Elías Sosa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 186lb (188cm, 84kg)

Born: June 10, 1950 in La Vega, Dominican Republic do

High School: La Vega (La Vega, Dominican Republic)

Debut: September 8, 1972 (Age 22-090d, 13,295th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1983 (Age 33-100d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Elías Sosa

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.0

ERA

3.32

601

918.0

538

WHIP

1.315

Summary of 64 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 7 tying, 12 go ahead

8 Tms
SFG	15
DET	11
MON	10
LAD	7
SDP	7
ATL	6
OAK	5
STL	3

Platoon
vs RHB	35
vs LHB	29

Home/Road
Home	34
Away	30

Outs
1	27
0	20
2	17

19 Opps
LAD	9
CIN	7
PIT	6
CHC	5
SFG	4
STL	4
SDP	4
MON	4
CHW	4
PHI	3
OAK	2
CAL	2
NYY	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
BAL	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
HOU	1

54 Batters
Steve Garvey	3
Joe Ferguson	3
Dave Parker	2
Bill Buckner	2
Tony Pérez	2
Joe Morgan	2
Dave Winfield	2
Mike Schmidt	2
John Milner	1
Ron Jackson	1
Glenn Adams	1
Rudy Law	1
Ken Oberkfell	1
Harold Baines	1
Ken Henderson	1
Max Venable	1
Chili Davis	1
Willie Upshaw	1
Al Oliver	1
Larry Herndon	1
Don Baylor	1
Keith Moreland	1
Glenn Hubbard	1
Dave Roberts	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Johnny Ray	1
Dan Meyer	1
Oscar Gamble	1
Héctor Torres	1
Leon Durham	1
Doug Rader	1
Tim Wallach	1
Ron Fairly	1
George Foster	1
Willie Stargell	1
Del Unser	1
Ken Singleton	1
Tim Blackwell	1
Gary Carter	1
Jorge Orta	1
Reggie Smith	1
Robin Yount	1
Gary Matthews	1
Don Money	1
Hal King	1
Tom Paciorek	1
Jim Wynn	1
Héctor Cruz	1
Johnny Bench	1
Ken Reitz	1
Mike Vail	1
Roy Smalley	1
Jeff Burroughs	1
Pedro Guerrero	1

16 Parks
3Com Park (SFO)	10
Dodger Stad (LOS)	9
Tiger Stad (DET)	8
Qualcomm St (SAN)	6
Stade Olymp. (MON)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
County Stad (MIL)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	25
9	19
8	6

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	48
2·HR gms	8

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
-2-	10
1--	8
1-3	5
123	3
12-	3
-23	2
--3	1

112 Runs
RISP	24
0 on	32
1 on	19
2 on	10
3 on	3
Any on	32

Inning
3	1
4	4
5	3
6	7
7	10
8	21
9	14
Extra	4

1-3	1
4-6	14
7-end	49

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	3
+2	8
+1	13
Tied	9
-1	8
-2	1
-3	5
-4..	7

Ahead	34
Tied	9
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	11
LF	9
3B	9
RF	8
C	7
2B	6
PH	4
CF	4
DH	3
SS	3

OrderPos
4th	13
6th	12
3rd	10
5th	10
7th	8
2nd	6
9th	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	18
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	33

