José Sosa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 158lb (180cm, 71kg)

Born: December 28, 1952 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Died: June 8, 2013 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Debut: July 22, 1975 (Age 22-206d, 11,276th in MLB history)
vs. MON 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1976 (Age 23-273d)
vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Jose Ynocencio Sosa

Name Note: born Jose Ynocencio (Sosa)

Relatives: Cousin of Felipe Alou, Jesus Alou, Matty Alou, Moises Alou

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

W

L

ERA

4.60

G

GS

SV

IP

58.2

SO

WHIP

1.636

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1970	17	HOU-min	Rk	3	5	.375	3.44	10	10		1	0	0	55.0	42	31	21	1	40	0	50	4	1	6				1.491	6.9	0.2	6.5	8.2	1.25	CVN APPY
1971	18	HOU-min	AA	3	8	.273	4.83	15	15		2	1	0	82.0	66	56	44	6	80	0	83	5	1	19				1.780	7.2	0.7	8.8	9.1	1.04	CBS DIXA
1972	19	HOU-min	AA,A	3	11	.214	6.56	16	16		1	0	0	85.0	88	73	62	6	85	1	72	6	0	10				2.035	9.3	0.6	9.0	7.6	0.85	CBS,COC SOUL,FLOR
1973	20	HOU-min	A	4	1	.800	3.79	7	7		0	0	0	38.0	33	17	16	2	28	0	37	2	0	4				1.605	7.8	0.5	6.6	8.8	1.32	CDR MIDW
1974	21	HOU-min	A	6	12	.333	3.77	22	21		5	0	0	124.0	121	75	52	4	67	4	88	14	2	6				1.516	8.8	0.3	4.9	6.4	1.31	CDR MIDW
1975	22	HOU-min	AA	6	2	.750	1.10	29	0		0	0	8	49.0	33	8	6	1	26	7	46	1	1	4				1.204	6.1	0.2	4.8	8.4	1.77	CBS SOUL
1975	22	HOU	NL	1	3	.250	4.02	25	2	9	0	0	1	47.0	51	21	21	5	23	4	31	1	0	5	206	85	4.18	1.574	9.8	1.0	4.4	5.9	1.35
1976	23	HOU-min	AAA	4	10	.286	5.62	41	5		1	0	12	80.0	86	54	50	7	51	7	56	3	0	10				1.713	9.7	0.8	5.7	6.3	1.10	MEM IL
1976	23	HOU	NL	0	0		6.94	9	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	16	9	9	0	6	2	5	3	0	1	60	48	4.09	1.886	12.3	0.0	4.6	3.9	0.83
1977	24	HOU-min	AAA	8	3	.727	3.81	42	7		1	1	4	85.0	87	42	36	4	32	5	43	5	0	5				1.400	9.2	0.4	3.4	4.6	1.34	CHL IL
1978	25	HOU-min	AAA,AA	4	1	.800	2.90	20	0		0	0	2	31.0	20	11	10	0	18	2	22	1	0	4				1.226	5.8	0.0	5.2	6.4	1.22	CHL,CBS IL,SOUL
2 Yrs				1	3	.250	4.60	34	2	11	0	0	1	58.2	67	30	30	5	29	6	36	4	0	6	266	74	4.16	1.636	10.3	0.8	4.4	5.5	1.24
162 Game Avg.				2	6	.250	4.60	64	4	21	0	0	2	111	127	57	57	9	55	11	68	8	0	11	502	74	4.16	1.636	10.3	0.8	4.4	5.5	1.24

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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José Sosa

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Transactions

Name + "Statistics" Translations

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