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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 10	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 12	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 13	CHW	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 18	CHW		DET	L,0-16	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 20	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	48	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 21	CHW		DET	W,5-4	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 22	CHW		BAL	W,8-7	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
12	13 (1)	Apr 24	CHW		BAL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
13	15 (1)	Apr 27	CHW		NYY	W,14-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
14	16	Apr 28	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	RF
15	17	Apr 30	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	18	May 1	CHW	@	MIL	L,9-10	GF	55	12.2	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
17	20 (1)	May 4	CHW		BOS	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	21	May 5	CHW		BOS	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	22	May 7	CHW		MIL	W,2-1	CG	45	12.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
20	23	May 8	CHW		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
21	24	May 9	CHW	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	25	May 10	CHW	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS	52	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF CF
23	27 (1)	May 12	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	28	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
25	29	May 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	30	May 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
27	31	May 17	CHW		TOR	W,5-3	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
28	32	May 18	CHW		TOR	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	33	May 19	CHW		TOR	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	34	May 20	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	35	May 21	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	36	May 22	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
33	37	May 23	CHW	@	OAK	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	38	May 24	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
35	39	May 25	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	48	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	40	May 26	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	41	May 28	CHW		CAL	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	42	May 29	CHW		CAL	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
39	43	May 30	CHW		CAL	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
40	44	May 31	CHW		OAK	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	45	Jun 1	CHW		OAK	L,4-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
42	46	Jun 2	CHW		OAK	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	47	Jun 3	CHW		OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	48	Jun 4	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	49	Jun 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	50	Jun 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	51	Jun 7	CHW	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	52	Jun 8	CHW	@	KCR	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	53	Jun 9	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	54	Jun 10	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	47	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
51	55	Jun 11	CHW	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	56	Jun 12	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	57	Jun 13	CHW	@	TEX	L,4-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
54	58	Jun 14	CHW		KCR	W,9-3	GF	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	60 (1)	Jun 16	CHW		KCR	L,4-9	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
56	61	Jun 18	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	62	Jun 19	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	63	Jun 20	CHW		TEX	L,3-7	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
59	64	Jun 21	CHW		TEX	W,6-5	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	65	Jun 22	CHW		TEX	W,3-1	GS	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF RF
61	66	Jun 23	CHW		TEX	W,6-5	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	67	Jun 24	CHW		SEA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	68	Jun 25	CHW		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	69	Jun 26	CHW		SEA	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	70	Jun 27	CHW		SEA	W,5-2	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	71	Jun 28	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
67	72	Jun 29	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	74 (1)	Jul 1	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	75	Jul 2	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
70	76	Jul 3	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	77	Jul 4	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
72	78	Jul 5	CHW		MIN	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
73	79	Jul 6	CHW		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	80	Jul 7	CHW		MIN	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
75	82 (1)	Jul 12	CHW	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	83	Jul 13	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-8	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	84	Jul 14	CHW	@	MIL	W,15-1	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	85	Jul 15	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	86	Jul 16	CHW		BOS	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
80	87	Jul 17	CHW		BOS	L,2-4		9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	88	Jul 19	CHW		MIL	W,14-3	GF	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	126 (37)	Aug 27	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	127	Aug 28	CHW	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
84	128	Aug 29	CHW		CLE	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	129	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	130	Aug 31	CHW		CLE	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	131	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	132	Sep 2	CHW		KCR	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	134 (1)	Sep 4	CHW		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	135	Sep 5	CHW		KCR	W,11-2	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	136	Sep 6	CHW	@	TEX	W,11-6	GF	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	137	Sep 7	CHW	@	TEX	W,11-6	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	138	Sep 8	CHW	@	TEX	L,6-7	GF	26	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	139	Sep 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	140	Sep 10	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	141	Sep 11	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6		13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
97	142	Sep 12	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	144 (1)	Sep 14	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
99	145	Sep 15	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-2	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	146	Sep 17	CHW		OAK	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	147	Sep 18	CHW		OAK	W,6-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
102	149 (1)	Sep 21	CHW		CAL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	153 (3)	Sep 27	CHW		SEA	L,8-10	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
104	154	Sep 28	CHW		SEA	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	156 (1)	Sep 30	CHW		MIN	L,3-8	GF	12	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
106	157	Oct 1	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	158	Oct 3 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
108	159	Oct 3 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,13-12	GF	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	160	Oct 4	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	161	Oct 5	CHW	@	SEA	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
111	162	Oct 6	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							117gm		782.1	214	6	6	226	0