Sammy Sosa

Samuel Peralta Sosa

(Slammin' Sammy, Say it Ain't Sosa)


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'0", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: 11/12/1968 in San Pedro de Macoris
Debut: 06/16/1989
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1989 TEX AL 25 84 8 20 16 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 20 0 0 4 0 3 .238 .238 .310 .548 26
    1989 CHA AL 33 99 19 27 19 5 0 3 10 7 3 11 27 2 2 1 2 3 .273 .351 .414 .765 41
    1990 CHA AL 153 532 72 124 73 26 10 15 70 32 16 33 150 4 6 2 6 10 .233 .282 .404 .687 215
    1991 CHA AL 116 316 39 64 43 10 1 10 33 13 6 14 98 2 2 5 1 5 .203 .240 .335 .576 106
    1992 CHN NL 67 262 41 68 51 7 2 8 25 15 7 19 63 1 4 4 2 4 .260 .317 .393 .710 103
    1993 CHN NL 159 598 92 156 93 25 5 33 93 36 11 38 135 6 4 0 1 14 .261 .309 .485 .794 290
    1994 CHN NL 105 426 59 128 80 17 6 25 70 22 13 25 92 1 2 1 4 7 .300 .339 .545 .884 232
    1995 CHN NL 144 564 89 151 95 17 3 36 119 34 7 58 134 11 5 0 2 8 .268 .340 .500 .840 282
    1996 CHN NL 124 498 84 136 73 21 2 40 100 18 5 34 134 6 5 0 4 14 .273 .323 .564 .888 281
    1997 CHN NL 162 642 90 161 90 31 4 36 119 22 12 45 174 9 2 0 5 16 .251 .300 .480 .779 308
    1998 CHN NL 159 643 134 198 112 20 0 66 158 18 9 73 171 14 1 0 5 20 .308 .377 .647 .024 416
    1999 CHN NL 162 625 114 180 91 24 2 63 141 7 8 78 171 8 3 0 6 17 .288 .367 .635 .002 397
    2000 CHN NL 156 604 106 193 104 38 1 50 138 7 4 91 168 19 2 0 8 12 .320 .406 .634 .040 383
    2001 CHN NL 160 577 146 189 86 34 5 64 160 0 2 116 153 37 6 0 12 6 .328 .437 .737 .174 425
    2002 CHN NL 150 556 122 160 90 19 2 49 108 2 0 103 144 15 3 0 4 14 .288 .399 .594 .993 330
    2003 CHN NL 137 517 99 144 82 22 0 40 103 0 1 62 143 9 5 0 5 14 .279 .358 .553 .911 286
    2004 CHN NL 126 478 69 121 65 21 0 35 80 0 0 56 133 4 2 0 3 9 .253 .332 .517 .849 247
    2005 BAL AL 102 380 39 84 54 15 1 14 45 1 1 39 84 3 2 0 3 15 .221 .295 .376 .671 143
    2007 TEX AL 114 412 53 104 58 24 1 21 92 0 0 34 112 3 3 0 5 11 .252 .311 .468 .779 193
    2 seasons TEX AL 139 496 61 124 74 27 1 22 95 0 2 34 132 3 3 4 5 14 .250 .299 .442 .741 219
    3 seasons CHA AL 302 947 130 215 135 41 11 28 113 52 25 58 275 8 10 8 9 18 .227 .276 .382 .659 362
    13 seasons CHN NL 1811 6990 1245 1985 1112 296 32 545 1414 181 79 798 1815 140 44 5 61 155 .284 .358 .569 .928 3980
    1 season BAL AL 102 380 39 84 54 15 1 14 45 1 1 39 84 3 2 0 3 15 .221 .295 .376 .671 143
    Total
    (18 seasons)     		2354 8813 1475 2408 1375 379 45 609 1667 234 107 929 2306 154 59 17 78 202 .273 .344 .534 .878 4704

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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