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Name	Team	Age
Al Acosta	Retired (1973, Age 37)	Died (2011, Age 75)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1955)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	11 years (35 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
F	F	D-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D+	A	C-
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	3/4/1936
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1955	D+	B+	D+
1956	D+	A-	D+
1957	C-	A-	D+
1958	C-	A	C-
1959	C-	A	C-
1960	C-	A	C-
1961	C-	A+	C-
1962	C-	A+	C
1963	C-	A+	C
1964	C-	A+	C
1965	C-	A+	C
1966	C-	A+	C+
1967	C-	A+	C+
1968	C-	A+	C+
1969	C-	A+	C+
1970	C-	A+	C+
1971	C-	A+	C+
1972	C-	A+	C
1973	D+	A+	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Al Acosta has retired from the Boston Commons
1973-07-06	Al Acosta of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1971-04-05	Al Acosta of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1962-05-06	The Boston Commons have promoted Al Acosta to the major league team.
1958-03-25	The Boston Commons have sent Al Acosta to the minors. The Boston Commons have sent John Flener to the minors.
1957-09-07	The Boston Commons have promoted Al Acosta to the major league team.
1954-09-05	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Commons. The Boston Commons receive Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 WAS (Al Acosta) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 BOS (Joe Hobbie).
1952-06-08	A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Lobbyists. The Washington Lobbyists receive Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Draft Pick 1955 Round 2 WAS (Al Acosta).