NAME     : Cy Acosta
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/22/1946
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 5"9
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,000,000 through 1986
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 9  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1972   3.71  6  4 38  67  0   0  77.2  32  54  54  CLE,AL
  1973   3.86  6 10 37  68  0   0  70.0  30  34  58  CLE
  1974   1.98  3  8 40  61  0   0  63.2  14  25  52  CLE,AL
  1975   2.39  6  7 46  72  0   0  75.1  20  33  39  CLE,AL
  1976   2.21  3  5 35  63  0   0  61.0  15  36  58  CLE,OAK
  1977   2.93  8  5 45  74  0   0  73.2  24  30  61  OAK
  1978   2.79  8  5 35  66  0   0  67.2  21  32  38  OAK
  1979   3.25  6  6 43  71  0   0  72.0  26  34  45  OAK,AL
  1980   2.88  3  5 42  67  0   0  65.2  21  38  38  OAK,AL,NYY
 
  Total ERA   : 2.92
  Total Wins  : 49
  Total Losses: 55
  Total Saves : 361
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 443
  Total BB's  : 316
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game... Traded from Oakland to New York (A) on 7/15/1980 (Going to NYY: P  C. Acosta, C  J. Wathan. Going to OAK: C  S. Nicosia)...