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Elias Sosa
Elias (Martinez) Sosa

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 8, 1972
vs. HOU 1.3 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 18, 1983
Born June 10, 1950 in La Vega, D.R.

Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1968. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1972 22 SFG NL   0   1   8   0   0   0   4  3   15.7   10    4    4   0   12   10   0   0    67   0   0  2.30  3.53  153 1.404
 1973 23 SFG NL  10   4  71   1   0   0  46 18  107.0   95   42   39   7   41   70   4   8   449   8   1  3.28  3.85  117 1.271 RoY-3
 1974 24 SFG NL   9   7  68   0   0   0  30  6  101.0   94   54   39   8   45   48   1   4   435   5   0  3.48  3.81  110 1.376
 1975 25 TOT NL   2   5  57   1   0   0  25  2   89.7   92   49   43   6   43   46   4   4   395   9   1  4.32  3.79   88 1.506
         STL NL   0   3  14   1   0   0   4  0   27.3   22   14   12   3   14   15   1   1   116   2   0  3.95  3.81   97 1.317
         ATL NL   2   2  43   0   0   0  21  2   62.3   70   35   31   3   29   31   3   3   279   7   1  4.48  3.78   84 1.588
 1976 26 TOT NL   6   8  45   0   0   0  24  4   69.0   71   42   34   3   25   52   1   2   302   6   0  4.43  3.60   81 1.391
         ATL NL   4   4  21   0   0   0  10  3   35.3   41   26   21   3   13   32   1   1   161   2   0  5.35  3.79   71 1.528
         LAD NL   2   4  24   0   0   0  14  1   33.7   30   16   13   0   12   20   0   1   141   4   0  3.48  3.40   98 1.248
 1977 27 LAD NL   2   2  44   0   0   0  20  1   63.7   42   15   14   7   12   47   1   1   239   3   0  1.98  3.84  194 0.848
 1978 28 OAK AL   8   2  68   0   0   0  44 14  109.0  106   37   32   5   44   61   1   4   461  10   3  2.64  3.63  137 1.376
 1979 29 MON NL   8   7  62   0   0   0  41 18   96.7   77   24   21   2   37   59   2   1   396  11   0  1.96  3.67  187 1.179
 1980 30 MON NL   9   6  67   0   0   0  43  9   93.7  104   33   32   5   19   58   1   1   394   3   1  3.07  3.57  116 1.313
 1981 31 MON NL   1   2  32   0   0   0  17  3   39.3   46   16   16   3    8   18   1   1   170   0   0  3.66  3.49   95 1.373
 1982 32 DET AL   3   3  38   0   0   0  27  4   61.0   64   31   30  11   18   24   2   1   260   3   0  4.43  4.04   91 1.344
 1983 33 SDP NL   1   4  41   1   0   0   9  1   72.3   72   41   35   7   30   45   3   4   314   5   0  4.35  3.53   81 1.410
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .536  59  51 601   3   0   0 330 83  918.0  873  388  339  64  334  538  21  31  3882  63   6  3.32  3.71  112 1.315
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   5  67   0   0   0  37  9  103.3   98   43   38   7   37   60   2   3   437   7   0  3.32  3.71  112 1.315
 Career High     10   8  71   1   0   0  46 18  109.0  106   54   43  11   45   70   4   8   461  11   3  1.96  4.04  194 0.848
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 22 SFG NL   8    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1973 23 SFG NL  71   14    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   2  .071  .188  .071  -27    1   1   0   0   0   0 RoY-3
 1974 24 SFG NL  68   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .067  .067  .067  -63    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1975 25 TOT NL  57   15    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .133  .133  .133  -27    2   1   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  14    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .125  -31    1   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  43    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .143  -21    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1976 26 TOT NL  45    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   1   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  21    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
         LAD NL  24    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
 1977 27 LAD NL  45    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   35    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1979 29 MON NL  62   13    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  2   1   6  .154  .214  .231   22    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1980 30 MON NL  67   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .091  .091  .091  -49    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1981 31 MON NL  32    2    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  469    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 33 SDP NL  41    7    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -19    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     602   92    2   12   1  0   0    6   0  2   3  35  .130  .158  .141  -17   13   8   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         25    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  1   1   9  .130  .158  .141  -17    3   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     71   15    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  2   2  10                           3   2   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 22 SFG NL    4    4    0   0.0    93| .000  .259| .000  .328| .000  .382| .000  .710|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1973 23 SFG NL   17   14    0   0.0   101| .071  .268| .188  .338| .071  .399| .259  .737| -27  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1974 24 SFG NL   17   16    0   0.0    99| .067  .268| .067  .341| .067  .387| .134  .728| -63  .000  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1975 25 TOT NL   16   14    0   0.0    99| .133  .269| .133  .341| .133  .389| .266  .730| -27  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         STL NL    8    7    0   0.0    99| .125  .270| .125  .342| .125  .390| .250  .732| -31  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         ATL NL    8    7    