José Acosta (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
About José Acosta (baseball)
- José Acosta (March 4, 1891 – November 16, 1977) was a Cuban-born starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators.
- Before joining the white minor leagues he played the 1915 season in "Negro baseball" as a member of the integrated Long Branch Cubans (Riley, 26). Acosta played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1930.
- He led the league in winning percentage five times: in 1914/15, 1915/16, /1917, 1918/19, and 1924/25.
- He also led the league in wins in 1918/19 and 1920/21.
- His best season was in 1918/19 when he had a 16–10 record.
- He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1958.
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