Oscar Acosta

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Oscar Carlos Acosta

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Born March 21, 1957 in Portales, NM USA
Died April 19, 2006 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

[edit] Biographical Information

Oscar Acosta played in the minors from 1978 to 1982. He debuted with the Helena Phillies, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in five appearances. In 1979, he pitched for the Peninsula Pilots and had a career year, with a 10-7, 3.04 season. He finished 9th in the Carolina League in ERA. Returning to Peninsula in 1980, he only pitched in 9 games, going 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA, 2 saves and a shutout. He resurfaced in the 1982 Mexican League, posting a 0-3, 6.75 record for the Plataneros de Tabasco to complete his career.

Acosta began coaching in the Texas Rangers organization with the Butte Copper Kings in 1988. He coached the Gastonia Rangers (1989), GCL Rangers (1990, 1993), Tulsa Drillers (1991) and Oklahoma City 89ers (1992). Moving to the Chicago Cubs' organization, he then coached the Daytona Cubs (1994) and GCL Cubs (1995). Next he coached the Columbus Clippers (1996-1998) for the New York Yankees. He managed the Lansing Lugnuts in the Midwest League in 1999.

Acosta was pitching coach of the Chicago Cubs in 2000 and 2001 and the Texas Rangers in 2002. In 2004, he became manager of the GCL Yankees and Latin American Coordinator, positions he held when he was killed in a car accident in 2006.

During his big league coaching career, Acosta primarily wore number 8.

His son, Ryan Acosta, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2007 amateur draft and currently plays in the minors.

[edit] Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1999	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	73-67	6th	Chicago Cubs	Lost in 2nd round

2004	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	36-23	1st	New York Yankees	League Champs
2005	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	33-20	2nd	New York Yankees	League Champs