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Thurman Munson League
8-7-2254
Rico Acosta Catcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .658 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 203 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 05-19-1930
HR 21 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(75 games)
RBI 99
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed D+ Bunt F  Control D    Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1951 Minors 21 7.00 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 6 / 7
1951 Majors 21 10.86 2 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 4 / 10
1952 Majors 22 8.38 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 2 / 2 6 / 8
1953 Majors 23 11.17 1 / 3 2 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 0 7 / 11
1954 Majors 24 9.07 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 9
1955 Majors 25 9.70 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 9
1956 Majors 26 16.46 0 / 2 1 / 4 1 / 1 2 / 3 3 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 2 8 / 16
1957 Minors 27 14.00 0 / 3 1 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 3 6 / 14
1957 Majors 27 0.20 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1958 Minors 28 23.00 2 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 4 / 9 8 / 23
1959 Minors 29 19.00 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 3 5 / 5 1 / 3 1 / 4 9 / 19
1960 Minors 30 18.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 3 3 / 18
1960 Majors 30 2.80 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1961 Minors 31 24.00 0 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 2 / 24
1962 Minors 32 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2
1962 Majors 32 9.00 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 9
1963 Majors 33 2.70 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1964 Majors 34 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3
Total 0 0 0 11 / 29 7 / 32 7 / 25 9 / 27 18 / 22 9 / 22 10 / 29 71 / 186
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Rico Acosta has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1964-08-23The New York jaegerbombs have waived Rico Acosta.
1964-08-13The New York jaegerbombs have designated Rico Acosta for assignment.
1964-07-23The New York jaegerbombs have promoted Rico Acosta to the major league team.
1964-07-23The New York jaegerbombs have acquired Rico Acosta from the waiver wire.
1963-05-05The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Rico Acosta.
1963-04-21The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Bert Fletcher to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Rico Acosta for assignment.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Rico Acosta to the major league team.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Rico Acosta from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Patsy Anderson.
1962-05-10The Brooklyn Bandits have waived Rico Acosta.
1960-08-23The Brooklyn Bandits have designated Rico Acosta for assignment.
1960-07-02The Brooklyn Bandits have promoted Rico Acosta to the major league team.
1957-04-11The Brooklyn Bandits have promoted Frank Causey to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bandits have designated Rico Acosta for assignment.
1951-06-24The Brooklyn Bandits have promoted Rico Acosta to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bandits have designated Billy Kovach for assignment.