Merito Acosta
Full name: Baldomero Pedro Acosta Fernandez
Also known as: Merito · Merito Acosta
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 64 kg
- Born
- 1896-05-19 · Bauta, La Habana
- Died
- 1963-11-17
- Debut
- 1913-06-05
Merito Acosta was a Cuban baseball player, born on 19 May 1896 in Bauta, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Baldomero Pedro Acosta Fernandez. He died on 17 November 1963. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 5 seasons in the American League, between 1913 and 1918. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Philadelphia Athletics.
Across his recorded career he batted .255, with 111 hits, 0 home runs and 40 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .302, in 1918 (169 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 5 (1913–1918)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.255 / .351 / .307
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Washington Senators | American League | 12 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .300 | .440 | .400 | .840 |
| 1914 | Washington Senators | American League | 39 | 85 | 74 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .257 | .353 | .338 | .691 |
| 1915 | Washington Senators | American League | 73 | 205 | 163 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40 | .209 | .332 | .245 | .577 |
| 1916 | Washington Senators | American League | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | American League | 49 | 198 | 169 | 23 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 60 | .302 | .365 | .355 | .720 |
| 1918 | Washington Senators | American League | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career total | — | American League | 181 | 526 | 436 | 56 | 111 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 64 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 134 | .255 | .351 | .307 | .658 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Merito Acosta born?
Merito Acosta was born on 1896-05-19 in Bauta, La Habana.
Which teams did Merito Acosta play for?
Merito Acosta appears for Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators across 5 recorded seasons.
What are Merito Acosta's career statistics?
In 5 recorded seasons Merito Acosta batted .255 with 111 hits, 0 home runs and 40 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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