CF Jose Sosa #24
San Francisco Seagulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/18/1972
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CF JOSE SOSA #24 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 491 133 24 15 9 51 76 76 .271 .367 .436 19 7.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 60
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 70
Errors: - 45 65
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: 75
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/10/1972 @ DET Loss, 1-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/1972 @ DET Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/08/1972 @ DET Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1972 DET Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1972 DET Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/01/1972 @ MON Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1972 @ MON Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1972 @ MON Loss, 7-9 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/27/1972 MON Win, 7-6 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/26/1972 MON Win, 5-1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 2
PERSONALITY
Will rarely admit to injury. Wants to be out on the field every day.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:02/07/1946
Born in:Dubuque, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$75,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 25th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 491 133 24 15 9 51 70 76 76 .271 .367 .436 .803 .369 .165 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 135 569 0 0 0 4 2 2 214 48 19 5 79.2 86.1 6.26 7.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 36 7 5 2 18 19 29 19 1 0 0 .254 .378 .415 .793
Versus Right   349 97 17 10 7 33 51 47 57 1 2 0 .278 .363 .444 .807
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
April   70 17 5 0 0 5 6 11 9 0 1 0 .243 .346 .314 .660
May   77 22 5 5 0 3 13 15 11 0 0 0 .286 .402 .481 .883
June   80 15 1 0 2 6 7 9 15 0 0 0 .188 .270 .275 .545
July   90 26 6 3 3 17 11 12 9 0 0 0 .289 .373 .522 .895
August   94 26 4 3 3 11 18 17 19 1 0 0 .277 .384 .479 .863
September   80 27 3 4 1 9 15 12 13 1 1 0 .338 .419 .512 .932
Spring Training   53 13 3 1 1 1 8 12 16 0 0 0 .245 .385 .396 .781
Postseason   38 8 3 0 0 3 6 3 9 0 1 0 .211 .268 .289 .558
Last Year   299 70 15 6 3 29 32 46 50 2 1 1 .234 .336 .355 .691
2 Years Ago   196 42 6 1 3 15 26 23 40 0 3 0 .214 .297 .301 .598
Career   1186 286 50 24 19 110 163 168 207 4 7 3 .241 .336 .372 .708
Home   237 65 12 10 2 23 38 42 38 2 1 0 .274 .381 .435 .815
Road   254 68 12 5 7 28 32 34 38 0 1 0 .268 .354 .437 .791
Grass   491 133 24 15 9 51 70 76 76 2 2 0 .271 .367 .436 .803
Day   281 75 15 9 5 28 34 37 49 1 2 0 .267 .351 .438 .789
Night   210 58 9 6 4 23 36 39 27 1 0 0 .276 .388 .433 .821
As Starter   475 131 24 14 9 49 70 75 72 2 2 0 .276 .373 .442 .815
As Reliever / Substitution   16 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .176 .250 .426
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .500 .786
Close/Late   94 21 3 2 1 8 14 16 17 0 1 0 .223 .336 .330 .666
Inning 1-3   188 54 9 8 6 22 28 24 33 2 0 0 .287 .364 .516 .880
Inning 4-6   165 46 8 4 1 15 24 31 17 0 1 0 .279 .393 .394 .787
Inning 7-9   131 32 7 3 2 14 18 21 25 0 1 0 .244 .349 .389 .738
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   180 43 6 5 6 19 40 34 28 2 1 0 .239 .356 .428 .784
1 Outs   161 46 8 4 1 12 21 25 25 0 1 0 .286 .382 .404 .785
2 Outs   150 44 10 6 2 20 9 17 23 0 0 0 .293 .365 .480 .845
Scoring Position   103 25 4 3 0 33 16 22 20 2 2 0 .243 .370 .340 .710
Bases Empty   290 75 14 10 6 6 41 41 42 0 0 0 .259 .350 .438 .788
Runner on 1st   98 33 6 2 3 12 13 13 14 0 0 0 .337 .414 .531 .945
Runner on 2nd   29 6 0 1 0 3 3 5 5 0 1 0 .207 .324 .276 .599
Runner on 3rd   5 3 2 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .600 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 8 1 0 0 6 5 7 7 0 1 0 .222 .349 .250 .599
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 1 1 0 8 2 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .357 .583 .940
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   15 4 0 1 0 12 3 3 4 0 0 0 .267 .389 .400 .789
Two Strikes   227 46 7 4 5 19 24 34 76 0 0 0 .203 .307 .335 .641
First Pitch   64 21 5 1 2 7 9 0 0 1 1 0 .328 .323 .531 .854
Count 0-1   38 14 3 1 0 8 7 0 0 1 1 0 .368 .359 .500 .859
Count 0-2   31 6 1 0 1 4 2 0 16 0 0 0 .194 .194 .323 .516
Count 1-0   38 8 1 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .395 .605
Count 1-1   53 19 4 4 1 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 .358 .358 .642 1.000
Count 1-2   77 13 2 2 0 4 1 0 33 0 0 0 .169 .169 .247 .416
Count 2-0   22 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Count 2-1   33 15 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .576 1.030
Count 2-2   63 10 2 0 1 2 4 0 21 0 0 0 .159 .159 .238 .397
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 21 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 3 1 1 0 1 8 21 0 0 0 0 .188 .649 .375 1.024
