Cecilio Acosta Miranda (born 22 November 1946) is a Mexican retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played four seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Acosta also spend 17 seasons playing in the Mexican League and the Mexican Pacific League.
| Cy Acosta | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: 22 November 1946 El Sabino, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 1972, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 5, 1975, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 13–9 |
| Earned run average | 2.66 |
| Strikeouts | 109 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 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, doing so on 20 June 1973.[1][2][3]
Career
editAcosta was born on 22 November 1946 in El Sabino, Guasave Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico. He made his professional debut in 1966 playing for the Mineros de Fresnillo of the Mexican Central League, a minor league circuit affiliated to the Mexican League, and was promoted in 1968 to the AAA Charros de Jalisco. He played four seasons with the Charros and in 1971 he was signed by the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League. In 1972, Acosta made his MLB debut playing for the Chicago White Sox.[4][5]
On 17 July 2005, Acosta was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of that year's class.[6]
References
edit- ^ Oliver, Tony. "September 3, 1973: Brewers' Eduardo Rodríguez triples for first hit by AL pitcher in DH era". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Pope, LaMond; Sullivan, Paul (June 19, 2023). "Chicago baseball report: Starting pitching is giving White Sox and Cubs a glimmer of hope in substandard divisions". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Conoce la historia de Cy Acosta el primer pitcher en batear con la regla del designado". El Fildeo (in Spanish). February 11, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Un 22 de noviembre pero de 1946 nace Cecilio Acosta". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). November 22, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Velázquez Robles, David (July 27, 2019). "Rectas de más de cien millas de Cecilio "Cy" Acosta para llegar a GL". El Sol de Sinaloa (in Spanish). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Rosales Torres, Guillermo (July 17, 2005). "Entran cinco grandes al Salón de la Fama". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics 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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