#29 Sammy "Slammin' sammy" Sosa, Rightfield, 29 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sammy Sosa Slammin' sammy 11/12/1968 29 D.R.,,SAN PEDRO DE M 6"0 235
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,000,000 2000 9 Year(s), 35 Days (1583 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 35 Days (1583 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 6 7 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 6 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .985 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/9 | @CHA | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/11 | CHA | L 10-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/13 | CHA | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/18 | @OAK | W 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/21 | OAK | L 7-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/23 | OAK | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/25 | @OAK | W 10-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/27 | @NYM | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/28 | @NYM | L 2-11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/30 | NYM | W 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 108 | 316 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 79 | .215 | .307 | .459 | .766 | .736 | .244 |
Projected | 108 | 316 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 79 | .215 | .307 | .459 | .766 | .736 | .244 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 79 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 43.7 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 83 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .344 | .554 | .898 |
vs. RHP | 233 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .206 | .294 | .425 | .719 |
Close/Late | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .324 | .559 | .883 |
Scoring Position | 93 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .298 | .473 | .771 |
Pinch Hitting | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .563 | .857 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 49 | 142 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 42 | .197 | .286 | .423 | .708 |
Road | 59 | 174 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 37 | .230 | .322 | .489 | .810 |
This Week | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
Last Week | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .636 | .909 |
March/April | 15 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .214 | .233 | .500 | .733 |
May | 18 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | .250 | .382 | .554 | .936 |
June | 21 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | .097 | .138 | .177 | .316 |
July | 19 | 65 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 15 | .262 | .347 | .631 | .977 |
August | 18 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .196 | .269 | .370 | .639 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | .289 | .439 | .533 | .972 |
Postseason | 11 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .240 | .259 | .440 | .699 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1989 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .362 | .537 | .898 | PIT |
1990 | 118 | 263 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .391 | .532 | .923 | PIT |
1991 | 140 | 451 | 113 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .338 | .488 | .826 | PIT |
1992 | 139 | 447 | 113 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 96 | 77 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 111 | 2 | 1 | .253 | .340 | .501 | .842 | PIT |
1993 | 112 | 195 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .295 | .467 | .761 | PIT |
1994 | 88 | 191 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .313 | .461 | .774 | PIT |
1995 | 94 | 285 | 71 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 48 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 0 | .249 | .336 | .463 | .800 | PIT |
1996 | 61 | 152 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .293 | .592 | .886 | TOR |
1997 | 119 | 377 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 3 | 0 | .212 | .301 | .469 | .770 | TOR |
1998 | 108 | 316 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 0 | .215 | .307 | .459 | .766 | TOR |
Total | 1003 | 2718 | 655 | 150 | 13 | 166 | 507 | 441 | 322 | 40 | 21 | 729 | 14 | 3 | .241 | .328 | .489 | .817 | |
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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 |
1989, AAA | 106 | 191 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 77 | 63 | 43 | 38 | 3 | 2 | .366 | .471 | .969 | 1.439 |
1990, AAA | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .421 | 1.000 | 1.421 |
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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 |
1996 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
1998 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .259 | .440 | .699 |
Total | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .276 | .464 | .740 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 49 | 39 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 7 | .907 | 346.1 | 1.95 | | | | |
Centerfield | 28 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | .923 | 198.2 | 2.36 | | | | |
Rightfield | 17 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | .962 | 142.0 | 1.65 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1989... Had first career hit on 9/1/1989, off Dave Stieb (ATL)... Hit first career homerun on 9/16/1989, off Cris Carpenter (HOU)... 2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration... 2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/4/1996 to a 5-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year... Injured on 4/6/1996 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Series with Toronto in 1998...
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