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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	CHC		SDP	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 3	CHC		SDP	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 4	CHC		LAD	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 5	CHC		LAD	W,11-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 6	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
6	6	Apr 7	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 8	CHC	@	COL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 10	CHC	@	COL	L,9-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	RF
10	10	Apr 13	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	6	1	0	7	0	RF
11	11	Apr 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	12	Apr 15	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	13	Apr 16	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	14	Apr 17	CHC		CIN	W,8-6	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	Apr 18	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 19	CHC		SFG	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	Apr 20	CHC		SFG	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 21	CHC		SFG	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	19	Apr 22	CHC		COL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	Apr 23	CHC		COL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	21	Apr 24	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	RF
22	22	Apr 25	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
23	23	Apr 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	24	Apr 27	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	25	Apr 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	26	Apr 29	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	Apr 30	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	28	May 1	CHC		STL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	29	May 3	CHC		NYM	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	30	May 4	CHC		NYM	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	31	May 5	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
32	32	May 6	CHC	@	MON	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	33	May 7	CHC	@	MON	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	34	May 8	CHC	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
35	35	May 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
36	36	May 11	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	37	May 12	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	38	May 13	CHC		HOU	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
39	39	May 14	CHC		HOU	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	40	May 15	CHC		HOU	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 16	CHC		HOU	W,13-1	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	42	May 17	CHC		FLA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	43	May 18	CHC		FLA	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	44	May 19	CHC		FLA	L,7-8	CG	54	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	45	May 20	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-18	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	May 21	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
47	47	May 22	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	48	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	49	May 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	50	May 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	51	May 27	CHC		ATL	L,1-9	GS	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
52	52	May 29	CHC		ATL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	53	May 31	CHC	@	FLA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	54	Jun 1	CHC	@	FLA	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	55	Jun 2	CHC	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	56	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	57	Jun 4	CHC		PHI	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	RF
58	58	Jun 5	CHC		PHI	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	59	Jun 7	CHC		MON	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	60	Jun 8	CHC		MON	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
61	61	Jun 9	CHC		MON	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
62	62	Jun 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	63	Jun 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	GS	23	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
64	64	Jun 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	65	Jun 13	CHC		SDP	W,6-3	CG	56	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
66	66	Jun 14	CHC		SDP	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	67	Jun 15	CHC		SDP	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	68	Jun 16	CHC		SDP	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	69	Jun 18 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	70	Jun 18 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,7-4	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	71	Jun 19	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	57	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	72	Jun 20	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	73	Jun 21	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	74	Jun 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,9-6	CG	60	16.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
75	75	Jun 23	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	76	Jun 25	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
77	77	Jun 26	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
78	78	Jun 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	79	Jun 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	80	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	81	Jul 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	82	Jul 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,15-7	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	83	Jul 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	84	Jul 4	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	85	Jul 5	CHC		CIN	L,0-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	86	Jul 6	CHC		CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
87	87	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	W,7-6	CG	51	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	88	Jul 11	CHC		STL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	89	Jul 12	CHC		STL	L,3-13	GS	34	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
90	90	Jul 13	CHC		STL	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
91	91	Jul 14	CHC		STL	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
92	92	Jul 15	CHC		PIT	W,12-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	93	Jul 16	CHC		PIT	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
94	94	Jul 18	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	95	Jul 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-9	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	96	Jul 20	CHC	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	97	Jul 21	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	98	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	99	Jul 23	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	100	Jul 24	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	101	Jul 25	CHC	@	COL	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	102	Jul 26	CHC	@	COL	W,17-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	103	Jul 27	CHC	@	COL	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	104	Jul 28	CHC	@	COL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	105	Jul 30	CHC		SFG	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
106	106	Jul 31	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	107	Aug 1	CHC		COL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	108	Aug 2	CHC		COL	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
109	109	Aug 3	CHC		COL	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	110	Aug 4	CHC		COL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
111	111	Aug 5	CHC		NYM	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	112	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
113	113	Aug 7	CHC		NYM	L,7-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
114	114	Aug 9	CHC	@	MON	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	115	Aug 10	CHC	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
116	116	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	117	Aug 12	CHC	@	NYM	W,11-1	GS	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	118	Aug 13	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
119	119	Aug 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
120	120	Aug 16	CHC		HOU	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	121	Aug 17	CHC		HOU	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
122	122	Aug 18	CHC		HOU	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
123	123	Aug 19	CHC		FLA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	124	Aug 20	CHC		FLA	W,8-1	GS	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							124gm		1086.2	253	15	10	278	1