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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

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Relatives: Brother of Merito Acosta

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.51

213.1

WHIP

1.561

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-23 / in Starts: 3-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 15

1921 Pitching Game Log

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1921 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	18	4	Apr 16	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	3-7		99	5.0	6	3	2	2	1	0	0	3.60	3.94	20		0	1	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.21%
2	19	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	4-GF	W(1-0)	9	6.0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.64	3.86	22		0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.22	1.30%
3	20	15	Apr 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-8	W(2-0)	3	7.2	10	5	5	5	2	1	0	3.38	4.85	37	36	0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	4.04	-0.15%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	21	19	May 6	WSH		NYY	L,2-9	3-8		5	6.0	12	4	4	2	3	0	0	4.01	4.43	30		0	1	1	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.34	-0.16%
5	22	22	May 10	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-7	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	3	4	3	0	1	0	0	4.55	4.22	12		0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.95	0.32%
6	23	27	May 15	WSH	@	DET	L,10-13	6-GF(8)	BS(1)	4	2.1	4	2	1	4	0	0	0	4.50	4.54	14		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.90	-1.03%
7	24	33	May 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-4	7-GF	L(2-1)	5	2.2	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	4.96	4.76	13		0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	-0.56%
8	25	36	May 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-5		2	5.0	9	5	5	2	1	0	0	5.50	4.65	26	28	0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	-0.40%
9	26	41	May 30(1)	WSH		NYY	L,1-2	GS-7	L(2-2)	5	7.0	6	2	2	4	1	0	1	5.04	4.70	31	54	2	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.44	0.16%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	27	47	Jun 4	WSH		CHW	W,9-4	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	11	4	4	3	1	0	0	4.86	4.57	41	47	0	0	0	37	4	0	0	0	1	0	2.09	0.08%
11	28	53	Jun 10	WSH		DET	L,3-6	8-GF		5	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.53	7		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.08	-0.50%
12	29	56	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,6-10	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.82	4.48	2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.58	0.32%
13	30	57	Jun 14	WSH		CLE	W,8-7	6-9		0	4.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	4.65	4.29	14		0	1	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.38	0.13%
14	31	59	Jun 16	WSH		SLB	W,6-3	CG	W(4-2)	1	9.0	10	3	2	2	3	0	0	4.30	4.14	38	58	0	1	1	31	0	1	0	1	1	2	3.45	0.34%
15	32	63	Jun 20(1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-7	GS-6	L(4-3)	3	6.0	8	4	2	2	2	1	0	4.20	4.26	27	44	0	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	2	3.01	-0.21%
16	33	67	Jun 23	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.32	4.20	10		0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.95	-0.09%
17	34	71	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-5	9-GF		5	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.27	4.19	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.15	0.01%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
18	35	95	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,2-7	6-GF(8)		21	2.2	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.24	4.16	12		1	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
19	36	99	Jul 27	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	7-GF	S(2)	5	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.12	4.14	7		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.05%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
20	37	104	Aug 2	WSH		DET	W,5-4	5-6		5	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.07	4.16	6		0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.03%
21	38	111	Aug 9	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	10-GF(19)	L(4-4)	6	9.2	9	2	2	2	2	0	0	3.84	4.08	38		0	1	0	36	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.31	0.31%
22	39	114	Aug 14	WSH		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	4.07	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.00%
23	40	117	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-2	8-GF	S(3)	4	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.74	4.03	6		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.03%
24	41	120	Aug 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-4		2	3.1	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.88	4.03	16	35	2	0	0	14	1	1	0	0	1	0	.51	-0.04%
25	42	122	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	L,1-15	3-7		1	4.1	12	9	9	2	0	1	0	4.50	4.17	27		1	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	1	1	.01	0.00%
26	43	124	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-GF(8)		1	3.0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.37	4.13	12		0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.01%
27	44	126	Aug 28	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	4.12	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.00%
28	45	127	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	L,3-10	1-4		1	4.0	8	4	4	0	2	0	0	4.50	4.05	19		0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
29	46	131	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-9	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.46	4.07	3		0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
30	47	135	Sep 6	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-7	7-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.45	4.06	1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
31	48	136	Sep 9	WSH		BOS	L,1-5	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	4.04	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
32	49	139	Sep 13	WSH		SLB	L,1-15	7-7		3	0.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	4.03	3		0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
33	50	146	Sep 21(2)	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF	W(5-4)	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.36	4.03	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							10-23		W-L:5-4,Sv:3,BSv:1	3.4	115.2	148	65	56	36	30	4	1	4.36	4.03	509	43	6	9	3	457	23	5	1	5	8	10	2.22	-0.31%

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