RF Jose Sosa #24
San Francisco Seagulls MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/30/1977
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RF JOSE SOSA #24 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
145 480 127 28 6 7 50 57 80 .265 .340 .392 36 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 65
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 20 Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 70
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1977 LAP Win, 5-0 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
09/27/1977 LAP Win, 4-1 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1977 SEA Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1977 SEA Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1977 SEA Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1977 HOU Loss, 4-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 HOU Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/15/1977 @ LAP Win, 6-2 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 1
09/14/1977 @ LAP Win, 7-1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
09/13/1977 @ LAP Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Sosa is one of the game's more beloved players.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:02/07/1946
Born in:Dubuque, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$456,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 25th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 145 480 127 28 6 7 50 70 57 80 .265 .340 .392 .732 .318 .127 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 559 0 0 0 4 18 4 188 41 36 15 70.6 68.8 4.71 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 31 7 1 4 18 17 17 13 0 3 0 .320 .421 .536 .957
Versus Right   383 96 21 5 3 32 53 40 67 4 15 0 .251 .319 .355 .674
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
April   70 17 4 2 0 8 8 9 9 1 6 0 .243 .325 .357 .682
May   88 33 4 2 2 14 14 12 14 0 3 0 .375 .450 .534 .984
June   83 24 4 0 1 7 9 6 17 1 2 0 .289 .333 .373 .707
July   91 18 7 0 1 6 10 8 16 0 3 0 .198 .263 .308 .570
August   90 26 7 2 1 7 18 12 13 1 2 0 .289 .369 .444 .813
September   58 9 2 0 2 8 11 10 11 1 2 0 .155 .275 .293 .568
Spring Training   58 15 1 1 0 3 6 6 10 0 0 0 .259 .328 .310 .638
Postseason   9 5 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.111 1.667
Last Year   448 98 22 5 3 35 51 67 76 3 20 1 .219 .320 .310 .630
2 Years Ago   524 144 27 5 14 78 82 74 67 7 7 2 .275 .362 .426 .788
Career   3769 940 175 55 61 402 561 543 604 27 65 10 .249 .343 .374 .717
Home   237 66 17 4 3 27 39 27 33 1 8 0 .278 .351 .422 .773
Road   243 61 11 2 4 23 31 30 47 3 10 0 .251 .330 .362 .692
Grass   480 127 28 6 7 50 70 57 80 4 18 0 .265 .340 .392 .732
Day   327 93 22 5 4 33 50 31 52 3 12 0 .284 .343 .419 .762
Night   153 34 6 1 3 17 20 26 28 1 6 0 .222 .333 .333 .667
As Starter   458 125 28 6 7 48 67 51 78 4 18 0 .273 .343 .406 .749
As Reliever / Substitution   22 2 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Close/Late   129 34 6 2 5 19 25 15 13 1 3 0 .264 .338 .457 .795
Inning 1-3   172 35 8 2 0 10 14 20 31 0 10 0 .203 .286 .273 .560
Inning 4-6   150 51 13 2 2 18 27 17 29 2 5 0 .340 .402 .493 .896
Inning 7-9   145 39 7 2 4 21 25 19 18 2 3 0 .269 .349 .428 .777
Extra Innings   13 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .385 .599
0 Outs   175 50 9 2 3 12 38 16 30 1 14 0 .286 .344 .411 .755
1 Outs   175 42 10 2 4 20 25 25 24 3 4 0 .240 .330 .389 .719
2 Outs   130 35 9 2 0 18 7 16 26 0 0 0 .269 .349 .369 .719
Scoring Position   126 39 6 2 4 44 21 18 17 4 18 0 .310 .385 .484 .869
Bases Empty   291 71 19 2 2 2 40 30 50 0 0 0 .244 .315 .344 .658
Runner on 1st   63 17 3 2 1 4 9 9 13 0 0 0 .270 .361 .429 .790
Runner on 2nd   48 11 3 0 1 5 8 6 11 0 16 0 .229 .315 .354 .669
Runner on 3rd   15 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 14 1 2 2 14 8 5 3 0 1 0 .400 .475 .714 1.189
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 9 4 1 1 2 1 0 .364 .357 .636 .994
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 .300 .385 .400 .785
Two Strikes   243 56 13 2 3 19 34 42 80 1 0 0 .230 .343 .337 .680
First Pitch   64 17 0 3 0 5 11 0 0 0 7 0 .266 .266 .359 .625
Count 0-1   49 15 6 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Count 0-2   38 7 2 0 2 5 4 0 16 1 0 0 .184 .179 .395 .574
Count 1-0   30 12 4 1 1 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 .400 .387 .700 1.087
Count 1-1   40 14 1 0 1 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 .350 .341 .450 .791
Count 1-2   77 18 4 1 0 7 4 0 23 0 0 0 .234 .234 .312 .545
Count 2-0   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 2-1   22 5 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 .227 .545 .773
Count 2-2   63 17 4 0 1 4 6 0 18 0 0 0 .270 .270 .381 .651
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   19 5 3 0 0 4 4 10 0 1 1 0 .263 .500 .421 .921
