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Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa
Full name: Samuel Peralta Sosa
Born: November 12, 1968, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Rep.
First Game: June 16, 1989
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 165
NL MVP (1998)
TSN Player of the Year (1998)
OF on TSN NL All-Star Team (1995 and 1998 to 2002)
NL Silver Slugger as OF (1995 and 1998 to 2002)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1989 TEX A Daily Splits   25    84    8   20   3   0   1    3    0   0   20   0   4   0   0   1   3    0   2  .238  .238  .310  -0.7 1989 TEX A
1989 CHI A Daily Splits   33    99   19   27   5   0   3   10   11   2   27   2   1   2   0   1   3    7   3  .273  .351  .414  -0.1 1989 CHI A
1989 TOT A                58   183   27   47   8   0   4   13   11   2   47   2   5   2   0   2   6    7   5  .257  .303  .366  -0.8 1989 TOT A
1990 CHI A Daily Splits  153   532   72  124  26  10  15   70   33   4  150   6   2   6   0   8  10   32  16  .233  .282  .404  -0.7 1990 CHI A
1991 CHI A Daily Splits  116   316   39   64  10   1  10   33   14   2   98   2   5   1   0   5   5   13   6  .203  .240  .335  -1.8 1991 CHI A
1992 CHI N Daily Splits   67   262   41   68   7   2   8   25   19   1   63   4   4   2   0   1   4   15   7  .260  .317  .393  -0.9 1992 CHI N
1993 CHI N Daily Splits  159   598   92  156  25   5  33   93   38   6  135   4   0   1   0   5  14   36  11  .261  .309  .485   0.7 1993 CHI N
1994 CHI N Daily Splits  105   426   59  128  17   6  25   70   25   1   92   2   1   4   0   6   7   22  13  .300  .339  .545   1.2 1994 CHI N
1995 CHI N Daily Splits  144   564   89  151  17   3  36  119   58  11  134   5   0   2   0   7   8   34   7  .268  .340  .500   1.9 1995 CHI N
1996 CHI N Daily Splits  124   498   84  136  21   2  40  100   34   6  134   5   0   4   0   9  14   18   5  .273  .323  .564   1.6 1996 CHI N
1997 CHI N Daily Splits  162   642   90  161  31   4  36  119   45   9  174   2   0   5   0   7  16   22  12  .251  .300  .480  -0.6 1997 CHI N
1998 CHI N Daily Splits  159   643  134  198  20   0  66  158   73  14  171   1   0   5   0  10  20   18   9  .308  .377  .647   4.9 1998 CHI N
1999 CHI N Daily Splits  162   625  114  180  24   2  63  141   78   8  171   3   0   6   0   8  17    7   8  .288  .367  .635   4.2 1999 CHI N
2000 CHI N Daily Splits  156   604  106  193  38   1  50  138   91  19  168   2   0   8   0  11  12    7   4  .320  .406  .634   4.1 2000 CHI N
2001 CHI N Daily Splits  160   577  146  189  34   5  64  160  116  37  153   6   0  12   0   8   6    0   2  .328  .437  .737   8.9 2001 CHI N
2002 CHI N Daily Splits  150   556  122  160  19   2  49  108  103  15  144   3   0   4   0  13  14    2   0  .288  .399  .594   4.4 2002 CHI N
2003 CHI N Daily Splits  137   517   99  144  22   0  40  103   62   9  143   5   0   5   0   5  14    0   1  .279  .358  .553   0.5 2003 CHI N
2004 CHI N Daily Splits  126   478   69  121  21   0  35   80   56   4  133   2   0   3   0   6   9    0   0  .253  .332  .517   0.1 2004 CHI N
Total NL                1811  6990 1245 1985 296  32 545 1414  798 140 1815  44   5  61   0  96 155  181  79  .284  .358  .569  31.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 327  1031  138  235  44  11  29  116   58   8  295  10  12   9   0  15  21   52  27  .228  .273  .376  -3.3 Total AL        
Total            Splits 2138  8021 1383 2220 340  43 574 1530  856 148 2110  54  17  70   0 111 176  233 106  .277  .348  .545  27.7 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1998 CHI N Daily Splits    3    11    0    2   1   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .250  .273 1998 CHI N
2003 CHI N Daily Splits    5    16    1    3   1   0   0    1    6   1    4   0   0   0   0   1   1    1   0  .188  .409  .250 2003 CHI N
Total            Splits    8    27    1    5   2   0   0    1    7   1    8   0   0   0   0   1   1    1   2  .185  .353  .259 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
2003 CHI N Daily Splits    7    26    7    8   1   0   2    6    6   3    9   1   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .455  .577 2003 CHI N
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1995 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1995 NL   
1999 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1999 NL   
2000 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2000 NL   
2001 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 2001 NL   
2002 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 2002 NL   
2004 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 2004 NL   
Total            Splits    6    13    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .154  .154 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1989 TEX A Daily  OF   19   17   13   141      33    1    2    0   0  .944    12    8    1 
1989 TEX A        LF   12   10    8    88      20    1    1    0   0  .955
1989 TEX A        CF    8    7    5    51      14    0    1    0   0  .933
1989 TEX A        DH    6    3    2                                      -
1989 TEX A        RF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1989 CHI A Daily  OF   33   29   26   258.1    61    1    2    0   0  .969     1   25    9 
1989 CHI A        CF   25   20   19   187.1    44    1    2    0   0  .957
1989 CHI A        RF    9    8    7    64      15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1989 CHI A        LF    1    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0     -
1989 TOT A        LF   13   11    8    95      20    1    1    0   0  .955
1989 TOT A        CF   33   27   24   238.1    58    1    3    0   0  .952
1989 TOT A        RF   10    8    7    66      15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1989 TOT A        OF   52   46   39   399.1    94    2    4    0   0  .960    13   33   10 
1990 CHI A Daily  OF  152  137  128  1255     315   14   13    1   0  .962     0    1  152 
1990 CHI A        RF  152  137  128  1254.2   314   13   13    1   0  .962
