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Óscar Zamora

Oscar Jose (Sosa) Zamora

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: September 23, 1944 in Camaguey, Camaguey, Cuba
High School: Edison (Miami, FL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1974
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Astros 1974-1978

Final Game: July 21, 1978
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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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
1965	20	CLE-min	A	5	11	.313	2.52	34	13					143.0	137	58	40	4	27								1.147	8.6	0.3	1.7			DBQ,SLS · MIDW,CALL
1966	21	CLE-min	AA,AAA	8	7	.533	2.62	59	1		0	0		96.0	80	33	28	7	46	1	67	0	0	0			1.312	7.5	0.7	4.3	6.3	1.46	PAW,POR · EL,PCL
1967	22	CLE-min	AA	6	4	.600	2.32	42	2					97.0	90	33	25	4	23		56						1.165	8.4	0.4	2.1	5.2	2.43	PAW · EL
1968	23	CLE-min	A,AA	3	7	.300	4.02	27	12					94.0	112	60	42	10	24		9						1.447	10.7	1.0	2.3	0.9	0.38	REN,WBY · CALL,EL
1969	24	HOU-min	A	13	4	.765	1.15	44	1				2	117.0	75	27	15	1	23		1						0.838	5.8	0.1	1.8	0.1	0.04	COC,PNS · FLOR,CARL
1970	25	HOU-min	AA	8	4	.667	1.54	43	0					70.0	52	18	12	3	12								0.914	6.7	0.4	1.5			CBS · SOUL
1971	26	HOU-min	AAA	8	3	.727	3.74	38	0		0	0	4	53.0	62	23	22	6	14	3	40	1	0	0			1.434	10.5	1.0	2.4	6.8	2.86	OKC · AA
1972	27	HOU-min	AAA	7	9	.438	3.36	48	1		1	1	10	83.0	74	37	31	8	17	3	69	0	0	4			1.096	8.0	0.9	1.8	7.5	4.06	OKC · AA
1973	28	HOU-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.52	38	9					143.0	157	66	56	12	26								1.280	9.9	0.8	1.6			DEN · AA
1974	29	HOU-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.76	13	11		6	0	0	79.0	91	42	33	6	11	3	39	1	0	1			1.291	10.4	0.7	1.3	4.4	3.55	DEN · AA
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	123	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-min	AAA	2	3	.400	7.36	14	0		0	0	2	22.0	29	22	18	2	6	3	20	1	0	1			1.591	11.9	0.8	2.5	8.2	3.33	WCH · AA
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	74	1.582	11.5	1.3	2.8	4.4	1.59

1978	33	HOU-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.12	20	0		0	0	10	34.0	30	8	8	4	4	0	24	1	0	1			1.000	7.9	1.1	1.1	6.4	6.00	CHL · IL
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	47	1.800	12.0	1.2	4.2	3.6	0.86
1982	37	-min	A	4	3	.571	3.18	16	6	10	1	0	1	68.0	70	26	24	4	11	0	29	1	1	0			1.191	9.3	0.5	1.5	3.8	2.64	MIA · FLOR
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	89	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	47	1.800	12.0	1.2	4.2	3.6	0.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1974	29	CHC	NL	83.2	0	33	56	-8	2.0	23	2.6	$
1975	30	CHC	NL	71.0	0	42	45	-4	1.2	3	-0.3	$
1976	31	CHC	NL	55.0	2	34	34	-2	1.0	0	-0.4	$

1978	33	HOU	NL	15.0	0	12	8	-1	.3	-4	-0.4	$
4 Seasons				224.2	2	121	143	-15	1.4	22	1.5	$

CHC (3 yrs)				209.2	2	109	135	-14	1.5	26	1.9	$
HOU (1 yr)				15.0	0	12	8	-1	.3	-4	-0.4	$

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
1965	20	CLE-min	A	34	35	35		4	1	0	0						.114	.114	.143	.257		5						DBQ,SLS · MIDW,CALL
1966	21	CLE-min	AA,AAA	62	21	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.048	.048	.048	.095		1		0	0	0		PAW,POR · EL,PCL
1967	22	CLE-min	AA	43	28	28	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	.143	.143	.143	.286		4						PAW · EL
1968	23	CLE-min	A,AA	27	36	36	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.194	.194	.389		7						REN,WBY · CALL,EL
1969	24	HOU-min	A	44	38	36	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	.250	.289	.333	.623		12						COC,PNS · FLOR,CARL
1970	25	HOU-min	AA	43	11	11		1	0	0	0						.091	.091	.091	.182		1						CBS · SOUL
1971	26	HOU-min	AAA	38	7	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.429	.857		3		0	0	0		OKC · AA
1972	27	HOU-min	AAA	48	18	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.176	.176	.176	.353		3		0	1	0		OKC · AA
1973	28	HOU-min	AAA	38																								DEN · AA
1974	29	HOU-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		DEN · AA
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	-9	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
1976	31	CHC-min	AAA	14	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000		2		0	0	0		WCH · AA
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-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		CHL · IL
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
1982	37	-min	A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	MIA · FLOR
4 Seasons				158	35	28	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.107	.107	.107	.214	-41	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	-41	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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1974	29	CHC	NL	14	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1975	30	CHC	NL	10	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1976	31	CHC	NL	9	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1

1978	33	HOU	NL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
4 Seasons				35	-5	0	0	0	0	3	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$

CHC (3 yrs)				33	-4	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
HOU (1 yr)				2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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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	SB	CS	CS%
1974	CHC	NL	29	P	56	0	83.2	19	5	13	1	0	.947	1.94	0.32	.944	1.88	1.88	4	3	43%
1975	CHC	NL	30	P	52	0	71.0	14	3	10	1	0	.929	1.65	0.25	.946	1.86	1.86	2	3	60%
1976	CHC	NL	31	P	40	2	55.0	10	1	7	2	0	.800	1.31	0.20	.950	1.88	1.87	1	1	50%
1978	HOU	NL	33	P	10	0	15.0	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	1.80	0.30	.950	1.92	1.89	0	0
	4 Seasons			P	158	2	224.2	46	10	32	4	1	.913	1.68	0.27	.946	1.88	1.87	7	7	50%
	4 Seasons			TOT	158	2	224.2	46	10	32	4	1	.913	1.68	0.27	.946	1.88	1.87	7	7	50%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2106), 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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