John D'Acquisto
| John D'Acquisto | |||
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Born: December 24, 1951 San Diego, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 1973, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
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| October 1, 1982, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 34–51 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.56 | ||
| Strikeouts | 600 | ||
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John Francis D'Acquisto (born December 24, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for six teams in his ten-year career that spanned from 1973 to 1982. He is the cousin of former major league pitcher Lou Marone.
D'Acquisto was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round of the 1970 MLB Draft out of St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1973 against the Atlanta Braves, starting the second game of a doubleheader. He allowed 2 runs in 4.2 innings and did not get a decision. He pitched a complete game victory over the San Diego Padres on September 21 for his first career win while striking out 11. Overall, he was 1–1 with a 3.58 ERA in 7 appearances (3 starts) that year.
D'Acquisto was named National League (NL) Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1974 when he went 12–14 with a 3.77 ERA for the fifth-place Giants, but he missed most of the next season after elbow surgery. He tied an NL record with three wild pitches in one inning on September 24, 1976.
In 4 seasons with the Giants he was 18–27 with a 4.68 ERA in 83 appearances (64 starts).
He was traded (with Mike Caldwell and Dave Rader) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Crawford, John Curtis and Vic Harris on October 20, 1976. Due to his being on the disabled list, D'Acquisto only appeared in 3 games with the Cardinals with a 4.32 ERA.
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