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José Acosta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-6, 134lb (168cm, 60kg)

Born: March 4, 1891 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Died: November 16, 1977 in La Habana, Cuba

Debut: July 28, 1920 (Age 29-146d, 5,064th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1922 (Age 31-069d)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: José Acosta

Nicknames: Acostica

Relatives: Brother of Merito Acosta

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.51

213.1

WHIP

1.561

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 16	WSH		BOS	L,3-8		20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	11 (6)	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	15 (3)	Apr 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS	37	7.2	0	3	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (3)	May 6	WSH		NYY	L,2-9		30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	22 (2)	May 10	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-7	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	27 (4)	May 15	WSH	@	DET	L,10-13	GF	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
7	33 (5)	May 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-4	GF	13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	36 (2)	May 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	41 (4)	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,1-2	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	47 (5)	Jun 4	WSH		CHW	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
11	53 (5)	Jun 10	WSH		DET	L,3-6	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
12	56 (2)	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,6-10		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
13	57	Jun 14	WSH		CLE	W,8-7		14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	59 (1)	Jun 16	WSH		SLB	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
15	63 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-7	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	67 (3)	Jun 23	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	71 (3)	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	95 (23)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,2-7	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
19	99 (3)	Jul 27	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	2	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	104 (4)	Aug 2	WSH		DET	W,5-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	111 (6)	Aug 9	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	GF	38	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	114 (2)	Aug 14	WSH		BOS	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	117 (2)	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
24	120 (2)	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	122 (1)	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	L,1-15		27	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	124 (1)	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	126 (1)	Aug 28	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	127	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	L,3-10		19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	131 (3)	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-9	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	135 (3)	Sep 6	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
31	136	Sep 9	WSH		BOS	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	139 (2)	Sep 13	WSH		SLB	L,1-15		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
33	146 (6)	Sep 21 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							33gm		116.0	3	26	0	29	0