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Oscar Zamora
Oscar Jose (Sosa) Zamora
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: September 23, 1944 in Camaguey, Cuba
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1974
Final Game: July 21, 1978
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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
1974 29 CHC NL 3 9 .250 3.12 56 0 31 0 0 10 83.2 82 33 29 6 19 7 38 0 1 0 345 122 1.207 8.8 0.6 2.0 4.1 2.00
1975 30 CHC NL 5 2 .714 5.07 52 0 31 0 0 10 71.0 84 42 40 17 15 5 28 0 0 1 306 76 1.394 10.6 2.2 1.9 3.5 1.87
1976 31 CHC NL 5 3 .625 5.24 40 2 13 0 0 3 55.0 70 34 32 8 17 6 27 1 1 1 248 73 1.582 11.5 1.3 2.8 4.4 1.59
1978 33 HOU NL 0 0 7.20 10 0 1 0 0 0 15.0 20 12 12 2 7 3 6 0 1 0 69 46 1.800 12.0 1.2 4.2 3.6 0.86
4 Seasons 13 14 .481 4.53 158 2 76 0 0 23 224.2 256 121 113 33 58 21 99 1 3 2 968 84 1.398 10.3 1.3 2.3 4.0 1.71
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .481 4.53 67 1 32 0 0 10 95 109 51 48 14 25 9 42 0 1 1 411 84 1.398 10.3 1.3 2.3 4.0 1.71
CHC (3 yrs) 13 14 .481 4.34 148 2 75 0 0 23 209.2 236 109 101 31 51 18 93 1 2 2 899 88 1.369 10.1 1.3 2.2 4.0 1.82
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 7.20 10 0 1 0 0 0 15.0 20 12 12 2 7 3 6 0 1 0 69 46 1.800 12.0 1.2 4.2 3.6 0.86

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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
1974 29 CHC NL 56 14 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
1975 30 CHC NL 52 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -8 1 0 0 4 0 0 1
1976 31 CHC NL 40 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 33 HOU NL 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 158 35 28 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .107 .107 .107 .214 -40 3 1 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 36 29 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .107 .107 .107 .214 -40 3 1 0 7 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 148 33 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .115 .115 .115 .231 -36 3 1 0 7 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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
1974 CHC NL 29 P 56 0 83.2 19 5 13 1 0 .947 1.94 0.32 .942 1.88 0.71
1975 CHC NL 30 P 52 0 71.0 14 3 10 1 0 .929 1.65 0.25 .950 1.86 0.72
1976 CHC NL 31 P 40 2 55.0 10 1 7 2 0 .800 1.31 0.20 .960 1.88 0.72
1978 HOU NL 33 P 10 0 15.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.80 0.30 .933 1.92 0.72
4 Seasons P 158 2 224.2 46 10 32 4 1 .913 1.68 0.27 .948 1.88 0.72
4 Seasons TOT 158 2 224.2 46 10 32 4 1 .913 1.68 0.27 .861 1.88 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Saves s c a p y
1974 NL--10--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1974 NL--31--9th

                           

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

January 30, 1965: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

April 10, 1969: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

May 7, 1969: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

June 17, 1974: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Houston Astros.

November 2, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

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