José Acosta
Starting pitcher
Born: March 4, 1891(1891-03-04) 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
Career statistics
Win-Loss	10-10
Earned run average	4.51
Strikeouts	45
Teams
Washington Senators (1920-1921) Chicago White Sox (1922)

José Acosta (March 4, 1891 in Havana, Cuba - November 16, 1977) was a 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).

[edit] References

• Riley, James A. (2002). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. 2nd edition. New York: Carroll & Graf Publ. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

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