1990 CHI A        CF    1    0    0     0.1     1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1991 CHI A Daily  OF  111   76   60   782.1   214    6    6    0   0  .973     1   14  102 
1991 CHI A        RF  102   67   56   698.2   195    5    6    0   0  .971
1991 CHI A        CF   14    9    4    83.2    19    1    0    0   0 1.000
1991 CHI A        DH    2    0    0                                      -
1991 CHI A        LF    1    0    0     0       0    0    0    0   0     -
1992 CHI N Daily  OF   67   65   59   573.1   145    4    6    1   0  .961     0   67    0 
1992 CHI N        CF   67   65   59   573.1   145    4    6    1   0  .961
1993 CHI N Daily  OF  158  153  119  1363.1   344   17    9    4   0  .976     0   70  114 
1993 CHI N        RF  114   92   79   836.1   201   11    4    2   0  .981
1993 CHI N        CF   70   61   40   527     145    5    5    2   0  .968
1994 CHI N Daily  OF  105  105   86   930.1   248    5    7    2   0  .973     0   15   98 
1994 CHI N        RF   98   95   81   840.2   218    4    6    2   0  .974
1994 CHI N        CF   15   10    5    89.2    29    1    2    0   0  .938
1995 CHI N Daily  OF  143  142  137  1274     320   13   13    4   0  .962     0    0  143 
1995 CHI N        RF  143  142  137  1274     318   13   13    4   0  .962
1996 CHI N Daily  OF  124  124  110  1086.2   253   15   10    1   0  .964     0    0  124 
1996 CHI N        RF  124  124  110  1086.2   253   15   10    1   0  .964
1997 CHI N Daily  OF  161  161  159  1417     325   16    8    1   0  .977     0    0  161 
1997 CHI N        RF  161  161  159  1417     325   16    8    1   0  .977
1998 CHI N Daily  OF  159  159  147  1422.1   334   14    9    2   0  .975     0    7  156 
1998 CHI N        RF  156  153  144  1379     324   14    9    2   0  .974
1998 CHI N        CF    7    6    3    43.1    15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1999 CHI N Daily  OF  162  162  143  1414.2   399    8    9    3   0  .978     0   25  146 
1999 CHI N        RF  146  139  129  1220     322    5    8    3   0  .976
1999 CHI N        CF   25   23   14   194.2    77    2    1    0   0  .988
2000 CHI N Daily  OF  156  156  144  1383.1   323    3   10    1   0  .970     0    2  156 
2000 CHI N        RF  156  154  144  1373.1   321    4   10    1   0  .970
2000 CHI N        CF    2    2    0    10       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
2001 CHI N Daily  OF  160  160  143  1385     326    8    6    1   0  .982     0    0  160 
2001 CHI N        RF  160  160  143  1385     326    8    6    1   0  .982
2002 CHI N Daily  OF  150  150  127  1295.1   285    7    6    1   0  .980     0    0  150 
2002 CHI N        RF  150  150  127  1295.1   285    7    6    1   0  .980
2003 CHI N Daily  OF  137  136  122  1178.2   212    2    5    1   0  .977     0    0  137 
2003 CHI N        RF  137  136  122  1178.2   212    2    5    1   0  .977
2004 CHI N Daily  OF  124  124  112  1097.2   238    5    4    2   0  .984     0    0  124 
2004 CHI N        RF  124  124  112  1097.2   238    5    4    2   0  .984
2004 CHI N        DH    2    2    2                                      -
Total             OF 2121 2056 1835 18258.1  4375  139  125   25   0  .973    14  234 1933 
Total             RF 1933 1842 1678 16403    3867  122  108   22   0  .974
Total             CF  234  203  149  1760.1   491   14   17    3   0  .967
Total             LF   14   11    8    95      20    1    1    0   0  .955
Total             DH   10    5    4                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1998 CHI N Daily  OF    3    3    3    26.1     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    3 
1998 CHI N        RF    3    3    3    26.1     5    0    0    0   0 1.000
2003 CHI N Daily  OF    5    5    5    44       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    5 
2003 CHI N        RF    5    5    5    44       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    8    8    8    70.1     0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    8 
Total             RF    8    8    8    70.1    13    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 CHI N Daily  OF    7    7    6    65       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    7 
2003 CHI N        RF    7    7    6    65      17    0    0    0   0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    1    0 
1995 NL           CF    1    0    0     4       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1999 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    1    0 
1999 NL           CF    1    1    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
2000 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
2000 NL           RF    1    1    0     5       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
2001 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
2001 NL           RF    1    1    0     3       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
2002 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
2002 NL           RF    1    1    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
2004 NL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
2004 NL           RF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             OF    6    5    0    23       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    2    4 
Total             RF    4    4    0    15       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             CF    2    1    0     8       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (July 30, 1985).

Traded by Texas Rangers with Scott Fletcher and Wilson Alvarez to Chicago White Sox
in exchange for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique (July 29, 1989).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ken Patterson to Chicago Cubs in exchange for
George Bell (March 30, 1992).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with cash to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jerry
Hairston, Mike Fontenot and Dave Crouthers (February 2, 2005).


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