Cy Acosta
Cecilio Acosta Miranda (born 22 November 1946) is a Mexican retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played four seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Acosta also spend 17 seasons playing in the Mexican League and the Mexican Pacific League. Acosta became the first American League pitcher to make a plate appearance after the introduction of the designated hitter rule in 1973, doing so on 20 June 1973. Career
Acosta was born on 22 November 1946 in El Sabino, Guasave Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico. He made his professional debut in 1966 playing for the Mineros de Fresnillo of the Mexican Central League, a minor league circuit affiliated to the Mexican League, and was promoted in 1968 to the AAA Charros de Jalisco. He played four seasons with the Charros and in 1971 he was signed by the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League. In 1972, Acosta made his MLB debut playing for the Chicago White Sox. On 17 July 2005, Acosta was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of that year's class. References

External links 

Cy Acosta at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
Cy Acosta at Baseball Almanac

1946 births
Living people
Alacranes de Campeche players
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players
Angeles de Puebla players
Azules de Coatzacoalcos players
Baseball players from Sinaloa
Charros de Jalisco players
Charros de Orizaba players
Chicago White Sox players
Iowa Oaks players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Mexico
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Mineros de Fresnillo players
Pericos de Puebla players
Petroleros de Poza Rica players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Porteños de Puerto México players
Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
Tomateros de Culiacán players
Tucson Toros players
Yaquis de Obregón players