Sammy Sosa

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic do

High School: San Pedro de Macoris (San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic)

Debut: June 16, 1989 (Age 20-216d, 15,626th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2007 (Age 38-321d)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Adam Katz, Craig Landis

Full Name: Samuel Peralta Sosa

Nicknames: Slammin' Sammy or Say it Ain't Sosa

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MVP
7x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
6x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.6

8813

2408

609

.273

1475

RBI

1667

234

OBP

.344

SLG

.534

OPS

.878

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CHW		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 13	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 14	CHW		CLE	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	5	Apr 15	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 17	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 18	CHW		BOS	L,5-7	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 21	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	10	Apr 24	CHW	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 25	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
12	12	Apr 26	CHW	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 27	CHW		TOR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
14	14	Apr 28	CHW		TOR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 29	CHW		TOR	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	Apr 30	CHW		TEX	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	CHW		TEX	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
18	18	May 2	CHW		TEX	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	19	May 4	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	May 5	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
21	21	May 6	CHW	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	23 (1)	May 8	CHW	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	24	May 9	CHW	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	25	May 11	CHW		KCR	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	26	May 12	CHW		KCR	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
26	27	May 13	CHW		KCR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	28	May 15	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	29	May 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	30	May 17	CHW		BAL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	31	May 18	CHW		DET	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	32	May 19	CHW		DET	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	33	May 20	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GF	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
33	34	May 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
34	35	May 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	36	May 23	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	37	May 24	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
37	38	May 25	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	39	May 26	CHW	@	DET	W,10-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	40	May 27	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
40	41	May 28	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	42	May 29	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	43	May 30	CHW		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
43	44	May 31	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	45	Jun 1	CHW		MIN	W,2-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	46	Jun 2	CHW		MIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	47	Jun 3	CHW		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	48	Jun 5	CHW		SEA	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	49	Jun 6	CHW		SEA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
49	50	Jun 7	CHW		SEA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
50	51	Jun 8	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
51	52	Jun 9	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	53	Jun 10	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	54	Jun 11	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
54	55	Jun 12	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
55	56	Jun 13	CHW	@	SEA	W,11-2	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
56	57	Jun 14	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	58	Jun 15	CHW		OAK	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	59	Jun 16	CHW		OAK	L,3-12	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	60	Jun 17	CHW		OAK	L,2-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	61	Jun 18	CHW		CAL	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
61	62	Jun 19	CHW		CAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	63	Jun 20	CHW		CAL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
63	64	Jun 22	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	65	Jun 23	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	66	Jun 24	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	67	Jun 25	CHW	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	68	Jun 26	CHW	@	CAL	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	69	Jun 27	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	70	Jun 29	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	71	Jun 30	CHW		NYY	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	72	Jul 1	CHW		NYY	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	73	Jul 2	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
73	74	Jul 3	CHW		DET	L,7-13	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	75	Jul 4	CHW		DET	L,7-10	CG	56	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
75	76	Jul 6	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	77	Jul 7	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
77	78	Jul 8	CHW		BAL	L,6-8	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
78	79	Jul 11	CHW		MIL	L,9-12	CG	56	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
79	80	Jul 12	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	81	Jul 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	82	Jul 14	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	83	Jul 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	84	Jul 16	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	85	Jul 17	CHW	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	86	Jul 18	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
86	87	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	88	Jul 20	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	18	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	89	Jul 21	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	90	Jul 22	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	92 (1)	Jul 24	CHW		CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	93	Jul 25	CHW		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	94	Jul 27	CHW		MIL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
93	95	Jul 28	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	96	Jul 29	CHW		MIL	L,8-9	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	97	Jul 30	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
96	98	Jul 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-7	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	99	Aug 1	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
98	100	Aug 2 (1)	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
99	101	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
100	102	Aug 3	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
101	103	Aug 4	CHW	@	MIL	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
102	104	Aug 5	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
103	106 (1)	Aug 7	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
104	107	Aug 8	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	110 (2)	Aug 10 (2)	CHW		TEX	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	111	Aug 11	CHW		TEX	L,5-7	GS	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
107	112	Aug 13	CHW		TOR	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	114 (1)	Aug 15	CHW		TOR	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	115	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	TEX	L,0-1	GS	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
110	116	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-2	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	117	Aug 18	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-8	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	118	Aug 19	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
113	119	Aug 20	CHW		OAK	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	120	Aug 21	CHW		OAK	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
115	121	Aug 22	CHW		OAK	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
116	122	Aug 23	CHW		CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
117	123	Aug 24	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	124	Aug 25	CHW		CAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	125	Aug 26	CHW		CAL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	126	Aug 27	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
121	128 (1)	Aug 29	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
122	129	Aug 30	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	130	Aug 31	CHW	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	132 (1)	Sep 2	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
125	133	Sep 3	CHW		KCR	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
126	134	Sep 4	CHW		KCR	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
127	135	Sep 5	CHW		KCR	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	136	Sep 7	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	138 (1)	Sep 9	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	139	Sep 10 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
131	140	Sep 10 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
132	141	Sep 11	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	142	Sep 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
134	143	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
135	144	Sep 14	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	145	Sep 15	CHW		BOS	W,7-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
137	146	Sep 16	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
138	147	Sep 17	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
139	148	Sep 18	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
140	149	Sep 19	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
141	151 (1)	Sep 21	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	152	Sep 22	CHW	@	SEA	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
143	153	Sep 23	CHW	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
144	154	Sep 25	CHW		MIN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
145	155	Sep 26	CHW		MIN	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
146	156	Sep 27	CHW		MIL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
147	157	Sep 28	CHW		SEA	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
148	158	Sep 29	CHW		SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
149	159	Sep 30	CHW		SEA	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
150	160	Oct 1	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
151	161	Oct 2	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
152	162	Oct 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							153gm		1255.0	314	14	13	341	1