Cy Acosta
[edit] Biography
Born on November 22, 1946 in El Sabino, Sinaloa (Mexico), Cy Acosta (Cecilio (Miranda) Acosta) played for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 4 year career. Acosta broke into the bigs on June 4, 1972 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 2.23 ERA in 97 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Cy Acosta's best season was 1973, when he posted a 2.23 ERA, won 10 games, notched 18 saves and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1.56
| 28
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 34.2
| 25
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 48
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 2.23
| 60
| 30
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 97
| 66
| 8
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 7
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3.74
| 19
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 45.2
| 43
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.23
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.2
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.23
| 2
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.2
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 101
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 2.49
| 107
| 58
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 177.1
| 134
| 13
| 74
| 8
| 4
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 107
| 0
| 13
| 9
| 2.66
| 109
| 65
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 186
| 143
| 15
| 77
| 8
| 4
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 34.2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .833
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 97
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 45.2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .909
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 8.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 107
| 0
| 186
| 6
| 21
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 7
| 0
| .871
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| A
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 101
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 107
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Jalisco (Mexican) to Chicago White Sox (1971).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (March 17, 1975).
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