Full Count   56 17 2 2 3 9 17 34 6 0 0 0 .304 .567 .571 1.138
Behind in Count   146 33 6 3 1 16 10 0 49 1 1 0 .226 .224 .329 .553
Ahead in Count   109 33 5 5 1 11 21 42 0 0 0 0 .303 .497 .468 .965
Batting Leadoff   114 37 6 5 3 14 25 21 19 0 0 0 .325 .430 .544 .973
Batting 2nd   211 55 10 7 4 23 36 34 33 2 2 0 .261 .360 .431 .792
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273
Batting 6th   77 20 4 2 1 8 6 9 10 0 0 0 .260 .337 .403 .740
Batting 7th   72 20 4 0 1 3 3 8 11 0 0 0 .278 .350 .375 .725
Batting 8th   5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Low Leverage   205 57 13 5 2 6 25 33 32 0 1 0 .278 .378 .420 .798
Medium Leverage   199 56 9 7 6 22 35 31 24 1 1 0 .281 .377 .487 .864
High Leverage   85 20 2 3 1 23 10 11 19 1 0 0 .235 .320 .365 .684
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 San Francisco - MLB 22 5 18 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556 71 67 0.0
1969 San Francisco - MLB 23 118 182 37 3 2 4 14 33 23 2 0 37 5 1 .203 .300 .308 .607 77 79 1.0
1970 San Francisco - MLB 24 108 196 42 6 1 3 15 26 23 0 0 40 5 5 .214 .297 .301 .598 70 71 0.7
1971 San Francisco - MLB 25 126 299 70 15 6 3 29 32 46 1 2 50 8 2 .234 .336 .355 .691 103 101 2.3
1972 San Francisco - MLB 26 157 491 133 24 15 9 51 70 76 0 2 76 19 5 .271 .367 .436 .803 132 145 7.4
Total MLB 514 1186 286 50 24 19 110 163 168 3 4 207 37 13 .241 .336 .372 .708 105 111 11.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Total - 21 48 216 59 11 5 4 29 51 24 1 3 27 34 7 .273 .344 .426 .770 100 100 1.0
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 San Francisco - MLB 22 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 359 376 0.2
1969 San Francisco - MLB 23 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 185 185 0.7
1970 San Francisco - MLB 24 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -130 0.6
1971 San Francisco - MLB 25 6 17 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 2 0 .235 .235 .353 .588 71 64 1.0
1972 San Francisco - MLB 26 10 38 8 3 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 9 2 0 .211 .268 .289 .558 62 68 1.8
Total MLB 24 62 14 7 0 0 4 9 3 0 0 16 4 0 .226 .262 .339 .600 74 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 San Francisco - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 0.0 .000
1968 San Francisco - MLB CF 4 4 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 29.0 5.28 +0.7 1.057
1969 San Francisco - MLB SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.2 5.79 +0.3 1.050
1969 San Francisco - MLB LF 57 5 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 145.1 1.86 +0.8 .998
1969 San Francisco - MLB CF 27 27 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 188.0 2.54 +2.7 .998
1969 San Francisco - MLB RF 51 5 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 140.0 1.74 -0.8 .979
1970 San Francisco - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 San Francisco - MLB LF 40 10 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 148.0 1.76 +2.4 1.049
1970 San Francisco - MLB CF 16 16 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 117.0 2.85 +1.7 1.060
1970 San Francisco - MLB RF 54 14 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 217.0 2.12 +3.5 1.112
1971 San Francisco - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB LF 60 0 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 149.0 1.21 -0.7 .977
1971 San Francisco - MLB CF 35 34 84 3 0 87 0 1.000 250.1 3.13 +1.3 1.028
1971 San Francisco - MLB RF 56 39 93 2 1 95 0 1.000 361.1 2.37 +6.8 1.108
1972 San Francisco - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1972 San Francisco - MLB LF 44 27 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 257.1 1.82 +1.7 1.043
1972 San Francisco - MLB CF 96 87 249 6 3 257 2 .992 698.1 3.29 +12.4 1.052
1972 San Francisco - MLB RF 50 21 51 1 0 52 0 1.000 235.1 1.99 +3.0 1.036
TOTAL SS 8 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 +0.3 1.050
TOTAL LF 201 42 131 0 0 131 0 1.000 699.2 1.69 +4.2 1.023
TOTAL CF 178 168 440 9 3 451 2 .996 1282.2 3.15 +18.8 1.042
TOTAL RF 211 79 222 3 1 225 0 1.000 953.2 2.12 +12.4 1.076
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 25, 53rd overall pick) by the San Francisco Seagulls, out of college Arkansas
10/20/1967 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 45 (55).
04/09/1968 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
02/24/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at center field at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
04/07/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
01/29/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $300,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
03/08/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
02/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1972 15 2
Year OBP Rank
1972 .367 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1972 6.26 7
Year ISO Rank
1972 .165 10
Year wOBA Rank
1972 .369 8
Year OPS Rank
1972 .803 8
Year WAR Rank
1972 7.4 5
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