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| '''John Francis D'Acquisto''' (born December 24, 1951 |
'''John Francis D'Acquisto''' (born December 24, 1951) is a former ] player who ] for six teams in his ten-year career that spanned from {{mlby|1973}} to {{mlby|1982}}. | ||
| D'Acquisto was named National League 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. | D'Acquisto was named National League 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. | ||
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Baseball player| John D'Acquisto | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1951-12-24)December 24, 1951 San Diego, California | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| debut | |
| September 2, 1973, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| October 1, 1982, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| W–L record | 34-51 |
| Strikeouts | 600 |
| Earned run average | 4.56 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
D'Acquisto was named National League 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.
D'Acquisto tied an NL record with three wild pitches in one inning on September 24, 1976. The San Diego native made a comeback with the Padres in 1978 by switching to the bullpen (4–3, 10 saves, 2.13 ERA in 45 appearances). In 1979, D'Acquisto was put back into the rotation and had 51 appearances with a 9–13 record with 134 innings pitched and struck out 97 batters. In 1980, D'Acquisto had 50 appearances combined between the Padres and the Expos, 39 with the Padres and 11 with the Montreal Expos with a 3.76 ERA for the Padres and 2.11 ERA for the Expos. In 1981 D'Acquisto tested the free agent market and was drafted by eight different teams, He signed in 1981 with the Los Angeles Angels, then called the Anaheim Angels of the American League. D'Acquisto did not pitch much with the Angels (6 appearances) during the strike-ridden year and was subsequently sent to the minor leagues in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was brought back to the parent team in spring training and then released. After his release, he signed with the Atlanta Braves and was sent to Richmond AAA International League in 1982. He asked for his release and was granted his release and signed with the Oakland A's under Billy Martin and pitched well until the last game. D'Acquisto was part of the Oakland A's in spring training but was released on the last day of spring training after compiling a 2.76 era with 17 appearances and was picked up by the Chicago White Sox and sent to Denver of the American Association. D'Acquisto retired after arm surgery in 1983 and declined in subsequent years. In 1989, with the addition of the Senior Professional League, D'Acquisto made a comeback to baseball where he went 5–4 with 4 saves and still threw the ball 95 MPH at the age of 40. He was asked to come back and play for the San Francisco Giants in 1990, but was asked to go to San Jose AAA of the Pacific coast league and subsequently retired.
After he retired from baseball, D'Acquisto became a registered investment advisor. In D'Acquisto was sentenced to 63 months in prison for trying to pass off a forged $200 million certificate of deposit. D'Acquisto was also indicted in 1998 on charges of defrauding investors of approximately $7 million dollars. In May 1999 D'Acquisto was sentenced to four years and seven months in prison after he pled guilty.
References
- 63 months in prison for trying to pass off a forged $200 million certificate of deposit Ex-Pitcher sentenced
- D'Acquisto charged with defrauding investors
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- D'Acquisto's page at Baseball Library
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from California
- San Francisco Giants players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- San Diego Padres players
- Montreal Expos players
- California Angels players
- Oakland Athletics players
- People from San Diego, California
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Great Falls Giants players
- Decatur Commodores players
- Fresno Giants players
- Phoenix Giants players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- Richmond Braves players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Denver Bears players