1		0	0		1	.211	.250	.211	.461
1	Cuba II			SP	1	33	32	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	2		0	0		0	.188	.212	.219	.431
1	Marianao			RP	6	45	38	6	12	0	2	0	3		5	3		1	1		1	.316	.409	.421	.830

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