#21 Sammy "Say it ain't" Sosa, Rightfield, 34 yrs, Chicago (W) White Sox
Sunday, 6/13/2003 |
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| Sammy Sosa
Say it ain't
11/12/1968
34
D.R.,,San Pedro de M
6"0
170
Rightfield
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
Suffers
Normal
3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 13,250,000
2006
13 Year(s), 71 Days (2307 total Days)
79 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 138 Days (2374 total Days)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Talent | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 6/1 | @CLE | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 6/2 | MIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/3 | MIN | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 6/4 | @DET | W 11-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/6 | @DET | W 13-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/8 | @CHC | W 14-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 6/9 | @CHC | W 10-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 6/10 | @CHC | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 6/11 | @CIN | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 6/12 | @CIN | W 10-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 61 | 230 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 67 | .248 | .371 | .613 | .984 | 1.054 | .365 |
| Projected | 157 | 591 | 147 | 23 | 8 | 59 | 147 | 141 | 105 | 172 | .248 | .371 | .613 | .984 | 1.054 | .365 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 60 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 56.0 | 8.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 66 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .394 | .481 | 1.030 | 1.511 |
| vs. RHP | 164 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .189 | .328 | .445 | .773 |
| Close/Late | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .346 | .500 | .846 |
| Scoring Position | 81 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .308 | .605 | .913 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 28 | 99 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 31 | .273 | .402 | .687 | 1.089 |
| Road | 33 | 131 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 36 | .229 | .344 | .557 | .901 |
| This Week | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .182 | .524 | .706 |
| Last Week | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | .174 | .296 | .304 | .601 |
| March/April | 23 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 23 | .241 | .394 | .540 | .935 |
| May | 28 | 102 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 30 | .294 | .407 | .755 | 1.161 |
| June | 10 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .146 | .205 | .415 | .619 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1991 | 152 | 577 | 161 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 84 | 109 | 80 | 9 | 2 | 131 | 28 | 18 | .279 | .374 | .492 | .866 | TEX ATL |
| 1992 | 153 | 597 | 172 | 49 | 10 | 23 | 97 | 103 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 147 | 24 | 14 | .288 | .366 | .519 | .885 | ATL |
| 1993 | 157 | 556 | 143 | 30 | 14 | 40 | 118 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 5 | 125 | 25 | 9 | .257 | .379 | .577 | .956 | ATL |
| 1994 | 162 | 565 | 141 | 20 | 14 | 32 | 92 | 115 | 110 | 2 | 5 | 136 | 25 | 11 | .250 | .371 | .504 | .875 | ATL |
| 1995 | 121 | 464 | 125 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 91 | 96 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 14 | 7 | .269 | .366 | .588 | .954 | ATL SD,NL |
| 1996 | 153 | 527 | 154 | 40 | 22 | 47 | 135 | 134 | 109 | 2 | 3 | 125 | 19 | 17 | .292 | .413 | .719 | 1.133 | SD,NL CHW |
| 1997 | 141 | 498 | 131 | 35 | 12 | 44 | 109 | 117 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 131 | 18 | 6 | .263 | .375 | .647 | 1.022 | CHW,AL |
| 1998 | 146 | 534 | 158 | 40 | 12 | 48 | 140 | 149 | 133 | 5 | 2 | 132 | 17 | 8 | .296 | .439 | .685 | 1.125 | CHW,AL |
| 1999 | 152 | 555 | 153 | 35 | 13 | 51 | 148 | 143 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 14 | 12 | .276 | .404 | .661 | 1.066 | CHW |
| 2000 | 153 | 534 | 171 | 28 | 14 | 67 | 171 | 161 | 117 | 9 | 3 | 106 | 11 | 14 | .320 | .448 | .801 | 1.249 | CHW,AL |
| 2001 | 152 | 569 | 148 | 33 | 19 | 42 | 130 | 128 | 102 | 6 | 4 | 135 | 8 | 3 | .260 | .376 | .606 | .982 | CHW,AL |
| 2002 | 154 | 550 | 139 | 21 | 17 | 40 | 125 | 128 | 117 | 8 | 6 | 153 | 25 | 14 | .253 | .388 | .571 | .959 | CHW |
| 2003 | 61 | 230 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 5 | .248 | .371 | .613 | .984 | CHW |
| Total | 1857 | 6756 | 1853 | 402 | 175 | 510 | 1497 | 1550 | 1258 | 66 | 39 | 1606 | 236 | 138 | .274 | .391 | .612 | 1.003 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1985, A | 134 | 521 | 105 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 54 | 82 | 55 | 120 | 18 | 6 | .202 | .269 | .392 | .660 |
| 1986, A | 128 | 491 | 118 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 69 | 53 | 82 | 23 | 7 | .240 | .309 | .436 | .745 |
| 1987, A | 137 | 505 | 140 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 139 | 80 | 68 | 97 | 29 | 10 | .277 | .354 | .562 | .916 |
| 1988, AA | 20 | 74 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .270 | .386 | .622 | 1.008 |
| 1988, AAA | 117 | 453 | 110 | 21 | 11 | 34 | 102 | 76 | 52 | 113 | 13 | 7 | .243 | .316 | .563 | .879 |
| 1989, AAA | 135 | 532 | 155 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 100 | 97 | 71 | 106 | 17 | 12 | .291 | .369 | .579 | .948 |
| 1990, AAA | 126 | 494 | 164 | 23 | 4 | 48 | 111 | 120 | 78 | 78 | 24 | 7 | .332 | .416 | .686 | 1.102 |
| 1995, AAA | 28 | 89 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 44 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .416 | .534 | 1.191 | 1.725 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1991 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .176 | .282 | .382 | .664 |
| 1992 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| 1993 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .217 | .053 | .270 |
| 1995 | 15 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .323 | .593 | .916 |
| 1997 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .333 | .471 | .804 |
| 1998 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .348 | .750 | 1.098 |
| 1999 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| 2000 | 17 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .288 | .391 | .678 |
| 2001 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .429 | .643 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .381 | .353 | .734 |
| Total | 73 | 283 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 70 | 4 | 6 | .198 | .286 | .417 | .703 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Rightfield | 60 | 60 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 2 | .979 | 535.1 | 1.63 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Texas on 4/1/1985 to a minor league deal...
