John D'Acquisto

John D'Acquisto
Pitcher
Born: (1951-12-24)December 24, 1951 San Diego, California
Batted: Right Threw: 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
San Francisco Giants (1973–1976) St. Louis Cardinals (1977) San Diego Padres (1977–1980) Montreal Expos (1980) California Angels (1981) Oakland Athletics (1982)
Career highlights and awards
(1974) - Named NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News

John Francis D'Acquisto (born December 24, 1951, in San Diego, California) 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 his retirement, D'Acquisto became a registered investment advisor-banker, but had his license revoked and was sentenced to 63 months in prison over charges of misrepresentation and investment fraud. Later it was found out through court subpoenas of documents that John D'Acquisto was used in a scheme developed by V. Davide Siniscalchi and R. Jeffs Kollar of Sheraton Management along with others and set up. All of the apparent stolen funds that they said D'Acquisto stole, related to D'Acquisto's purported fraud case, were found in the hands of V. David Siniscalchi of Alliance Holdings, Peter Vercoven, and Dr. Herbert Geiselman, all of whom have served time in prison for fraud.[1] D'Acquisto has stated that he was not responsible for any purported fraud and his court documents spell it out clearly [2] D'Acquisto has since received his doctorate degree in Exercise Science and Physiology.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• D'Acquisto's page at Baseball Library
• John Francis D'Acquisto Graduate ID: RV47476 Password: 30986529

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