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Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa
Full name Samuel Peralta Sosa
Born November 12, 1968, San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic)
First Game: June 16, 1989 ; Final Game: September 29, 2007
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 165
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1998)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1998)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1995 and 1998 to 2002)
Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1995 and 1998 to 2002)
Ejections: 1995 (1), 2000 (1), 2003 (2), 2007 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1989 TEX A Daily Splits 25 84 8 20 3 0 1 3 0 0 20 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 2 .238 .238 .310 -0.7 1989 TEX A
1989 CHI A Daily Splits 33 99 19 27 5 0 3 10 11 2 27 2 1 2 0 1 3 7 3 .273 .351 .414 -0.1 1989 CHI A
1989 TOT A 58 183 27 47 8 0 4 13 11 2 47 2 5 2 0 2 6 7 5 .257 .303 .366 -0.8 1989 TOT A
1990 CHI A Daily Splits 153 532 72 124 26 10 15 70 33 4 150 6 2 6 0 10 10 32 16 .233 .282 .404 -0.7 1990 CHI A
1991 CHI A Daily Splits 116 316 39 64 10 1 10 33 14 2 98 2 5 1 0 5 5 13 6 .203 .240 .335 -1.8 1991 CHI A
1992 CHI N Daily Splits 67 262 41 68 7 2 8 25 19 1 63 4 4 2 0 1 4 15 7 .260 .317 .393 -0.9 1992 CHI N
1993 CHI N Daily Splits 159 598 92 156 25 5 33 93 38 6 135 4 0 1 0 5 14 36 11 .261 .309 .485 0.8 1993 CHI N
1994 CHI N Daily Splits 105 426 59 128 17 6 25 70 25 1 92 2 1 4 0 6 7 22 13 .300 .339 .545 1.2 1994 CHI N
1995 CHI N Daily Splits 144 564 89 151 17 3 36 119 58 11 134 5 0 2 0 8 8 34 7 .268 .340 .500 1.9 1995 CHI N
1996 CHI N Daily Splits 124 498 84 136 21 2 40 100 34 6 134 5 0 4 0 9 14 18 5 .273 .323 .564 1.7 1996 CHI N
1997 CHI N Daily Splits 162 642 90 161 31 4 36 119 45 9 174 2 0 5 0 7 16 22 12 .251 .300 .480 -0.5 1997 CHI N
1998 CHI N Daily Splits 159 643 134 198 20 0 66 158 73 14 171 1 0 5 0 10 20 18 9 .308 .377 .647 5.1 1998 CHI N
1999 CHI N Daily Splits 162 625 114 180 24 2 63 141 78 8 171 3 0 6 0 8 17 7 8 .288 .367 .635 4.2 1999 CHI N
2000 CHI N Daily Splits 156 604 106 193 38 1 50 138 91 19 168 2 0 8 0 11 12 7 4 .320 .406 .634 4.1 2000 CHI N
2001 CHI N Daily Splits 160 577 146 189 34 5 64 160 116 37 153 6 0 12 0 8 6 0 2 .328 .437 .737 8.7 2001 CHI N
2002 CHI N Daily Splits 150 556 122 160 19 2 49 108 103 15 144 3 0 4 0 13 14 2 0 .288 .399 .594 4.3 2002 CHI N
2003 CHI N Daily Splits 137 517 99 144 22 0 40 103 62 9 143 5 0 5 0 5 14 0 1 .279 .358 .553 0.6 2003 CHI N
2004 CHI N Daily Splits 126 478 69 121 21 0 35 80 56 4 133 2 0 3 0 6 9 0 0 .253 .332 .517 0.2 2004 CHI N
2005 BAL A Daily Splits 102 380 39 84 15 1 14 45 39 3 84 2 0 3 0 8 15 1 1 .221 .295 .376 -1.9 2005 BAL A
2007 TEX A Daily Splits 114 412 53 104 24 1 21 92 34 3 112 3 0 5 0 4 11 0 0 .252 .311 .468 -0.4 2007 TEX A
Total NL (13 Years) 1811 6990 1245 1985 296 32 545 1414 798 140 1815 44 5 61 0 97 155 181 79 .284 .358 .569 31.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 543 1823 230 423 83 13 64 253 131 14 491 15 12 17 0 29 47 53 28 .232 .287 .397 -5.6 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 2354 8813 1475 2408 379 45 609 1667 929 154 2306 59 17 78 0 126 202 234 107 .273 .344 .534 25.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1998 CHI N Daily Splits 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .250 .273 1998 CHI N
2003 CHI N Daily Splits 5 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .188 .409 .250 2003 CHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 8 27 1 5 2 0 0 1 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 .185 .353 .259 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2003 CHI N Daily Splits 7 26 7 8 1 0 2 6 6 3 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .455 .577 2003 CHI N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1995 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1995 NL
1999 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1999 NL
2000 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2000 NL
2001 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2001 NL
2002 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2002 NL
2004 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2004 NL
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1989 TEX A Daily Splits OF 19 17 13 141 33 1 2 0 0 .944 12 8 1
1989 TEX A LF 12 10 8 88 20 1 1 0 0 .955
1989 TEX A CF 8 7 5 51 14 0 1 0 0 .933
1989 TEX A DH 6 3 2 -
1989 TEX A RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1989 CHI A Daily Splits OF 33 29 26 258.1 61 1 2 0 0 .969 1 25 9
1989 CHI A CF 25 20 19 187.1 44 1 2 0 0 .957
1989 CHI A RF 9 8 7 64 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 CHI A LF 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 -
1989 TOT A LF 13 11 8 95 20 1 1 0 0 .955
1989 TOT A CF 33 27 24 238.1 58 1 3 0 0 .952
1989 TOT A RF 10 8 7 66 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 TOT A OF 52 46 39 399.1 94 2 4 0 0 .960 13 33 10
1990 CHI A Daily Splits OF 152 137 128 1255 315 14 13 1 0 .962 0 1 152
1990 CHI A RF 152 137 128 1254.2 313 14 13 1 0 .962
1990 CHI A CF 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 CHI A Daily Splits OF 111 76 60 782.1 214 6 6 0 0 .973 1 14 102