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-04-15 (2)	Joe Morgan	CIN	@	SFG	ahead 6-3	t 9	0	---	1	2	4	2%	99%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1973-06-20	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	SFG	behind 0-1	t 4	1	-2-	2	5	3	21%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Driessen Scores
3	3	3	2	1973-06-20	Hal King	CIN	@	SFG	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	12%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1973-06-24 (2)	Doug Rader	HOU	@	SFG	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---	1	6	5	6%	93%		Home Run
5	5	5	1	1973-07-29	Steve Garvey	LAD		SFG	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	-23	3	6	3	11%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Ferguson Scores; W. Crawford Scores
6	6	6	1	1973-08-01	Dave Roberts	SDP		SFG	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	---	1	3	5	10%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1973-08-20	Ron Fairly	MON		SFG	behind 3-4	b 10	0	---	1	2	7	44%	63%		Home Run
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1974-05-25	Steve Garvey	LAD	@	SFG	ahead 8-3	t 7	1	---	1	4	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	1974-06-21	Bill Buckner	LAD		SFG	tied 3-3	b 10	0	---	1	2	7	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1974-06-22	Joe Ferguson	LAD		SFG	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	1	7	2	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	4	1	1974-07-25 (1)	Johnny Bench	CIN		SFG	behind 7-12	b 8	1	-2-	2	4	5	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Morgan Scores
12	12	5	1	1974-08-01	Joe Morgan	CIN	@	SFG	behind 4-7	t 7	2	1--	2	3	4	15%	23%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rose Scores
13	13	6	2	1974-08-01	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	SFG	behind 6-7	t 8	0	---	1	5	3	25%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	7	1	1974-08-29	Willie Stargell	PIT	@	SFG	behind 1-2	t 9	1	---	1	4	7	36%	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	8	1	1974-09-04	Joe Ferguson	LAD		SFG	behind 2-3	b 9	0	---	1	9	2	45%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1975-04-07	Gary Carter	MON	@	STL	ahead 5-4	t 9	1	1-3	3	6	9	9%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Mangual Scores; B. Foote Scores/unER
17	17	2	1	1975-05-20	Dave Winfield	SDP		STL	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	9	15%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tolan Scores
18	18	3	1	1975-05-25	Jim Wynn	LAD		STL	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	12-	3	3	8	15%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Sutton Scores; D. Lopes Scores
19	19	4	1	1975-06-15	Dave Parker	PIT	@	ATL	tied 6-6	t 8	0	---	1	6	9	26%	76%		Home Run (Deep CF)
20	20	5	1	1975-08-15 (1)	Reggie Smith	STL	@	ATL	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	---	1	4	3	7%	93%		Home Run
21	21	6	1	1975-09-03	Héctor Torres	SDP	@	ATL	behind 6-9	t 9	0	-2-	2	2	6	8%	16%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Grubb Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1976-04-20	Gary Matthews	SFG	@	ATL	tied 11-11	t 10	1	---	1	4	7	39%	83%		Home Run
23	23	2	1	1976-04-24	Mike Schmidt	PHI		ATL	tied 5-5	b 8	1	-2-	2	6	5	29%	94%		Home Run; J. Martin Scores
24	24	3	1	1976-05-25	George Foster	CIN		ATL	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	1-3	3	5	7	8%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Concepción Scores; T. Pérez Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1977-04-10	Larry Herndon	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 7-4	t 9	1	---	1	5	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	2	1	1977-05-01	Del Unser	MON	@	LAD	tied 2-2	t 6	2	-23	3	6	8	34%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Speier Scores; T. Pérez Scores
27	27	3	1	1977-05-22	Dave Parker	PIT		LAD	ahead 9-3	b 8	1	---	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	4	2	1977-05-22	Al Oliver	PIT		LAD	ahead 10-3	b 8	1	---	1	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	5	1	1977-06-09	Ken Reitz	STL		LAD	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	---	1	7	5	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	6	1	1977-06-12	Héctor Cruz	STL		LAD	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	1	3	7	5%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	1	1977-08-19	Bill Buckner	CHC		LAD	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	---	1	3	3	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1978-05-28 (1)	Jorge Orta	CHW		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 8	0	---	1	6	4	3%	97%		Home Run
