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 | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 22, 1946 El Sabino, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||
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| debut | |||
| June 4, 1972, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| May 5, 1975, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 13–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.66 | ||
| Strikeouts | 109 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Member of the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Induction | 2005 | ||
Acosta became the first American League pitcher to make a plate appearance after the introduction of the designated hitter rule in 1973.[1]
References
- "Baseball Reference-Cy Acosta". Retrieved 2009-06-18.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Cy Acosta at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Cy Acosta at Baseball Almanac
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