0   0.0    99| .143  .269| .143  .340| .143  .388| .286  .728| -21  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1976 26 TOT NL    8    7    0   0.0    97| .143  .269| .143  .337| .143  .384| .286  .721| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL    7    6    0   0.0    97| .143  .269| .143  .337| .143  .384| .286  .721| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 1977 27 LAD NL    5    4    0   0.0   103| .250  .269| .250  .337| .250  .410| .500  .747|  35  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1979 29 MON NL   15   15    0   0.0    99| .154  .268| .214  .333| .231  .397| .445  .730|  22  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1980 30 MON NL   12   11    0   0.0    95| .091  .267| .091  .329| .091  .387| .182  .716| -49  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1981 31 MON NL    2    0    2          93|1.000  .264|1.000  .329|1.000  .378|2.000  .706| 469         0.9   0.1   0%
 1983 33 SDP NL    7    6    0   0.0    94| .143  .260| .143  .328| .143  .385| .286  .712| -19  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      103   91    2   0.6    98| .130  .267| .158  .336| .141  .391| .299  .727| -17  .026 -15.0  -1.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1972 22 SFG NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.72  1.15  1.78    0   15.7
 1973 23 SFG NL   P   71      7   12    0    0 1.000  .950  0.27  0.73  1.60  1.88    1  107.0
 1974 24 SFG NL   P   68      4   14    3    2  .857  .942  0.26  0.71  1.60  1.88    0  101.0
 1975 25 TOT NL   P   57      3   14    2    1  .895  .944  0.30  0.72  1.71  1.86    1   89.6
         STL NL   P   14      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.36  0.72  1.65  1.85    1   27.3
         ATL NL   P   43      2   10    2    1  .857  .945  0.28  0.72  1.73  1.86    0   62.3
 1976 26 TOT NL   P   45      1   10    2    0  .846  .948  0.24  0.72  1.43  1.88    0   69.0
         ATL NL   P   21      0    4    1    0  .800  .952  0.19  0.72  1.02  1.89    0   35.3
         LAD NL   P   24      1    6    1    0  .875  .946  0.29  0.72  1.87  1.87    0   33.7
 1977 27 LAD NL   P   44      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.27  0.67  1.70  1.85    0   63.7
 1978 28 OAK AL   P   68      9   15    0    1 1.000  .952  0.35  0.85  1.98  1.90    0  109.0
 1979 29 MON NL   P   62      8    8    2    0  .889  .952  0.26  0.66  1.49  1.80    0   96.7
 1980 30 MON NL   P   67      4   13    1    0  .944  .950  0.25  0.69  1.63  1.91    0   93.7
 1981 31 MON NL   P   32      3    8    0    0 1.000  .957  0.34  0.68  2.52  1.97    0   39.3
 1982 32 DET AL   P   38      3   13    0    0 1.000  .958  0.42  0.73  2.36  1.80    0   61.0
 1983 33 SDP NL   P   41      7    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.68  1.49  1.92    1   72.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1972 22 SFG NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.72  1.15  1.78    0   15.7
 1973 23 SFG NL   P   71      7   12    0    0 1.000  .950  0.27  0.73  1.60  1.88    1  107.0
 1974 24 SFG NL   P   68      4   14    3    2  .857  .942  0.26  0.71  1.60  1.88    0  101.0
 1975 25 TOT NL   P   57      3   14    2    1  .895  .944  0.30  0.72  1.71  1.86    1   89.6
         STL NL   P   14      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.36  0.72  1.65  1.85    1   27.3
         ATL NL   P   43      2   10    2    1  .857  .945  0.28  0.72  1.73  1.86    0   62.3
 1976 26 TOT NL   P   45      1   10    2    0  .846  .948  0.24  0.72  1.43  1.88    0   69.0
         ATL NL   P   21      0    4    1    0  .800  .952  0.19  0.72  1.02  1.89    0   35.3
         LAD NL   P   24      1    6    1    0  .875  .946  0.29  0.72  1.87  1.87    0   33.7
 1977 27 LAD NL   P   44      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.27  0.67  1.70  1.85    0   63.7
 1978 28 OAK AL   P   68      9   15    0    1 1.000  .952  0.35  0.85  1.98  1.90    0  109.0
 1979 29 MON NL   P   62      8    8    2    0  .889  .952  0.26  0.66  1.49  1.80    0   96.7
 1980 30 MON NL   P   67      4   13    1    0  .944  .950  0.25  0.69  1.63  1.91    0   93.7
 1981 31 MON NL   P   32      3    8    0    0 1.000  .957  0.34  0.68  2.52  1.97    0   39.3
 1982 32 DET AL   P   38      3   13    0    0 1.000  .958  0.42  0.73  2.36  1.80    0   61.0
 1983 33 SDP NL   P   41      7    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.68  1.49  1.92    1   72.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 601     52  123   10    4  .946  .951  0.29  0.72  1.72  1.87    3  918.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       601     52  123   10    4  .946  .951  0.29  0.72  1.72  1.87    3    918

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   2   0  10.12  0  1  0  0   2.2   5   3   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   0  11.57  0  0  0  0   2.1   3   3   1   1 
 1981   NLDS  MON PHI     W   2   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   3     4   1   0   1 
        NLCS  MON LAD     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   1   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   3   0   9.00  0  1  0  0   3     6   3   1   0 
  4 Postseason Ser      2-2   7   0   7.56  0  1  0  0   8.1  13   7   2   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  MON PHI     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  MON LAD     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2   7   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1973 NL-.714-3

Games
1973 NL-71-3
1974 NL-68-5
1978 AL-68-3
1980 NL-67-9

Saves
1973 NL-18-5
1978 AL-14-8
1979 NL-18-6

Games Finished
1973 NL-46-3
1978 AL-44-8
1979 NL-41-8
1980 NL-43-8
Car-330-80

Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1179) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (956) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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