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Elias Sosa
Elias (Martinez) Sosa
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 10, 1950 in La Vega, D.R.
High School: LaVega (LaVega, DO)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1968. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1972
Final Game: September 18, 1983
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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
1972 22 SFG NL 0 1 .000 2.30 8 0 4 0 0 3 15.2 10 4 4 0 12 0 10 0 0 0 67 153 1.404 5.7 0.0 6.9 5.7 0.83
1973 23 SFG NL 10 4 .714 3.28 71 1 46 0 0 18 107.0 95 42 39 7 41 8 70 4 1 8 449 117 1.271 8.0 0.6 3.4 5.9 1.71 RoY-3
1974 24 SFG NL 9 7 .563 3.48 68 0 30 0 0 6 101.0 94 54 39 8 45 5 48 1 0 4 435 110 1.376 8.4 0.7 4.0 4.3 1.07
1975 25 TOT NL 2 5 .286 4.32 57 1 25 0 0 2 89.2 92 49 43 6 43 9 46 4 1 4 395 88 1.506 9.2 0.6 4.3 4.6 1.07
1975 25 STL NL 0 3 .000 3.95 14 1 4 0 0 0 27.1 22 14 12 3 14 2 15 1 0 1 116 97 1.317 7.2 1.0 4.6 4.9 1.07
1975 25 ATL NL 2 2 .500 4.48 43 0 21 0 0 2 62.1 70 35 31 3 29 7 31 3 1 3 279 84 1.588 10.1 0.4 4.2 4.5 1.07
1976 26 TOT NL 6 8 .429 4.43 45 0 24 0 0 4 69.0 71 42 34 3 25 6 52 1 0 2 302 81 1.391 9.3 0.4 3.3 6.8 2.08
1976 26 ATL NL 4 4 .500 5.35 21 0 10 0 0 3 35.1 41 26 21 3 13 2 32 1 0 1 161 71 1.528 10.4 0.8 3.3 8.2 2.46
1976 26 LAD NL 2 4 .333 3.48 24 0 14 0 0 1 33.2 30 16 13 0 12 4 20 0 0 1 141 98 1.248 8.0 0.0 3.2 5.3 1.67
1977 27 LAD NL 2 2 .500 1.98 44 0 20 0 0 1 63.2 42 15 14 7 12 3 47 1 0 1 239 194 0.848 5.9 1.0 1.7 6.6 3.92
1978 28 OAK AL 8 2 .800 2.64 68 0 44 0 0 14 109.0 106 37 32 5 44 10 61 1 3 4 461 137 1.376 8.8 0.4 3.6 5.0 1.39
1979 29 MON NL 8 7 .533 1.96 62 0 41 0 0 18 96.2 77 24 21 2 37 11 59 2 0 1 396 187 1.179 7.2 0.2 3.4 5.5 1.59
1980 30 MON NL 9 6 .600 3.07 67 0 43 0 0 9 93.2 104 33 32 5 19 3 58 1 1 1 394 116 1.313 10.0 0.5 1.8 5.6 3.05
1981 31 MON NL 1 2 .333 3.66 32 0 17 0 0 3 39.1 46 16 16 3 8 0 18 1 0 1 170 95 1.373 10.5 0.7 1.8 4.1 2.25
1982 32 DET AL 3 3 .500 4.43 38 0 27 0 0 4 61.0 64 31 30 11 18 3 24 2 0 1 260 91 1.344 9.4 1.6 2.7 3.5 1.33
1983 33 SDP NL 1 4 .200 4.35 41 1 9 0 0 1 72.1 72 41 35 7 30 5 45 3 0 4 314 81 1.410 9.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
12 Seasons 59 51 .536 3.32 601 3 330 0 0 83 918.0 873 388 339 64 334 63 538 21 6 31 3882 112 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.61
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .536 3.32 68 0 37 0 0 9 103 98 44 38 7 38 7 61 2 1 3 437 112 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.61
SFG (3 yrs) 19 12 .613 3.30 147 1 80 0 0 27 223.2 199 100 82 15 98 13 128 5 1 12 951 116 1.328 8.0 0.6 3.9 5.2 1.31
MON (3 yrs) 18 15 .545 2.70 161 0 101 0 0 30 229.2 227 73 69 10 64 14 135 4 1 3 960 133 1.267 8.9 0.4 2.5 5.3 2.11
ATL (2 yrs) 6 6 .500 4.79 64 0 31 0 0 5 97.2 111 61 52 6 42 9 63 4 1 4 440 79 1.567 10.2 0.6 3.9 5.8 1.50
LAD (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 2.50 68 0 34 0 0 2 97.1 72 31 27 7 24 7 67 1 0 2 380 148 0.986 6.7 0.6 2.2 6.2 2.79
STL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 3.95 14 1 4 0 0 0 27.1 22 14 12 3 14 2 15 1 0 1 116 97 1.317 7.2 1.0 4.6 4.9 1.07
OAK (1 yr) 8 2 .800 2.64 68 0 44 0 0 14 109.0 106 37 32 5 44 10 61 1 3 4 461 137 1.376 8.8 0.4 3.6 5.0 1.39
SDP (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.35 41 1 9 0 0 1 72.1 72 41 35 7 30 5 45 3 0 4 314 81 1.410 9.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
DET (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.43 38 0 27 0 0 4 61.0 64 31 30 11 18 3 24 2 0 1 260 91 1.344 9.4 1.6 2.7 3.5 1.33
NL (10 yrs) 48 46 .511 3.33 495 3 259 0 0 65 748.0 703 320 277 48 272 50 453 18 3 26 3161 111 1.303 8.5 0.6 3.3 5.5 1.67
AL (2 yrs) 11 5 .688 3.28 106 0 71 0 0 18 170.0 170 68 62 16 62 13 85 3 3 5 721 115 1.365 9.0 0.8 3.3 4.5 1.37