1991 CHI A RF 102 67 56 698.2 195 5 6 0 0 .971
1991 CHI A CF 14 9 4 83.2 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1991 CHI A DH 2 0 0 -
1991 CHI A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1992 CHI N Daily Splits OF 67 65 59 573.1 145 4 6 1 0 .961 0 67 0
1992 CHI N CF 67 65 59 573.1 145 4 6 1 0 .961
1993 CHI N Daily Splits OF 158 153 119 1363.1 344 17 9 4 0 .976 0 70 114
1993 CHI N RF 114 92 79 836.1 201 11 4 2 0 .981
1993 CHI N CF 70 61 40 527 145 5 5 2 0 .968
1994 CHI N Daily Splits OF 105 105 86 930.1 248 5 7 2 0 .973 0 15 98
1994 CHI N RF 98 95 81 840.2 218 4 6 2 0 .974
1994 CHI N CF 15 10 5 89.2 29 1 2 0 0 .938
1995 CHI N Daily Splits OF 143 142 137 1274 320 13 13 4 0 .962 0 0 143
1995 CHI N RF 143 142 137 1274 318 13 13 4 0 .962
1996 CHI N Daily Splits OF 124 124 110 1086.2 253 15 10 1 0 .964 0 0 124
1996 CHI N RF 124 124 110 1086.2 253 15 10 1 0 .964
1997 CHI N Daily Splits OF 161 161 159 1417 325 16 8 1 0 .977 0 0 161
1997 CHI N RF 161 161 159 1417 325 16 8 1 0 .977
1998 CHI N Daily Splits OF 159 159 147 1422.1 334 14 9 2 0 .975 0 7 156
1998 CHI N RF 156 153 144 1379 324 14 9 2 0 .974
1998 CHI N CF 7 6 3 43.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 CHI N Daily Splits OF 162 162 143 1414.2 399 8 9 3 0 .978 0 25 146
1999 CHI N RF 146 139 129 1220 322 5 8 3 0 .976
1999 CHI N CF 25 23 14 194.2 77 3 1 0 0 .988
2000 CHI N Daily Splits OF 156 156 144 1383.1 318 3 10 1 0 .970 0 2 156
2000 CHI N RF 156 154 144 1373.1 321 4 10 1 0 .970
2000 CHI N CF 2 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 CHI N Daily Splits OF 160 160 143 1385 326 8 6 1 0 .982 0 0 160
2001 CHI N RF 160 160 143 1385 326 8 6 1 0 .982
2002 CHI N Daily Splits OF 150 150 127 1295.1 284 7 6 1 0 .980 0 0 150
2002 CHI N RF 150 150 127 1295.1 283 7 6 1 0 .980
2003 CHI N Daily Splits OF 137 136 122 1178.2 212 2 5 1 0 .977 0 0 137
2003 CHI N RF 137 136 122 1178.2 212 2 5 1 0 .977
2004 CHI N Daily Splits OF 124 124 112 1097.2 238 5 4 2 0 .984 0 0 124
2004 CHI N RF 124 124 112 1097.2 238 5 4 2 0 .984
2004 CHI N DH 2 2 2 -
2005 BAL A Daily Splits OF 66 66 61 577 121 3 3 1 0 .976 0 0 66
2005 BAL A RF 66 66 61 577 121 3 3 1 0 .976
2005 BAL A DH 35 35 35 -
2007 TEX A Daily Splits DH 88 87 83 -
2007 TEX A RF 16 16 12 131 32 1 0 0 0 1.000
2007 TEX A OF 16 16 12 131 32 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 16
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 2203 2138 1908 18966.1 4522 143 128 26 0 .973 14 234 2015
Total (17 Years) RF 2015 1924 1751 17111 4017 127 111 23 0 .974
Total ( 9 Years) CF 234 203 149 1760.1 491 15 17 3 0 .967
Total ( 5 Years) DH 133 127 122 -
Total ( 2 Years) LF 14 11 8 95 20 1 1 0 0 .955
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1998 CHI N Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 26.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
1998 CHI N RF 3 3 3 26.1 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CHI N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5
2003 CHI N RF 5 5 5 44 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 8 8 8 70.1 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 8
Total ( 2 Years) RF 8 8 8 70.1 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 CHI N Daily Splits OF 7 7 6 65 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7
2003 CHI N RF 7 7 6 65 17 0 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1995 NL CF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1999 NL CF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2000 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
2000 NL RF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
2001 NL RF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2002 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
2002 NL RF 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
2004 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
2004 NL RF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 6 Years) Splits OF 6 5 0 23 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 4
Total ( 4 Years) RF 4 4 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 1 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-22-1995 BOX CHI N Angel Hernandez Balls and strikes
4-30-2000 BOX CHI N Bill Miller Called third strike
6- 3-2003 BOX CHI N Tim McClelland Doctored bat (Corked)
9- 4-2003 BOX CHI N Bill Hohn Check swing
5-14-2007 BOX TEX A Tim Timmons Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (July 30, 1985 ).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Scott Fletcher and Wilson Alvarez to Chicago White Sox
in exchange for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique (July 29, 1989 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ken Patterson to Chicago Cubs in exchange for
George Bell (March 30, 1992 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with cash to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jerry
Hairston , Mike Fontenot and Dave Crouthers (February 2, 2005 ).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2005 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (February 23, 2007 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2007 ).
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