33	33	2	1	1978-06-05	Carlton Fisk	BOS	@	OAK	behind 5-8	t 7	2	1--	2	5	2	15%	22%		Home Run; F. Kendall Scores
34	34	3	1	1978-06-08	Ron Jackson	CAL	@	OAK	behind 4-7	t 8	1	1-3	3	6	5	33%	46%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Bostock Scores; D. Baylor Scores/unER
35	35	4	2	1978-06-08	Don Baylor	CAL	@	OAK	tied 7-7	t 9	2	1-3	3	5	7	46%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Bostock Scores; J. Rudi Scores
36	36	5	1	1978-06-17	Ken Singleton	BAL		OAK	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	1--	2	4	9	12%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Murray Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1979-05-05	Dave Winfield	SDP		MON	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	-2-	2	4	9	15%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Turner Scores
38	38	2	1	1979-05-12	Steve Garvey	LAD		MON	behind 1-2	b 9	1	---	1	4	3	47%	58%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1980-06-02	Ken Henderson	CHC	@	MON	ahead 5-4	t 8	1	---	1	9	PH	13%	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	2	2	1980-06-02	Mike Vail	CHC	@	MON	tied 6-6	t 9	1	---	1	5	9	39%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	3	1	1980-07-01	Keith Moreland	PHI	@	MON	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	1	6	2	29%	74%		Home Run
42	42	4	1	1980-07-10	Ken Oberkfell	STL	@	MON	behind 1-4	t 9	2	1--	2	8	4	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Kennedy Scores
43	43	5	1	1980-08-31 (2)	Joe Ferguson	LAD		MON	ahead 6-2	b 8	0	---	1	7	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1981-05-22	Tim Blackwell	CHC		MON	behind 0-6	b 8	0	-2-	2	8	2	2%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); K. Reitz Scores
45	45	2	1	1981-05-24	Leon Durham	CHC		MON	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	1--	2	4	3	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Thompson Scores
46	46	3	1	1981-08-11	John Milner	PIT	@	MON	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	12-	3	6	PH	11%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Madlock Scores; M. Easler Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1982-04-18	Roy Smalley	NYY	@	DET	behind 0-5	t 9	2	-2-	2	7	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Revering Scores
48	48	2	1	1982-05-08	Tom Paciorek	CHW	@	DET	behind 3-4	t 8	1	--3	2	5	3	36%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Law Scores/unER
49	49	3	2	1982-05-08	Rudy Law	CHW	@	DET	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	-2-	2	3	7	13%	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Bernazard Scores
50	50	4	1	1982-05-18	Jeff Burroughs	OAK	@	DET	behind 5-9	t 7	2	123	4	3	PH	35%	43%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Newman Scores/unER; T. Phillips Scores/unER; R. Henderson Scores/unER; J. Burroughs Scores/Team unER
51	51	5	1	1982-05-29	Dan Meyer	OAK		DET	behind 2-6	b 8	2	1--	2	5	3	6%	8%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Armas Scores
52	52	6	1	1982-06-13	Robin Yount	MIL		DET	ahead 10-5	b 7	1	12-	3	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Yost Scores; P. Molitor Scores
53	53	7	1	1982-07-07	Harold Baines	CHW		DET	ahead 3-0	b 8	1	123	4	6	9	2%	100%		Home Run; S. Kemp Scores; G. Luzinski Scores; M. Squires Scores
54	54	8	1	1982-08-07	Willie Upshaw	TOR	@	DET	ahead 5-4	t 8	1	---	1	4	3	13%	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	9	2	1982-08-07	Glenn Adams	TOR	@	DET	ahead 6-4	t 8	2	---	1	6	DH	8%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	10	1	1982-08-09	Oscar Gamble	NYY	@	DET	ahead 8-7	t 9	0	---	1	5	DH	9%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
57	57	11	1	1982-09-14	Don Money	MIL	@	DET	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	1	7	DH	12%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1983-04-05	Max Venable	SFG		SDP	behind 6-16	b 6	0	1--	2	9	PH	0%	1%		Home Run; T. O'Malley Scores
59	59	2	2	1983-04-05	Chili Davis	SFG		SDP	behind 8-16	b 6	2	---	1	3	8	0%	1%		Home Run
60	60	3	1	1983-04-19	Glenn Hubbard	ATL	@	SDP	ahead 5-0	t 5	2	1--	2	7	4	4%	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Smith Scores
61	61	4	1	1983-06-01	Tim Wallach	MON	@	SDP	behind 5-6	t 5	1	1-3	3	7	5	31%	76%		Home Run; A. Oliver Scores; W. Cromartie Scores
62	62	5	1	1983-06-28	Pedro Guerrero	LAD	@	SDP	ahead 5-0	t 4	2	123	4	4	5	5%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Sax Scores; B. Russell Scores; D. Baker Scores
63	63	6	1	1983-07-27	Johnny Ray	PIT		SDP	ahead 6-0	b 7	0	-2-	2	2	4	0%	100%		Home Run; M. Wynne Scores
64	64	7	1	1983-08-29 (2)	Mike Schmidt	PHI		SDP	behind 2-4	b 6	0	---	1	3	5	14%	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)