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Sammy Sosa

Birthdate:

11/12/1968

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 220 lbs.

Place of Birth:

San Pedro de Macoris, , D.R.

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the top power hitters in baseball history, Sammy Sosa is the only player in history to hit over 60 home runs three times, including a career high 66 in 1998. He relied on his excellent bat speed, and his ability to power the ball to both fields. As a fact, it had been said by a few former major league players turned media announcers that ‘Sammy Sosa hits the ball to the opposite field with more power than any player they saw.’

Sammy Sosa is also one of the few players to hit over 500 homers and steal over 200 bases. During his 10-year batting spree he either led the league in homers and extra base hits or was among the leaders.

He played 12 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and was a highly popular player with fans in Wrigley Field.

Defensively he’s rated above average for a power-hitter and he had one of the strongest, most accurate arms of all-time.

Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
18 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1989	CHW (AL)	33	99	19	27	5	0	3	10	11	27	7	3	2	2	1	2	.273	.351	SLG
1989	TEX (AL)	25	84	8	20	3	0	1	3	0	20	0	2	0	0	4	0	.238	.238	SLG
1990	CHW (AL)	153	532	72	124	26	10	15	70	33	150	32	16	4	6	2	6	.233	.282	SLG
1991	CHW (AL)	116	316	39	64	10	1	10	33	14	98	13	6	2	2	5	1	.203	.240	SLG
1992	CHC (NL)	67	262	41	68	7	2	8	25	19	63	15	7	1	4	4	2	.260	.317	SLG
1993	CHC (NL)	159	598	92	156	25	5	33	93	38	135	36	11	6	4	0	1	.261	.309	SLG
1994	CHC (NL)	105	426	59	128	17	6	25	70	25	92	22	13	1	2	1	4	.300	.339	SLG
1995	CHC (NL)	144	564	89	151	17	3	36	119	58	134	34	7	11	5	0	2	.268	.340	SLG
1996	CHC (NL)	124	498	84	136	21	2	40	100	34	134	18	5	6	5	0	4	.273	.323	SLG
1997	CHC (NL)	162	642	90	161	31	4	36	119	45	174	22	12	9	2	0	5	.251	.300	SLG
1998	CHC (NL)	159	643	134	198	20	0	66	158	73	171	18	9	14	1	0	5	.308	.377	SLG
1999	CHC (NL)	162	625	114	180	24	2	63	141	78	171	7	8	8	3	0	6	.288	.367	SLG
2000	CHC (NL)	156	604	106	193	38	1	50	138	91	168	7	4	19	2	0	8	.320	.406	SLG
2001	CHC (NL)	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	116	153	0	2	37	6	0	12	.328	.437	SLG
2002	CHC (NL)	150	556	122	160	19	2	49	108	103	144	2	0	15	3	0	4	.288	.399	SLG
2003	CHC (NL)	137	517	99	144	22	0	40	103	62	143	0	1	9	5	0	5	.279	.358	SLG
2004	CHC (NL)	126	478	69	121	21	0	35	80	56	133	0	0	4	2	0	3	.253	.332	SLG
2005	BAL (AL)	102	380	39	84	15	1	14	45	39	84	1	1	3	2	0	3	.221	.295	SLG
18 years		2240	8401	1422	2304	355	44	588	1575	895	2194	234	107	151	56	17	73	.274	.345	.SLG

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