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John D'Acquisto

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Full Name: John Francis D'Acquisto Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/205 First Game: September 2, 1973
Birthdate: December 24, 1951 Final Game: October 1, 1982
Birthplace: San Diego, California MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on December 24, 1951 in San Diego, California, John D'Acquisto (John Francis D'Acquisto) played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, California Angels and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 10 year career. He started his professional career in 1970 at the age of 18,striking out 84 batters in 55 innings in the Pioneer League. The following year,in the Class A Midwest League, he won 10 games with a 3.13 ERA and struck out 244 batters. He moved up to High A Fresno of the California League in 1972,and went 17-6,striking out 245 batters. He was promoted to AAA Phoenix in 1973 and went 16-12 with 185 strikeouts. D'Acquisto was called up to the Major Leagues by the San Francisco Giants at the age of 21 on September 2, 1973. With San Francisco he pitched in 7 games,which included 3 starts and a complete game. He ended the 1973 season with a 1-1 record and a 3.58 ERA,striking out 29 batters in 27.2 Innings. In 1974 he went 12-14 with a 3.77 ERA in 215 innings,walking 124 and striking out 167. He was voted NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Topps Rookie Pitcher of the Year. Bill James wrote in his book,"The Mighty Fastball" that during that era,only D'Acquisto matched Nolan Ryan for pure speed on the radar gun. A series of injuries cut short his promising career and he retired after the 1983 season. He came back in 1989 and pitched for 2 teams in the Florida Senior Baseball League. After leaving baseball,he went back to College and got his PhD. in Exercise Physiology and Science. Today,he is a successful businessman in Arizona.

There is some disagreement on what was John D'Acquisto's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1974 with San Francisco, when he posted a 3.77 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 167 batters. However, others believe that it was 1978 with San Diego, when he posted a 2.13 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 104 batters in 93 innings while allowing only 60 hits.


John D'Acquisto,PhD. has written a comprehensive thesis on pitching,entitled:

"Comparing the Unconventional Marshall Pitching Motion to a Refined Conventional Pitching Motion That Incorporates Linear and Angular Applied Techniques"

It was written in co-operation with test subject case studies conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mike Marshall. It is recommended reading for all teachers,coaches and students of the art of pitching. It is available for viewing on his ArmchairGM profile page...His username is fastballjohnd... A copy is available,upon request,with the approval of Mr. D'Acquisto.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1973 SF N 7 3 1 1 3.58 29 14 11 1 0 0 27.2 23 4 19 0 3 0
1974 SF N 38 36 12 14 3.77 167 101 90 5 1 0 215 182 13 124 7 9 6
1975 SF N 10 6 2 4 1.29 22 35 32 0 0 0 28 29 5 34 0 5 2
1976 SF N 28 19 3 8 5.35 53 69 63 0 0 0 106 93 5 102 1 10 3
1977 STL N 3 2 0 0 4.32 9 4 4 0 0 0 8.1 5 0 10 0 2 1
1977 SD N 17 12 1 2 6.95 45 41 34 0 0 0 44 49 3 47 0 5 1
1977 TOT N 20 14 1 2 6.54 54 45 38 0 0 0 52.1 54 3 57 0 7 2
1978 SD N 45 3 4 3 2.13 104 24 22 0 0 10 93 60 2 56 2 5 1
1979 SD N 51 11 9 13 4.92 97 83 73 1 1 2 133.2 140 15 86 6 5 3
1980 SD N 39 0 2 3 3.76 44 29 28 0 0 1 67 67 2 36 9 4 1
1980 MON N 11 0 0 2 2.18 15 7 5 0 0 2 20.2 14 0 9 0 5 0
1980 TOT N 50 0 2 5 3.39 59 36 33 0 0 3 87.2 81 2 45 9 9 1
1981 CAL A 6 0 0 0 1.71 8 24 23 0 0 0 19.1 26 2 12 0 1 1
1982 OAK A 11 0 0 1 5.29 7 11 10 0 0 0 17 20 1 9 0 2 0
Total NL 249 92 34 50 4.38 585 407 362 7 2 15 743.1 662 49 523 25 53 18
Total AL 17 0 0 1 8.17 15 35 33 0 0 0 36.1 46 3 21 0 3 1
Total 266 92 34 51 4.56 600 442 395 7 2 15 779.2 708 52 544 25 56 19

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1973 SF N P 7 3 27.2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1.000
1974 SF N P 38 36 215 11 12 2 1 0 1 15 9 2 .920
1975 SF N P 10 6 28 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .600
1976 SF N P 28 19 106 5 17 2 0 0 2 12 7 3 .917
1977 STL N P 3 2 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 SD N P 17 12 44 4 6 2 3 0 1 5 4 0 .833
1977 TOT N P 20 14 52.1 4 6 2 3 0 1 5 4 0 .833
1978 SD N P 45 3 93 3 6 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 1.000
1979 SD N P 51 11 133.2 3 9 1 0 0 1 15 8 0 .923
1980 SD N P 39 0 67 1 9 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1.000
1980 MON N P 11 0 20.2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1980 TOT N P 50 0 87.2 1 12 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 1.000
1981 CAL A P 6 0 19.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1982 OAK A P 11 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
Total P 266 92 779.2 29 69 9 8 0 8 66 39 5 .916

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1973 SF N 7 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1974 SF N 39 71 7 8 1 3 .113 .210 .169 1 0 9 40 0 2 0 0 0
1975 SF N 10 7 2 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SF N 28 26 1 7 0 2 .269 .296 .308 1 0 1 11 0 4 0 0 1
1977 STL N 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1977 SD N 17 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0
1977 TOT N 20 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0
1978 SD N 45 21 1 4 0 4 .190 .261 .238 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0
1979 SD N 51 31 0 4 0 3 .129 .229 .194 2 0 2 21 2 3 0 0 0
1980 SD N 39 8 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0
1980 MON N 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 TOT N 50 8 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0
1981 CAL A 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 OAK A 11 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 250 181 12 23 1 12 .127 .213 .171 5 0 18 101 2 13 0 0 1
Total AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 267 181 12 23 1 12 .127 .213 .171 5 0 18 101 2 13 0 0 1

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants with Mike Caldwell and Dave Rader to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Willie Crawford, Vic Harris and John Curtis (October 20, 1976).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Pat Scanlon to San Diego Padres in exchange for Butch Metzger (May 17, 1977).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with cash to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later (August 11, 1980); San Diego Padres received Randy Bass (September 5, 1980).
  • Granted free agency (November 3, 1980).
  • Signed by California Angels (December 11, 1980).
  • Released by California Angels (April 6, 1982).
  • Signed by Atlanta Braves (April 27, 1982).
  • Released by Atlanta Braves (July 27, 1982).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (August 12, 1982).
  • Released by Oakland A's (April 1st, 1983)
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (May of 1983)
  • Released by Chicago White Sox ( November 1983)

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