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Thurman Munson League
8-11-2254
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 Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed D+ Bunt Control   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1951 LHP 26 69 23 1 0 2 5 2 10 .787 .352 .435 .101 .333
1951 RHP 40 109 23 2 0 2 13 8 27 .549 .265 .284 .073 .211
1952 LHP 16 27 5 0 0 0 2 1 9 .399 .214 .185 .000 .185
1952 RHP 51 85 22 4 1 2 6 6 16 .715 .315 .400 .141 .259
1953 LHP 25 38 7 2 0 1 5 2 5 .535 .220 .316 .132 .184
1953 RHP 39 79 17 6 0 2 8 10 17 .670 .303 .367 .152 .215
1954 LHP 14 26 3 0 0 0 4 0 5 .231 .115 .115 .000 .115
1954 RHP 37 61 11 1 0 1 7 5 14 .481 .235 .246 .066 .180
1955 LHP 18 24 6 0 0 1 1 3 3 .708 .333 .375 .125 .250
1955 RHP 34 67 18 2 1 1 6 4 18 .679 .306 .373 .104 .269
1956 LHP 22 38 14 3 0 2 13 0 6 .974 .368 .605 .237 .368
1956 RHP 52 116 32 2 0 4 15 7 19 .714 .317 .397 .121 .276
1957 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1957 RHP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000
1960 LHP 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .111 .000 .000 .000
1960 RHP 9 18 5 0 0 1 4 1 3 .760 .316 .444 .167 .278
1963 LHP 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.667 .667 1.000 .333 .667
1963 RHP 9 20 4 0 0 0 4 4 2 .533 .333 .200 .000 .200
1964 LHP 8 19 7 0 0 1 2 3 3 .981 .455 .526 .158 .368
1964 RHP 5 7 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1.357 .500 .857 .429 .429
Total LHP 140 253 67 7 0 7 33 12 45 .672 .297 .375 .111 .265
Total RHP 277 563 136 17 2 14 66 46 116 .652 .299 .353 .112 .242
Total 356 816 203 24 2 21 99 58 161 .658 .298 .360 .112 .249
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.