Ed Acosta

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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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