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.

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	59	15.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 10	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 11	CHC	@	ATL	W,10-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 12	CHC		PIT	L,2-13	GS	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	CHC		PIT	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,10-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	10	Apr 16	CHC		CIN	W,11-10	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 17	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	12	Apr 18	CHC		CIN	L,10-11	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
14	14	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,12-1	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	Apr 23	CHC		NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	17	Apr 24	CHC		NYM	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 25	CHC		NYM	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	Apr 26	CHC	@	ARI	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	Apr 27	CHC	@	ARI	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	21	Apr 28	CHC	@	ARI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
22	22	Apr 30	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	24	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	41	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	25	May 3	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	26	May 4	CHC		ARI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	27	May 5	CHC		ARI	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 6	CHC		ARI	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	29	May 7	CHC		COL	W,11-0	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	30	May 8	CHC		COL	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	31	May 9	CHC		COL	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
32	32	May 11	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	33	May 12	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	35 (1)	May 14	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	36	May 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	67 (30)	Jun 18	CHC		OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	68	Jun 19	CHC		OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	69	Jun 20	CHC		OAK	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
39	70	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	71	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	72	Jun 24	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	73	Jun 25	CHC	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
43	76 (2)	Jun 29	CHC		HOU	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
44	77	Jun 30	CHC		HOU	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	78	Jul 1	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	79	Jul 2	CHC		CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	80	Jul 3	CHC		CHW	W,4-2	CG	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	81	Jul 4	CHC		CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	82	Jul 5	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	83	Jul 6	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	84	Jul 7	CHC	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	85	Jul 9	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	86	Jul 10	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	87	Jul 11	CHC	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	88	Jul 15	CHC		MIL	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	89	Jul 16	CHC		MIL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
57	90	Jul 17	CHC		MIL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	91	Jul 18	CHC		MIL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	92	Jul 19	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	93	Jul 20	CHC		STL	L,8-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	94	Jul 21	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	95	Jul 22	CHC		CIN	W,13-2	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	96	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	97	Jul 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
65	98	Jul 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	99	Jul 26	CHC	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	100	Jul 27	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	101	Jul 28	CHC	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	102	Jul 29	CHC	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	103	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	104	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	105	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
73	106	Aug 3	CHC	@	COL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	107	Aug 4	CHC	@	COL	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	108	Aug 5	CHC	@	COL	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
76	109	Aug 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
77	110	Aug 7	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
78	111	Aug 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	112	Aug 10	CHC		SDP	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	113	Aug 11	CHC		SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	114	Aug 12	CHC		SDP	L,4-5	CG	56	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	115	Aug 13	CHC		LAD	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	116	Aug 14	CHC		LAD	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	117	Aug 15	CHC		LAD	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	119	Aug 18	CHC	@	MIL	W,7-5	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	120	Aug 19	CHC	@	MIL	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	121	Aug 20	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	122	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
90	123	Aug 22	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	124	Aug 23	CHC		MIL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	125	Aug 24	CHC		MIL	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	126	Aug 25	CHC		MIL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	127	Aug 26	CHC		HOU	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	128	Aug 27	CHC		HOU	L,7-15	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	129	Aug 28	CHC		HOU	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	130	Aug 29	CHC		HOU	L,3-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	131	Aug 30	CHC	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	132	Aug 31	CHC	@	MON	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	133	Sep 1	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
101	136 (2)	Sep 8	CHC		MON	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	137	Sep 10 (1)	CHC		FLA	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
103	139 (1)	Sep 11	CHC		FLA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	140	Sep 12	CHC		FLA	L,1-11	GS	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	141	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	142	Sep 14	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
107	143	Sep 15	CHC		PIT	W,13-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	144	Sep 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	145	Sep 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,12-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	146	Sep 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	147	Sep 19	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	149 (1)	Sep 20 (2)	CHC	@	FLA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	150	Sep 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
114	151	Sep 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	152	Sep 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
116	153	Sep 24	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
117	154	Sep 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	155	Sep 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	156	Sep 27	CHC		CIN	W,12-5	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	157	Sep 28	CHC		CIN	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	158	Sep 29	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	159	Sep 30	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	160	Oct 1	CHC		ATL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	161	Oct 2	CHC		ATL	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							124gm		1097.2	238	5	4	247	2