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.

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 4	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 5	CHC		PIT	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 6	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	6	Apr 9	CHC		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
7	7	Apr 10	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	8	Apr 11	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 12	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
10	10	Apr 13	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	12	Apr 15	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 16	CHC	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	14	Apr 17	CHC	@	MON	L,8-15	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 20	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	18	Apr 23	CHC		SFG	L,4-12	GS	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	19	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	Apr 25	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
21	21	Apr 26	CHC		LAD	L,0-10	GS	43	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
22	22	Apr 28 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
23	23	Apr 28 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	24	Apr 30	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	26	May 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
27	27	May 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
28	28	May 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	29	May 5	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	30	May 6	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	31	May 7	CHC		STL	W,8-0	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	32	May 8	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	33	May 9	CHC		MIL	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	34	May 10	CHC		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	35	May 12	CHC		MIL	L,4-13	GS	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	36	May 13	CHC	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	37	May 14	CHC	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	38	May 15	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	39	May 17	CHC	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	May 18	CHC	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
41	41	May 19	CHC	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	42	May 21 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,1-12	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
43	43	May 21 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	RF
44	44	May 22	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	45	May 23	CHC		PIT	W,11-6	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	47	May 25	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	48	May 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	49	May 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
50	50	May 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	51	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	53	May 31	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	54	Jun 1	CHC		HOU	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	55	Jun 2	CHC		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	56	Jun 3	CHC	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
57	57	Jun 4	CHC	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	58	Jun 5	CHC	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	59	Jun 7	CHC	@	SEA	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	60	Jun 8	CHC	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	61	Jun 9	CHC	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	62	Jun 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	63	Jun 11	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	64	Jun 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	65	Jun 14	CHC		CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	66	Jun 15	CHC		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	67	Jun 16	CHC		CHW	L,7-10	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	68	Jun 18	CHC		TEX	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	69	Jun 19	CHC		TEX	L,4-7	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	70	Jun 20	CHC		TEX	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	71	Jun 21	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	72	Jun 23	CHC		STL	W,8-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	73	Jun 24	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	74	Jun 25	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	75	Jun 26	CHC		CIN	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	76	Jun 27	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
77	77	Jun 28	CHC	@	CHW	L,9-13	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	78	Jun 29	CHC	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	79	Jun 30	CHC	@	CHW	W,9-2	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	80	Jul 1	CHC	@	FLA	L,1-11	GS	39	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	81	Jul 2	CHC	@	FLA	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
82	82	Jul 3	CHC	@	FLA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	83	Jul 4	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
84	87 (3)	Jul 12	CHC		FLA	W,5-4	CG	62	16.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	88	Jul 13	CHC		FLA	W,9-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	89	Jul 14	CHC		FLA	W,10-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	90	Jul 15	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	91	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	92	Jul 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	93	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	94	Jul 19	CHC		HOU	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
92	95	Jul 20	CHC		HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	96	Jul 21	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	97	Jul 22	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
95	98	Jul 23	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	99	Jul 24	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	100	Jul 25	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	101	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
99	102	Jul 27	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	103	Jul 28	CHC	@	STL	L,9-10	CG	43	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	104	Jul 30	CHC		SDP	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	105	Jul 31	CHC		SDP	L,6-8	CG	50	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 1	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
104	107	Aug 2	CHC		COL	W,6-4	CG	49	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	108	Aug 3	CHC		COL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	109	Aug 4	CHC		COL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	110	Aug 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
108	111	Aug 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	112	Aug 8	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
110	113	Aug 9	CHC	@	COL	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	114	Aug 10	CHC	@	COL	W,15-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
112	115	Aug 11	CHC	@	COL	W,12-9	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	116	Aug 12	CHC		HOU	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	117	Aug 13	CHC		HOU	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	118	Aug 14	CHC		HOU	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	119	Aug 15	CHC		HOU	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	120	Aug 16	CHC		ARI	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	RF
118	121	Aug 17	CHC		ARI	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
119	122	Aug 18	CHC		ARI	W,3-2	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
120	123	Aug 20	CHC	@	HOU	W,14-12	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
121	124	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
122	125	Aug 22	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-9	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	126	Aug 23	CHC	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	127	Aug 24	CHC	@	ARI	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	137 (9)	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		MIL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	138	Sep 2 (2)	CHC		MIL	W,17-4	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
127	139	Sep 3	CHC		MIL	W,10-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
128	140	Sep 4	CHC		MIL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	141	Sep 6	CHC	@	STL	L,2-11	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	142	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	54	12.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	143	Sep 8	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
132	144	Sep 9	CHC		MON	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
133	145	Sep 10	CHC		MON	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	146	Sep 11	CHC		MON	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	147	Sep 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,12-15	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
136	148	Sep 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
137	149	Sep 14	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	150	Sep 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	151	Sep 17	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
140	152	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
141	153	Sep 19	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	46	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
142	154	Sep 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
143	155	Sep 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
144	156	Sep 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
145	157	Sep 24	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
146	158	Sep 25	CHC		CIN	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
147	159	Sep 26	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	160	Sep 27	CHC		PIT	L,3-13	CG	52	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
149	161	Sep 28	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
150	162	Sep 29	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							150gm		1295.1	283	7	6	296	1