Full Count   65 14 3 1 0 3 20 42 23 0 0 0 .215 .523 .292 .816
Behind in Count   164 40 12 1 2 15 13 0 39 1 4 0 .244 .242 .366 .608
Ahead in Count   84 25 8 1 3 17 16 15 0 2 4 0 .298 .396 .524 .920
Batting Leadoff   76 24 8 0 0 4 15 7 17 0 0 0 .316 .373 .421 .795
Batting 2nd   284 69 12 4 5 30 39 33 48 3 13 0 .243 .319 .366 .685
Batting 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 4th   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 5th   12 7 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .583 .571 .833 1.405
Batting 6th   39 11 3 1 1 7 4 4 2 0 2 0 .282 .349 .487 .836
Batting 7th   51 14 5 1 0 3 8 8 11 0 3 0 .275 .373 .412 .785
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Low Leverage   212 50 12 3 1 9 27 29 42 1 1 0 .236 .326 .335 .661
Medium Leverage   179 45 11 1 0 11 22 21 29 1 13 0 .251 .328 .324 .652
High Leverage   87 31 5 2 6 30 21 7 9 2 4 0 .356 .396 .667 1.062
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 71 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 81 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 .691 102 104 2.4
1972 San Francisco - MLB 26 157 491 133 24 15 9 51 70 76 0 2 76 19 5 .271 .367 .436 .803 148 159 7.9
1973 San Francisco - MLB 27 159 576 159 23 8 9 65 106 88 2 5 79 28 13 .276 .371 .391 .762 118 126 6.8
1974 San Francisco - MLB 28 152 555 126 25 7 9 64 89 89 2 4 95 30 13 .227 .334 .346 .680 102 109 4.7
1975 San Francisco - MLB 29 155 524 144 27 5 14 78 82 74 2 7 67 8 5 .275 .362 .426 .788 124 130 5.3
1976 San Francisco - MLB 30 150 448 98 22 5 3 35 51 67 1 3 76 24 8 .219 .320 .310 .630 89 88 3.3
1977 San Francisco - MLB 31 145 480 127 28 6 7 50 70 57 0 4 80 36 15 .265 .340 .392 .732 94 101 3.7
Total MLB 1275 3769 940 175 55 61 402 561 543 10 27 604 163 67 .249 .343 .374 .717 108 114 35.9
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 1.500 359 385 0.2
1969 San Francisco - MLB 23 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 185 190 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 -129 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 70 66 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 73 69 1.8
1973 San Francisco - MLB 27 7 27 7 2 1 1 5 4 6 0 0 4 3 0 .259 .394 .519 .912 159 161 2.7
1974 San Francisco - MLB 28 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -9 -21 0.9
1975 San Francisco - MLB 29 5 18 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 .389 .429 .389 .817 134 145 1.1
1976 San Francisco - MLB 30 11 40 14 5 1 2 13 9 3 0 1 4 2 0 .350 .386 .675 1.061 213 219 3.1
1977 San Francisco - MLB 31 2 9 5 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .556 .556 1.111 1.667 329 377 1.0
Total MLB 53 169 49 15 4 3 27 27 14 0 2 32 10 0 .290 .341 .479 .820 138 141
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
1973 San Francisco - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 San Francisco - MLB CF 141 126 357 11 0 371 3 .992 1096.0 3.02 +17.7 1.066
1973 San Francisco - MLB RF 46 14 38 1 0 39 0 1.000 192.2 1.82 +2.8 1.078
1974 San Francisco - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.038
1974 San Francisco - MLB CF 66 39 114 2 0 116 0 1.000 351.1 2.97 +5.3 1.041
1974 San Francisco - MLB RF 130 99 201 11 0 223 11 .951 921.2 2.07 +6.8 1.052
1975 San Francisco - MLB CF 91 74 196 6 0 205 3 .985 587.0 3.10 +6.1 1.055
1975 San Francisco - MLB RF 108 55 132 8 0 141 1 .993 617.1 2.04 +5.8 1.075
1976 San Francisco - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.037
1976 San Francisco - MLB CF 78 58 172 9 0 186 5 .973 424.0 3.84 +10.6 1.064
1976 San Francisco - MLB RF 113 48 161 7 0 169 1 .994 698.2 2.16 +8.2 1.080
1977 San Francisco - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.011
1977 San Francisco - MLB CF 93 89 173 6 2 185 6 .968 640.1 2.52 +3.6 1.039
1977 San Francisco - MLB RF 104 31 115 6 0 122 1 .992 480.0 2.27 +3.9 1.034
TOTAL SS 8 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 +0.3 1.050
TOTAL LF 210 42 136 0 0 136 0 1.000 712.2 1.72 +4.4 1.023
TOTAL CF 647 554 1452 43 5 1514 19 .987 4381.1 3.07 +62.1 1.052
TOTAL RF 712 326 869 36 1 919 14 .985 3864.0 2.11 +39.9 1.065
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.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 65 (65).
10/12/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,824,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
07/02/1976 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/24/1976 Wins the 1976 World Series with the San Francisco Seagulls.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 70 (70).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1973 679 5
Year 3B Rank
1972 15 2
1973 8 7
1974 7 6
Year SB Rank
1973 28 9
1977 36 8
Year R Rank
1973 106 3
1974 89 9
Year BB Rank
1973 88 7
Year SH Rank
1976 20 4
1977 18 4
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
1973 6.5 7
1975 5.1 9
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