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, 15,627th 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	33-34 / in Starts: 32-33
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 291 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	145 (78-51-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 291 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	179 (88-59-31)

Most Driven In
Self	8
D May	2
K Daniels	2
J Girardi	2
J Vizcaino	2
R Sandberg	1
R Wilkins	1
H Villanueva	1

Most Driven In By
M Grace	12
Self	8
A Dawson	7
R Sandberg	5
J Vizcaino	2
K Daniels	1
H Villanueva	1
D May	1

1992 Batting Game Log

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1992 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	328	1	Apr 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	1.19	0.143	1.88	0.14%	0.81	CF
2	329	2	Apr 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-11	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	2	.58	0.014	.98	0.01%	0.37	CF
3	330	3	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	2	1.05	-0.057	1.71	-0.06%	-0.72	CF
4	331	4	Apr 10	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	2	1.55	-0.205	2.32	-0.18%	-1.22	CF
5	332	5	Apr 11	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.304	.286	.590	5	.81	0.107	1.09	0.09%	0.53	CF
6	333	6	Apr 12	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	5	1.11	0.126	1.64	0.11%	0.53	CF
7	334	7	Apr 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.323	.286	.608	2	1.05	0.033	1.73	0.03%	-0.07	CF
8	335	8	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.313	.655	2	.65	0.059	.99	0.05%	0.26	CF
9	336	9	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.278	.585	2	.75	-0.072	1.04	-0.06%	-0.55	CF
10	337	10	Apr 19	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.295	.268	.564	2	1.38	-0.125	2.00	-0.11%	-0.85	CF
11	338	11	Apr 20	CHC		PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.250	.542	2	.34	0.006	.43	0.01%	-0.40	CF
12	339	12	Apr 21	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.302	.286	.588	2	1.18	-0.011	1.58	-0.01%	-0.04	CF
13	340	13	Apr 22	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.278	.571	2	.74	-0.006	.90	0.00%	-0.80	CF
14	341	14	Apr 23	CHC		PHI	L,2-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.290	.263	.553	2	.91	0.007	1.15	0.01%	-0.26	CF
15	342	15	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.313	.295	.609	2	1.38	0.111	2.03	0.10%	0.82	CF
16	343	16	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.310	.292	.602	2	1.60	-0.078	2.10	-0.06%	-0.25	CF
17	344	17	Apr 26	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.246	.316	.290	.606	2	1.58	0.102	1.86	0.07%	0.84	CF
18	345	18	Apr 27	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.300	.274	.574	2	.52	-0.051	.50	-0.03%	-0.86	CF
19	346	19	Apr 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.286	.260	.545	2	1.98	-0.197	1.65	-0.10%	-0.86	CF
20	347	20	Apr 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.284	.250	.534	6	.33	0.006	.26	0.00%	-0.27	CF
May		Gtm	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
21	348	21	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.293	.253	.546	2	.79	0.017	.52	0.01%	0.39	CF
22	349	22	May 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.230	.309	.264	.574	2	.65	0.093	.40	0.04%	1.10	CF
23	350	23	May 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.297	.253	.550	2	.94	-0.095	.62	-0.04%	-1.08	CF
24	351	24	May 4	CHC		ATL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.242	.528	6	.80	-0.092	.46	-0.03%	-1.06	CF
25	352	25	May 5	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.291	.263	.554	2	2.38	0.316	1.18	0.09%	1.47	CF
26	353	26	May 6	CHC		HOU	W,8-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.206	.287	.255	.542	1	.77	-0.038	.40	-0.01%	-0.91	CF
27	354	27	May 7	CHC		HOU	W,9-2	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.292	.299	.591	1	.48	0.107	.25	0.03%	0.41	CF
28	355	28	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,7-10	CG(12)	7	7	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.299	.316	.615	1	1.14	0.220	.76	0.09%	1.04	CF
29	356	29	May 9	CHC		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.313	.333	.646	1	.63	0.055	.36	0.02%	1.12	CF
30	357	30	May 10	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.304	.322	.626	1	.67	-0.066	.37	-0.02%	-0.78	CF
31	358	31	May 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.302	.320	.622	1	1.88	-0.085	.98	-0.03%	-0.56	CF
32	359	32	May 12	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.294	.310	.604	1	1.99	-0.181	.91	-0.05%	-1.21	CF
33	360	33	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	W,8-3	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.304	.318	.622	1	.87	0.134	.48	0.05%	1.43	CF
