Dionisio Acosta

Dionisio Arcenio Acosta

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

• Born March 20, 1929 in Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
• Died January 16, 2013 in Cabudare, Lara Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Dionisio Acosta played in Venezuela, the US and Mexico and later was a union leader.

Acosta was 0 for 1 for the Navegantes del Magallanes in the 1951 Caribbean Series, backing up Ken Staples at catcher. He was with the Venezuelan national team that won Silver in the 1953 Amateur World Series. Signing with the Baltimore Orioles, he split 1955 between the Thetford Mines Miners (4 for 19) and Paris Orioles (.210/.269/.280 in 26 G).

In the 1957 Caribbean Series, he was 0 for 1 for the Leones del Caracas, backing up Johnny Roseboro. He got a taste of AAA in 1958 with the Havana Sugar Kings, whose starting catcher was Hank Izquierdo. Acosta was only 3-for-35 with 5 walks and a double. He was 9 for 31 with two doubles and a walk for the 1963 Mexico City Tigers.

During 13 Venezuelan League seasons, he hit .220. He became head of the Association of Professional Baseball Players of Venezuela in 1967 and ran the organization for 24 years, leading a strike in 1973-1974. He also ran the union for the Caribbean players. His work off the field is the reason he made both the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame.