He came from Cuba to play
Professional Baseball
when he was 16.

His debut in baseball was with
 the Washington Senators
at age 17 in the year 1913

WASHINGTON SENATORS
1913

If you wish to see statistics
 on the Internet

Merito Acosta

and also click on the link below

Youngest Players - The Baseball Archive

  Merito Acosta (left) & Adolfo Luque

Both played Professional Baseball in the United States

Here are pictured managing the clubs they owned in Cuba

He opened and owned Havana's
first and only Greyhound Dog track

Dad also owned the first Cuban Team to play in the United States
HAVANA CUBANS

1948 in Florida
the Havana Cubans played for the first time in the Florida League and in their first year, they were the CHAMPIONS!

  Dad received the trophy from US Baseball Commissioner

Dad as a young Player, and then as owner of a baseball team, also pictured with the Louisville Baseball team uniform

INDUCTED TO THE CUBAN
HALL OF FAME

My brothers James, Robert and William
in Havana Harbor.  My Dad flew in the first Pan Am flight from Key West to Havana Harbor!!!

William (Bill), James (Jimmy), Dad 
and Robert (Bob) in Louisville, KY

Mama Graciela
in Cuba

Mama Graciela
in Miami

The Kids!
Edgar and Grace (Chela)

Gracielita & Edgar 

 
Pictured with his best friend Chamaco
My brother Edgar did not really know what he wanted to be when he grew up!

Baseball player, Bull fighter or a
Cowboy!

 
But Grace also wanted to be something else...
Grace on the left, her cousin Cecilia on the right

and here are Cecilia, Edgar and Grace with
OUR FIRST DOG... JOHNNY!

But, no matter how we dressed, we always ended at the Ball Park!

Baseball was in our blood

Grace, Edgar and Mother