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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-9 / in Starts: 6-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1998	NLDS g1	Sep 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	.59	0.027	9.31	0.23%	-0.01	RF
2	1998	NLDS g2	Oct 1	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.375	.429	.804	4	.89	-0.045	14.22	-0.40%	-0.36	RF
3	1998	NLDS g3	Oct 3	CHC		ATL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	3	1.10	-0.113	11.35	-0.73%	-1.42	RF
2003 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	2003	NLDS g1	Sep 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	3	.99	-0.082	15.48	-0.63%	-0.30	RF
5	2003	NLDS g2	Oct 1	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.778	.800	1.578	3	1.10	0.220	16.69	2.09%	2.28	RF
6	2003	NLDS g3	Oct 3	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.538	.444	.983	3	.82	-0.073	17.09	-0.85%	-0.95	RF
7	2003	NLDS g4	Oct 4	CHC		ATL	L,4-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.444	.308	.752	3	1.15	-0.122	25.80	-1.75%	-0.99	RF
8	2003	NLDS g5	Oct 5	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.409	.250	.659	3	.83	-0.029	34.48	-0.76%	-0.53	RF
9	2003	NLCS g1	Oct 7	CHC		FLA	L,8-9	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.190	.370	.381	.751	3	1.51	0.384	39.37	6.67%	1.07	RF
10	2003	NLCS g2	Oct 8	CHC		FLA	W,12-3	GS-9	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.406	.500	.906	3	.39	0.127	10.02	1.80%	1.69	RF
11	2003	NLCS g3	Oct 10	CHC	@	FLA	W,5-4	CG(11)	6	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.447	.517	.965	3	1.13	0.047	35.57	1.12%	1.00	RF
12	2003	NLCS g4	Oct 11	CHC	@	FLA	W,8-3	CG	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.465	.484	.949	3	.36	0.038	10.97	0.75%	0.35	RF
13	2003	NLCS g5	Oct 12	CHC	@	FLA	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.426	.429	.854	3	.65	-0.066	11.41	-0.64%	-0.61	RF
14	2003	NLCS g6	Oct 14	CHC		FLA	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.451	.487	.938	3	.85	0.208	32.79	4.40%	2.22	RF
15	2003	NLCS g7	Oct 15	CHC		FLA	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.436	.452	.889	3	.79	-0.033	65.42	-2.01%	-0.32	RF
									67	53	8	13	3	0	2	7	13	4	17	1	0	0		1	1	2	.245	.403	.415	.818

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