1944
Born March 9, 1944
Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
Ed Acosta Notable
Ed Acosta divided three seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1970, then the San Diego Padres through 1972.
He went 6 and 9 with a 4.05 earned run average, pitching 137 innings in 57 games. He struck out 70 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 57 games he batted .034, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He was born in Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama on March 9, 1944, and died on September 18, 2025. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | SDP | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | SDP | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 57 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .034 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1971 | SDP | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 46.0 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 2.74 |
| 1972 | SDP | 3 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 89.0 | 105 | 44 | 30 | 53 | 4.45 |
| Career | — | 6 | 9 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 137.2 | 153 | 62 | 39 | 70 | 4.05 |
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