Teolindo Acosta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teolindo Acosta

baseball player

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: Maracaibo, Venezuela

Date of Death: 02-Aug-2004

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Teolindo Antonio Acosta Lázaro (July 23, 1937 — August 2, 2004) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player.
Listed at 5' 7", 168 lb., he batted and threw left handed.Acosta was a distinguished batter in his homeland.
As a result, many people called him, in friendly way, as El Loquito que Inventó el Hit (the tiny crazy who invented the hit).His skills were shown in his motherland with the Aguilas del Zulia, Cardenales de Lara, Industriales de Valencia, Licoreros de Pampero, Llaneros de Acarigua and Tigres de Araguaof the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Besides, Acosta played nine seasons in the Mexican League for the Leones de Yucatán, Pericos de Puebla, Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and Cardenales de Villahermosa, now known as Olmecas de Tabasco . Along his prolific career of 23 years, Acosta won five batting crowns, two of them in his motherland and the rest of them in México.