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.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
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
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
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
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
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
Transactions[]
Sold by Jalisco (Mexican) to Chicago White Sox (1971).
Sold by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (March 17, 1975).