Merito Acosta

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-7, 140lb (170cm, 63kg)

Born: May 19, 1896 in Bauta, Cuba cu

Died: November 17, 1963 in Miami, FL

Buried: Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, FL

Debut: June 15, 1913 (Age 17-027d, 3,924th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 2, 1918 (Age 22-106d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Baldomero Pedro (Fernandez) Acosta

Relatives: Brother of Jose Acosta

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

AB

436

R

H

111

BA

.255

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.354

SLG

.307

OPS

.661

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1912	16		Fgn	24	63	45	8	9	0	0	0	3	6		15		.200	.400	.200	.600		9		3	0		· CUNL,CNCS
1913	17		Fgn	6	25	20	4	7	0	0	0	3	2		5		.350	.480	.350	.830		7		0	0		· CMLS
1913	17	WSH	AL	12	26	20	3	6	0	1	0	1	2		4	2	.300	.417	.400	.817	137	8	0	0		/789
1914	18		Fgn	3	11	9	0	3	0	0	0	1	0		2		.333	.455	.333	.788		3		0			· CNCS
1914	18	WSH	AL	39	85	74	10	19	2	2	0	4	3	4	11	18	.257	.353	.338	.691	103	25	0	0		7/98
1915	19		Fgn	8	36	32	7	10	3	0	0	4	2	1	3	1	.313	.371	.406	.778		13		1	0		· CNCS
1915	19	WSH	AL	72	204	163	20	34	4	1	0	18	8	4	28	15	.209	.338	.245	.584	73	40	4	9		97/8
1916	20	MNE	AA	122	470	470		120	15	4	3						.255	.255	.323	.579		152					MNE · AA
1916	20	WSH	AL	5	10	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	29	1	0	0		/7

1917	21	BLT	AA	144	557	557		153	28	13	1						.275	.275	.377	.652		210					BLT · IL
1918	22	ATA	A	34	125	125		28	3	1	0						.224	.224	.264	.488		33					ATA · SOUA
1918	22	TOT	AL	52	200	171	23	51	3	3	0	14	4		18	11	.298	.365	.351	.716	116	60	0	10		98/7
1918	22	WSH	AL	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
1918	22	PHA	AL	49	198	169	23	51	3	3	0	14	4		18	10	.302	.369	.355	.724	118	60	0	10		98/7
1919	23	LOU	AA	154	563	563		146	16	6	0						.259	.259	.309	.568		174					LOU · AA
1920	24	LOU	AA	165	607	607		140	16	12	1						.231	.231	.301	.532		183					LOU · AA
1921	25	LOU	AA	152	588	588		206	36	10	4						.350	.350	.466	.816		274					LOU · AA
1922	26	LOU	AA	146	579	579		172	23	15	0						.297	.297	.389	.686		225					LOU · AA
1923	27	LOU	AA	54	209	209		54	12	5	1						.258	.258	.378	.636		79					LOU · AA
1924	28	LOU	AA	79	260	260		66	14	8	2						.254	.254	.392	.646		102					LOU · AA
1925	29	LOU	AA	118	377	377		117	23	5	5						.310	.310	.438	.748		165					LOU · AA
1926	30	LOU	AA	76	239	239		51	7	2	4						.213	.213	.310	.523		74					LOU · AA
1927	31	LOU	AA	35	119	119		34	9	0	2						.286	.286	.412	.697		49					LOU · AA
1928	32	LOU	AA	16	32	32	5	5	1	0	0		1				.156	.156	.188	.344		6		0			LOU · AA
5 Yrs				180	525	436	56	111	9	7	0	37	17	8	63	46	.255	.354	.307	.661	97	134	4	19
162 Game Avg.				162	473	392	50	100	8	6	0	33	15		57	41	.255	.354	.307	.661	97	121	4	17

WSH (5 yrs)				131	327	267	33	60	6	4	0	23	13	8	45	36	.225	.345	.277	.622	84	74	4	9
PHA (1 yr)				49	198	169	23	51	3	3	0	14	4		18	10	.302	.369	.355	.724	118	60	0	10

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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