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Sammy Sosa

Samuel Peralta Sosa (Slammin' Sammy or Say it Ain't Sosa)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, DO
High School: San Pedro de Macoris (San Pedro de Macoris, DO)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1986	17	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	61	253	229	38	63	19	1	4	28	11	3	22	51	.275	.336	.419	.755	96		0	0	2	0
1987	18	Gastonia	SALL	A	TEX	129	548	519	73	145	27	4	11	59	22	8	21	123	.279	.312	.410	.722	213		5	0	3	0
1988	19	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A	TEX	131	549	507	70	116	13	12	9	51	42	24	35	106	.229	.282	.355	.637	180	14	4	0	3	0
1989	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW,TEX	89	392	361	54	103	20	4	8	39	23	14	24	66	.285	.333	.429	.763	155		3	2	2	0
1989	20	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	66	295	273	45	81	15	4	7	31	16	11	15	52	.297	.338	.458	.796	125		3	2	2	0
1989	20	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	13	56	49	7	18	3	0	1	5	3	1	7	6	.367	.446	.490	.936	24		0	0	0	0
1989	20	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	TEX	10	41	39	2	4	2	0	0	3	4	2	2	8	.103	.146	.154	.300	6		0	0	0	0

1991	22	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	32	137	116	19	31	7	2	3	19	9	3	17	32	.267	.358	.440	.797	51	2	1	0	3	0
1992	23	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	5	21	19	3	6	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	2	.316	.350	.421	.771	8	0	0	1	0	1

2004	35	West Tenn	SOUL	AA	CHC	2	7	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.500	.929	3	0	0	0	0	0
7 Seasons						449	1907	1757	257	466	89	23	35	198	112	52	121	382	.265	.315	.402	.717	706	16	13	3	13	1
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		60	255	223	31	59	14	2	4	28	21	6	27	48	.265	.343	.399	.742	89	2	1	1	3	1
A (2 seasons)				A		260	1097	1026	143	261	40	16	20	110	64	32	56	229	.254	.297	.383	.680	393	14	9	0	6	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		68	302	279	45	83	16	4	7	32	16	11	16	54	.297	.340	.459	.799	128	0	3	2	2	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		61	253	229	38	63	19	1	4	28	11	3	22	51	.275	.336	.419	.755	96		0	0	2	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1986	17	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	OF	61	107	92	9	6	1	.944	1.66
1987	18	Gastonia	SALL	A	TEX	OF	113	212	183	12	17	4	.920	1.73
1988	19	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A	TEX	OF	131	245	227	11	7	3	.971	1.82
1989	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHW,TEX	OF	89	189	175	8	6	0	.968	2.06
1989	20	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	OF	66	121	110	7	4	0	.967	1.77
1989	20	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	OF	13	44	43	1	0	0	1.000	3.38
1989	20	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	TEX	OF	10	24	22	0	2	0	.917	2.20

1991	22	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CHW	OF	30	100	95	2	3	0	.970	3.23
1992	23	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	OF	5	14	14	0	0	0	1.000	2.80
6 Seasons							429	867	786	42	39	8	.955	1.93

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1986	17	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Rk	TEX
1987	18	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	A	TEX
1988	19	Port Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	A	TEX
1989	20	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	AAA	TEX
1989	20	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	AA	TEX
1989	20	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW
1989	20	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1989-06-16	1989-07-19
1989	20	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	2	1989-08-22	1989-10-01
1990	21	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1990-04-09	1990-10-03
1991	22	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW
1991	22	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1991-04-08	1991-10-06
1992	23	Iowa Cubs	American Association	AAA	CHC
1992	23	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1992-04-07	1992-08-06
1993	24	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1993-04-05	1993-10-03
1994	25	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1994-04-04	1994-08-10
1995	26	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1995-04-26	1995-10-01
1996	27	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1996-04-01	1996-08-20
1997	28	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1997-04-01	1997-09-28
1998	29	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1998-03-31	1998-09-28
1999	30	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	1999-04-06	1999-10-03
2000	31	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	2000-03-29	2000-10-01
2001	32	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	2001-04-02	2001-10-07
2002	33	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	2002-04-01	2002-09-29
2003	34	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	2003-03-31	2003-09-27
2004	35	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	AA	CHC		2004-06-13	2004-06-14
2004	35	Chicago Cubs	National League	MLB	CHC	1	2004-04-05	2004-10-02
2005	36	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	2005-04-04	2005-08-25

2007	38	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	2007-04-02	2007-09-29

Sabr ID: 74258cea

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