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Hi Bithorn
Hiram Gabriel (Sosa) Bithorn
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 18, 1916 in Santurce, P.R. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1942
Final Game: May 4, 1947
Died: December 30, 1951 in Ciudad Victoria, 28, Mexico
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 26 CHC NL 9 14 .391 3.68 38 16 14 9 0 2 171.1 191 93 70 8 81 65 0 0 2 744 87 1.588 10.0 0.4 4.3 3.4 0.80
1943 27 CHC NL 18 12 .600 2.60 39 30 7 19 7 2 249.2 227 79 72 8 65 86 2 0 3 1020 129 1.170 8.2 0.3 2.3 3.1 1.32 MVP-32
1946 30 CHC NL 6 5 .545 3.84 26 7 9 2 1 1 86.2 97 42 37 5 25 34 0 0 0 376 86 1.408 10.1 0.5 2.6 3.5 1.36
1947 31 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Seasons 34 31 .523 3.16 105 53 31 30 8 5 509.2 517 214 179 21 171 185 2 0 5 2147 104 1.350 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.3 1.08
162 Game Avg. 15 13 .523 3.16 45 23 13 13 3 2 219 223 92 77 9 74 80 1 0 2 924 104 1.350 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.3 1.08
CHC (3 yrs) 33 31 .516 3.17 103 53 30 30 8 5 507.2 515 214 179 21 171 185 2 0 5 2140 104 1.351 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.3 1.08
CHW (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NL (3 yrs) 33 31 .516 3.17 103 53 30 30 8 5 507.2 515 214 179 21 171 185 2 0 5 2140 104 1.351 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.3 1.08
AL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 26 CHC NL 38 63 57 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 .123 .194 .140 .334 0 8 0 0 1 1
1943 27 CHC NL 39 102 92 7 16 3 0 0 8 0 4 10 .174 .216 .207 .423 23 19 2 1 5 1 MVP-32
1946 30 CHC NL 26 31 28 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .179 .207 .179 .385 11 5 2 0 2 1
1947 31 CHW AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 105 196 177 14 28 4 0 0 11 0 0 10 21 .158 .207 .181 .388 14 32 4 1 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 302 273 22 43 6 0 0 17 0 15 32 .158 .207 .181 .388 14 49 6 2 12
CHC (3 yrs) 103 196 177 14 28 4 0 0 11 0 10 21 .158 .207 .181 .388 14 32 4 1 8
CHW (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 103 196 177 14 28 4 0 0 11 0 10 21 .158 .207 .181 .388 14 32 4 1 8
AL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 CHC NL 26 P 38 42 5 35 2 3 .952 1.05 .969 1.17
1943 CHC NL 27 P 39 70 12 57 1 2 .986 1.77 .960 1.16 MVP-32
1946 CHC NL 30 P 26 19 1 17 1 2 .947 0.69 .958 1.01
1947 CHW AL 31 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.95
4 Seasons P 105 131 18 109 4 7 .969 1.21 .963 1.12
4 Seasons TOT 105 131 18 109 4 7 .969 1.21 .932 1.12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1943-NL-32-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1943 NL--2.595--6th

Wins s c a p y
1943 NL--18--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1943 NL--.600--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1943 NL--1.170--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 NL--8.183--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 NL--2.343--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1943 NL--39--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1943 NL--249.7--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1943 NL--86--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1943 NL--19--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1943 NL--7--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 NL--81--8th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1943 NL--1.323--9th

Losses s c a p y
1942 NL--14--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1943 NL--129--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 26 (882), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Leo Dickerman (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

September 30, 1941: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Giants in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

January 25, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs.

March 22, 1947: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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