Sammy Sosa

Full Name: Samuel Peralta Sosa Primary Position: OF,RF Height/Weight: 6' 0"/225 First Game: June 16, 1989 Birthdate: November 12, 1968 Final Game: August 25, 2005 Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic) MLB Experience: 18 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Sammy Sosa (Samuel Peralta Sosa) was born on November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on June 16, 1989 for the Texas Rangers. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 4 home runs and 13 RBI. Sosa played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers over the course of his 18 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Sammy Sosa's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2001, when he slugged 64 home runs, hit for a .328 average and knocked in 160 runs. However, others believe that it was 1998, when he slugged 66 home runs, hit for a .308 average and knocked in 158 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1989	CWS	33	99	19	27	5	0	3	10	11	27	7	3	.273	.351	.414	.765
1989	TEX	25	84	8	20	3	0	1	3	0	20	0	2	.238	.238	.310	.548
1990	CWS	153	532	72	124	26	10	15	70	33	150	32	16	.233	.283	.404	.687
1991	CWS	116	316	39	64	10	1	10	33	14	98	13	6	.203	.240	.335	.576
1992	CHC	67	262	41	68	7	2	8	25	19	63	15	7	.260	.317	.393	.710
1993	CHC	159	598	92	156	25	5	33	93	38	135	36	11	.261	.309	.485	.794
1994	CHC	105	426	59	128	17	6	25	70	25	92	22	13	.300	.339	.545	.884
1995	CHC	144	564	89	151	17	3	36	119	58	134	34	7	.268	.340	.500	.840
1996	CHC	124	498	84	136	21	2	40	100	34	134	18	5	.273	.323	.564	.888
1997	CHC	162	642	90	161	31	4	36	119	45	174	22	12	.251	.300	.480	.779
1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	66	158	73	171	18	9	.308	.377	.647	1.024
1999	CHC	162	625	114	180	24	2	63	141	78	171	7	8	.288	.367	.635	1.002
2000	CHC	156	604	106	193	38	1	50	138	91	168	7	4	.320	.406	.634	1.040
2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	116	153	0	2	.328	.437	.737	1.174
2002	CHC	150	556	122	160	19	2	49	108	103	144	2	0	.288	.399	.594	.993
2003	CHC	137	517	99	144	22	0	40	103	62	143	0	1	.279	.358	.553	.911
2004	CHC	126	478	69	121	21	0	35	80	56	133	0	0	.253	.332	.517	.849
2005	BAL	102	380	39	84	15	1	14	45	39	84	1	1	.221	.295	.376	.671
2007	TEX	114	412	53	104	24	1	21	92	34	112	0	0	.252	.311	.468	.779
Career		2354	8813	1475	2408	379	45	609	1667	929	2306	234	107	.273	.344	.534	.878

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
1997	CHC	RF	161	161	1416	324	348	16	8	1	.977
1998	CHC	RF	156	153	1379	319	342	14	9	2	.974
1998	CHC	CF	7	6	43	15	15	0	0	0	1.000
1999	CHC	RF	146	139	1220	322	335	5	8	3	.976
1999	CHC	CF	25	23	194	77	81	3	1	0	.988
2000	CHC	RF	156	154	1373	316	329	3	10	1	.970
2000	CHC	CF	2	2	10	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2001	CHC	RF	160	160	1385	326	340	8	6	1	.982
2002	CHC	RF	150	150	1294	284	297	7	6	1	.980
2003	CHC	RF	137	136	1178	212	219	2	5	1	.977
2004	CHC	RF	124	124	1097	238	247	5	4	2	.984
2005	BAL	RF	66	66	577	121	127	3	3	1	.976
2007	TEX	RF	16	16	131	32	33	1	0	0	1.000
Total			1446	1429	11436	2618	2745	67	60	13	.978

Awards

• Member of the 500 HR Club
• Member of the 600 HR Club

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Texas Rangers (July 30, 1985).
• Traded from the Texas Rangers along with Scott Fletcher and Wilson Alvarez to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique (July 29, 1989).
• Traded from the Chicago White Sox along with Ken Patterson to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for George Bell (March 30, 1992).
• Traded from the Chicago Cubs along with cash to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, and Dave Crouthers (February 2, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2005).
• Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers (January 30, 2007).