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1977 27 LAD NL NLCS W PHI 0 1 .000 10.12 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.875 16.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
1977 27 LAD NL WS L NYY 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.714 11.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.00
1981 31 MON NL NLDS W PHI 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1981 31 MON NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.000 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons (4 Series) 0 1 .000 7.56 7 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 13 9 7 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 40 1.800 14.0 1.1 2.2 2.2 1.00
1 NLDS 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1.333 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2 NLCS 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.714 11.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 1.00

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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
1972 22 SFG NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 23 SFG NL 71 17 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -27 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 RoY-3
1974 24 SFG NL 68 17 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .067 .133 -63 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1975 25 TOT NL 57 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .133 .133 .133 .267 -27 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 25 STL NL 14 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 25 ATL NL 43 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1976 26 TOT NL 45 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1976 26 ATL NL 21 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 26 LAD NL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1977 27 LAD NL 45 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 28 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 MON NL 62 15 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 .154 .214 .231 .445 22 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
1980 30 MON NL 67 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1981 31 MON NL 32 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 469 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 33 SDP NL 41 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 498 103 92 2 12 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 35 .130 .158 .141 .299 -17 13 1 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 34 30 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 11 .130 .158 .141 .299 -17 4 0 0 3 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 147 38 33 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .061 .114 .061 .175 -51 2 0 0 3 0 0
MON (3 yrs) 161 29 26 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 12 .192 .222 .231 .453 26 6 1 0 2 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 64 15 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 2 0 0 1 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 69 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 14 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 41 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 496 103 92 2 12 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 35 .130 .158 .141 .299 -17 13 1 0 8 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 27 LAD NL NLCS PHI W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 LAD NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 31 MON NL NLDS PHI W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 31 MON NL NLCS LAD L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 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
1972 SFG NL 22 P 8 0 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.25 .950 1.78 0.72
1973 SFG NL 23 P 71 1 107.0 19 7 12 0 0 1.000 1.60 0.27 .947 1.88 0.73 RoY-3
1974 SFG NL 24 P 68 0 101.0 21 4 14 3 2 .857 1.60 0.26 .948 1.88 0.71
1975 TOT NL 25 P 57 1 89.2 19 3 14 2 1 .895 1.71 0.30 .947 1.86 0.72
1975 STL NL 25 P 14 1 27.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.65 0.36 .940 1.84 0.72
1975 ATL NL 25 P 43 0 62.1 14 2 10 2 1 .857 1.73 0.28 .950 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT NL 26 P 45 0 69.0 13 1 10 2 0 .846 1.43 0.24 .954 1.88 0.72
1976 ATL NL 26 P 21 0 35.1 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.02 0.19 .960 1.88 0.72
1976 LAD NL 26 P 24 0 33.2 8 1 6 1 0 .875 1.87 0.29 .950 1.87 0.72
1977 LAD NL 27 P 44 0 63.2 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.70 0.27 .950 1.85 0.67
1978 OAK AL 28 P 68 0 109.0 24 9 15 0 1 1.000 1.98 0.35 .950 1.90 0.85
1979 MON NL 29 P 62 0 96.2 18 8 8 2 0 .889 1.49 0.26 .956 1.80 0.66
1980 MON NL 30 P 67 0 93.2 18 4 13 1 0 .944 1.63 0.25 .950 1.91 0.69
1981 MON NL 31 P 32 0 39.1 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.52 0.34 .955 1.97 0.68
1982 DET AL 32 P 38 0 61.0 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 2.36 0.42 .956 1.80 0.73
1983 SDP NL 33 P 41 1 72.1 12 7 5 0 0 1.000 1.49 0.29 .950 1.92 0.68
12 Seasons P 601 3 918.0 185 52 123 10 4 .946 1.72 0.29 .951 1.87 0.72
12 Seasons TOT 601 3 918.0 185 52 123 10 4 .946 1.72 0.29 .897 1.87 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1973 NL--71--3rd
1974 NL--68--5th
1978 AL--68--3rd
1980 NL--67--9th
Career--601--179th

Saves s c a p y
1973 NL--18--5th
1978 AL--14--8th
1979 NL--18--6th
Career--83--155th

Games Finished s c a p y
1973 NL--46--3rd
1978 AL--44--8th
1979 NL--41--8th
1980 NL--43--8th
Career--330--82nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 13 (1073), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

March 4, 1968: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Ken Rudolph to the St. Louis Cardinals for Marc Hill.

May 28, 1975: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Ray Sadecki to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later and Ron Reed. The Atlanta Braves sent Wayne Nordhagen (June 2, 1975) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

June 23, 1976: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Lee Lacy to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Marshall.

January 31, 1978: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 4, 1978: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a player to be named later and Miguel Dilone to the Oakland Athletics for Manny Sanguillen. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mike Edwards (April 7, 1978) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

March 30, 1982: Sent to the Detroit Tigers by the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

October 7, 1982: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Detroit Tigers.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

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