34	361	34	May 15	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.237	.314	.319	.632	1	1.78	0.346	1.04	0.12%	0.83	CF
35	362	35	May 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.306	.309	.615	1	1.13	-0.107	.70	-0.04%	-0.65	CF
36	363	36	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.298	.301	.599	1	.68	-0.065	.43	-0.03%	-0.72	CF
37	364	37	May 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.297	.299	.596	1	1.25	-0.029	.92	-0.01%	-0.53	CF
38	365	38	May 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.300	.303	.603	1	1.13	-0.001	.97	0.00%	-0.17	CF
39	366	39	May 20	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.303	.306	.609	1	1.18	0.045	.86	0.02%	0.47	CF
40	367	40	May 22	CHC	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.296	.298	.594	1	.81	-0.078	.61	-0.04%	-0.53	CF
41	368	41	May 23	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.299	.301	.600	1	.27	0.035	.19	0.02%	0.22	CF
42	369	42	May 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.241	.307	.306	.613	1	.54	0.118	.40	0.05%	1.35	CF
43	370	43	May 26	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.311	.306	.617	1	1.82	-0.086	1.54	-0.04%	-0.05	CF
44	371	44	May 27	CHC		SFG	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.305	.299	.604	1	1.37	-0.185	1.08	-0.09%	-1.15	CF
45	372	45	May 28	CHC		SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.303	.298	.602	1	.64	-0.077	.51	-0.04%	-1.18	CF
46	373	46	May 29	CHC		LAD	L,0-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.298	.292	.589	1	.91	-0.089	.78	-0.05%	-0.60	CF
47	374	48 (1)	May 31	CHC		LAD	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.306	.317	.624	7	.63	0.095	.45	0.04%	2.52	CF
Jun		Gtm	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
48	375	49	Jun 1	CHC		SDP	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.305	.316	.621	6	.52	0.000	.32	0.00%	-0.36	CF
49	376	50	Jun 2	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.303	.310	.612	7	2.00	-0.184	1.44	-0.08%	-1.00	CF
50	377	51	Jun 3	CHC		SDP	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.302	.308	.610	5	.46	-0.019	.35	-0.01%	-0.36	CF
51	378	52	Jun 5 (1)	CHC	@	MON	W,10-4	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.304	.335	.639	6	.87	0.031	.65	0.01%	2.21	CF
52	379	53	Jun 5 (2)	CHC	@	MON	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.299	.329	.627	2	.70	-0.064	.60	-0.03%	-0.76	CF
53	380	55 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-13	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.292	.321	.613	6	1.38	-0.116	1.08	-0.06%	-0.90	CF
54	381	56	Jun 8 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.291	.319	.611	9	.88	-0.020	.78	-0.01%	-0.33	CF
55	382	57	Jun 9	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	8-GF(11)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.293	.321	.614	9	4.38	-0.083	4.50	-0.05%	-0.48	CF
56	383	58	Jun 10	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.296	.351	.648	5	.56	0.163	.52	0.09%	1.81	CF
57	384	59	Jun 12	CHC		MON	W,5-2	GS-6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.301	.350	.651	2	1.36	0.073	1.27	0.04%	0.55	CF
Jul		Gtm	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
58	385	98 (38)	Jul 27	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.308	.370	.678	1	1.40	0.307	1.98	0.26%	2.10	CF
59	386	99	Jul 28	CHC		PIT	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.314	.379	.693	1	.55	0.039	.91	0.04%	0.36	CF
60	387	100	Jul 29	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG(11)	6	6	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.310	.387	.697	1	2.16	0.122	3.86	0.13%	-0.08	CF
Aug		Gtm	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
61	388	101	Aug 1 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.306	.380	.686	1	.65	-0.063	1.12	-0.07%	-0.63	CF
62	389	102	Aug 1 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.312	.386	.698	6	.64	0.091	.98	0.08%	2.18	CF
63	390	103	Aug 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.311	.384	.695	6	1.44	-0.075	2.45	-0.08%	-0.46	CF
64	391	104	Aug 3	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.260	.314	.386	.700	6	1.74	-0.227	2.76	-0.22%	-1.06	CF
65	392	105	Aug 4	CHC	@	MON	W,8-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.313	.395	.709	1	1.52	0.232	2.07	0.19%	1.78	CF
66	393	106	Aug 5	CHC	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260	.315	.393	.708	1	1.46	-0.042	2.27	-0.04%	0.22	CF
67	394	107	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	W,5-2	GS-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.317	.393	.710	1	.87	0.036	.79	0.02%	0.37	CF
							33-34		291	262	41	68	7	2	8	25	19	1	63	4	4	2	1	4	15	7	.260	.317	.393	.710		1.10	0.420	1.15	0.30%	3.34

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