José Acosta (actor)
José Acosta may refer to: * José Acosta (baseball) (1891–1977), Cuban baseball player * José Acosta Cubero (born 1947), Spanish politician * José de Acosta (1540–1600), Jesuit naturalist and missionary in Latin America * José Eugenio Acosta (1942–2006), Argentine equestrian * José Gerónimo Lluberas Acosta (1956–2003), Puerto Rican physician * José Julián Acosta (1825–1891), journalist and advocate of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico {{hndis, Acosta, Jose ...
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José Acosta (baseball)
José Acosta (March 4, 1891 – November 16, 1977) was a Cuban-born starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Before joining the white minor leagues he played the 1915 season in " Negro baseball" as a member of the integrated Long Branch Cubans (Riley, 26). Acosta played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1912 to 1930. He led the league in winning percentage five times: in 1914/15, 1915/16, /1917, 1918/19, and 1924/25. He also led the league in wins in 1918/19 and 1920/21. His best season was in 1918/19 when he had a 16–10 record. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (''Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano'') is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and umpires in the pre-revolution Cuban League ... in 1958.Figueredo 2003, pp. 113, 118, 123, 127, 138, 158, 484, 50 ...
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