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Sammy Sosa
San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
6-0, 220 pounds
Career Batting Statistics
YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K's SLG 1989
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008TEX
CWS
CWS
CWS
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
ChC
BAL
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TEX
-----.238
.273
.233
.203
.260
.261
.300
.268
.273
.251
.308
.288
.320
.328
.294
.279
.261
.221
----
.252
----25
33
153
116
67
159
105
144
124
162
159
162
156
160
150
137
109
102
----
114
----84
99
532
316
262
598
426
564
498
642
643
625
604
577
556
517
417
380
----
412
----8
19
72
39
41
92
59
89
84
90
134
114
106
146
122
99
63
39
----
53
----20
27
124
64
68
156
128
151
136
161
198
180
193
189
160
144
109
84
----
104
----3
5
26
10
7
25
17
17
21
31
20
24
38
34
19
22
19
15
---
24
---0
0
10
1
2
5
6
3
2
4
0
2
1
5
2
0
0
1
---
1
---1
3
15
10
8
33
25
36
40
36
66
63
50
64
49
40
32
14
---
21
---3
10
70
33
25
93
70
119
100
119
158
141
138
160
108
103
73
45
---
92
---0
11
33
14
19
38
25
58
34
45
73
78
91
116
103
62
47
39
---
34
---20
27
150
98
63
135
92
134
134
174
171
171
168
153
144
143
119
84
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112
---.310
.414
.404
.335
.393
.485
.545
.500
.564
.480
.647
.635
.634
.720
.594
.553
.537
.376
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.468
---16 Seasons Career Total: AVG
.273G
2354AB
8813R
1475H
24082B
3793B
45HR
609RBI
1667BB
929K's
2306SLG
.534How to read: AVG=Average, G=Games, AB=At Bats, R=Runs, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, HR=Home Runs, RBI=Runs Batted In, BB=Bases on balls (walks), K's= Strike outs, SLG=Slugging Percentage.
* as of 12/2007
Post-Season Stats
YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K's SLG 1998 CHC .182 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .273 2003 CHC .262 12 42 8 11 2 0 2 7 12 13 .452 2003 Post-Season Final
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Career Highlights
6/17/05 -- Hits career home run #583 to tie Mark McGwire on the all-time list. (Versus Colorado)
On 9/27/03, Sosa became the first National leaguer to hit 40 or more home runs in six consecutive seasons.
Sosa gets his 2000th career hit against the NY Yankees in Wrigley Field (6/8/03).
On 4/4/03 against the Cincinnati Reds, Sammy Sosa became the 18th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 home runs. He also became the first Latino to ever hit 500 career home runs.
On 8/11/02, Sammy Sosa set an NL record for RBIs in consecutive games with 14.
First player in baseball history to have three 60+ home run seasons (98, 99, 01).
Became the first player in major-league history to hit three home runs in a game, three times in the same season. (9/21/01)
In 2001, Sosa joined Babe Ruth and Mark McGwire as the only players to have four 50 home run seasons.
In 2001, became the 15th player in baseball history to hit three homers in a game twice in one season.
On May 16, 2001, Sosa hits his 400th career home run against the Houston Astros.
In 2000, Sosa leads the Major Leagues in home runs and won his first HR title.
Batted a career high .320 in 2000.
Won the 2000 Hispanic Heritage Award in Sports.
On 8/6/2000 became the first Cub to have six consecutive 100-RBI seasons.
Won the Home Run Derby contest at the 2000 pre-All Star Game events in Atlanta.
Six-time All-Star (95, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02).
Homered twice on May 24, 2000 to become the 57th player in Major League history with 350 career home runs.
In 1999, became the first player in Major League history to have two 60+ home run seasons.
Won the first ever Hank Aaron Award in 1999 for his hitting prowess.
Honored by his peers as the 1999 Players Choice Man of The Year in 1999.
Led the NL in All-Star balloting in 1999 with 2,315,204 votes.
Won National League's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 1998.
In 1998, led the Chicago Cubs to the playoffs for the first time since 1989.
Sammy Sosa (1998) and Hank Greenberg (1938) hold the record for most multi-homer games in a season with 11.
Won the "Roberto Clemente Man of the Year Award" in 1998
Led the National League in RBI's with 158 in 1998.
Led the National League in total bases in 1998 (416) and 1999 (397).
Holds the Cubs’ single season (66), two-year (129) and three-year (165) home run records.
Named Sportsmen Of The Year by Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News in 1998 along with Mark McGwire.
In 1993, Sosa became the first Dominican to get into the 30-30 club (33 home runs & 36 stolen bases).
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