1951
Born December 24, 1951
San Diego, CA, USA
John D'Acquisto Notable
b. December 24, 1951 · San Francisco Giants 1973–1976, St. Louis Cardinals 1977, San Diego Padres 1977–1980, Montreal Expos 1980, California Angels 1981, Oakland Athletics 1982
John D'Acquisto played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1973 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1982.
He went 34 and 51 with a 4.56 earned run average, pitching 779.7 innings in 266 games. He struck out 600 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 267 games he batted .127, with 23 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on December 24, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | SFG | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | SFG | 39 | 71 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 0 | .113 |
| 1975 | SFG | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | SFG | 28 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .269 |
| 1977 | SDP/STL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | SDP | 45 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1979 | SDP | 51 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .129 |
| 1980 | MON/SDP | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | CAL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | OAK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 267 | 181 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 0 | .127 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | SFG | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27.2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 3.58 |
| 1974 | SFG | 12 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 215.0 | 182 | 90 | 124 | 167 | 3.77 |
| 1975 | SFG | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 28.0 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 10.29 |
| 1976 | SFG | 3 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 106.0 | 93 | 63 | 102 | 53 | 5.35 |
| 1977 | SDP/STL | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 52.1 | 54 | 38 | 57 | 54 | 6.54 |
| 1978 | SDP | 4 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 93.0 | 60 | 22 | 56 | 104 | 2.13 |
| 1979 | SDP | 9 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 133.2 | 140 | 73 | 86 | 97 | 4.92 |
| 1980 | MON/SDP | 2 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 87.2 | 81 | 33 | 45 | 59 | 3.39 |
| 1981 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 10.71 |
| 1982 | OAK | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5.29 |
| Career | — | 34 | 51 | 266 | 92 | 15 | 779.2 | 708 | 395 | 544 | 600 | 4.56 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Major-league debut: John D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto made a major-league debut on September 2, 1973.
1982
Final major-league game: John D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto played a final major-league game on October 1, 1982.
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