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Full Name: Eduardo Elixbet (Lopez) Acosta Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/215 First Game: September 7, 1970
Birthdate: March 9, 1944 Final Game: October 4, 1972
Birthplace: Boquete, Panama MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography[]

Born on March 9, 1944 in Boquete, Panama, Ed Acosta (Eduardo Elixbet (Lopez) Acosta) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres over the course of his 3 year career. Acosta broke into the bigs on September 7, 1970 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.45 ERA in 89 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1970 PIT N 3 0 0 0 13.50 1 4 4 0 0 1 2.2 5 1 2 0 0 1
1971 SD N 8 6 3 3 2.74 16 18 14 3 1 0 46 43 4 7 1 1 0
1972 SD N 46 2 3 6 4.45 53 49 44 0 0 0 89 105 7 30 7 5 3
Total 57 8 6 9 4.05 70 71 62 3 1 1 137.2 153 12 39 8 6 4

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1970 PIT N P 3 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1971 SD N P 8 6 46 7 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1972 SD N P 46 2 89 3 10 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 .929
Total P 57 8 137.2 10 13 1 1 0 1 6 4 0 .958

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1970 PIT N 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 SD N 8 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
1972 SD N 46 12 1 1 0 0 .083 .154 .083 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0
Total 57 29 1 1 0 0 .034 .067 .034 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 0

Transactions[]

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Houston Astros (1967).
  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Johnny Jeter to San Diego Padres in exchange for Bob Miller (August 10, 1971).

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