Injured on 7/29/1989 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1991, off Bret Saberhagen (KC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1991, off Brad Arnsberg (NYY)...
Traded from Texas to Atlanta on 6/2/1991 (Going to ATL: CF Sammy Sosa. Going to TEX: P Andy Ashby, P Ben McDonald, 3B Jeff Blauser, CF Al Martin)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1991, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1991, hitting .438 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/17/1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1991, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1991, hitting .351 with 12 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1991, hitting .279 with 21 HR, 84 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1992, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1992, hitting .529 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
2/2/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia on 9/19/1993...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1993, hitting .313 with 13 HR, 33 RBI...
2/2/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,757,143 through salary arbitration...
2/2/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,757,143 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Atlanta to San Diego on 2/8/1995 (Going to SD: RF Sammy Sosa. Going to ATL: RF Vladimir Guerrero)...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
2/2/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,942,857 through salary arbitration...
6/1/1996: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $22,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Was selected to the 1996 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against New York (M) on 7/20/1996...
Traded from San Diego to Chicago (W) on 8/1/1996 (Going to SD: P Roy Oswalt. Going to CHW: 1B John Olerud, RF Sammy Sosa)...
Hit 3 homeruns against California, driving in 5 runs on 4/28/1997...
Injured on 6/9/1997 with a Strained Back, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/22/1997 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1997...
Injured on 5/11/1998 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Minnesota on 6/18/1998...
Drove in 6 runs against California on 6/25/1998...
Was selected to the 1998 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Minnesota, driving in 4 runs on 7/5/1998...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1998, hitting .370 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1998...
Hit 4 homeruns against Minnesota, driving in 8 runs on 8/3/1999...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1999, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1999...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/2000, hitting .450 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Seattle on 5/17/2000...
Drove in 7 runs against California on 5/20/2000...
Was selected to the 2000 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Minnesota, driving in 4 runs on 8/4/2000...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (Y) on 8/9/2000...
Sets a new season AL-Record for HR with 56 on 8/15/2000...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2000, hitting .450 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won World Series with Chicago (W) in 2000...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 2000, hitting .320 with 67 HR, 171 RBI...
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/2002, hitting .706 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 2002...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (W) on 2/4/2003 to a 4-year deal worth $13,250,000 per year...
Hit 3 homeruns against Toronto, driving in 5 runs on 5/2/2003...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/3/2003, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 500th career homerun on 5/8/2003, off Carsten Charles Sabathia (CAL)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2003, hitting .294 with 13 HR, 36 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2000 - .320 - 6th
| OBP
1996 - .413 - 7th
1998 - .439 - 3rd
2000 - .448 - 2nd
| SLG
1993 - .577 - 5th
1994 - .504 - 10th
1995 - .588 - 5th
1996 - .719 - 3rd
1997 - .647 - 4th
1998 - .685 - 4th
1999 - .661 - 5th
2000 - .801 - 1st
2001 - .606 - 6th
| OPS
1993 - .956 - 5th
1994 - .875 - 10th
1995 - .954 - 7th
1996 - 1.133 - 4th
1997 - 1.022 - 5th
1998 - 1.125 - 4th
1999 - 1.066 - 6th
2000 - 1.249 - 1st
2001 - .982 - 9th
| Hits
1992 - 172 - 6th
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Doubles
1992 - 49 - 2nd
| Triples
1991 - 16 - 3rd
1996 - 22 - 2nd
2001 - 19 - 6th
2002 - 17 - 4th
| Homeruns
1993 - 40 - 4th
1994 - 32 - 10th
1996 - 47 - 3rd
1997 - 44 - 4th
1998 - 48 - 2nd
1999 - 51 - 4th
2000 - 67 - 1st
2001 - 42 - 6th
| RBI
1993 - 118 - 5th
1996 - 135 - 6th
1998 - 140 - 4th
1999 - 148 - 7th
2000 - 171 - 1st
2001 - 130 - 10th
| Runs
1991 - 109 - 10th
1993 - 112 - 4th
1994 - 115 - 6th
1996 - 134 - 5th
1997 - 117 - 8th
1998 - 149 - 1st
1999 - 143 - 8th
2000 - 161 - 1st
2001 - 128 - 7th
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BB
1993 - 106 - 3rd
1994 - 110 - 3rd
1996 - 109 - 3rd
1997 - 88 - 10th
1998 - 133 - 4th
1999 - 120 - 3rd
2000 - 117 - 3rd
2001 - 102 - 7th
2002 - 117 - 4th
| SB
2002 - 25 - 10th
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