RF Jose Sosa #24
San Francisco Seagulls MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/06/1975
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RF JOSE SOSA #24 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 555 126 25 7 9 64 89 95 .227 .334 .346 30 4.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 55 55 55 60
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 70 70 65 70
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 40 65
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: 25 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 20 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
10/05/1974 @ HOU Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
10/04/1974 @ HOU Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/1974 HOU Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 HOU Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/1974 @ TCN Win, 7-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 @ TCN Win, 10-0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/27/1974 @ TCN Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 LAP Win, 5-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 LAP Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 LAP Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
His style of play is endorsed by the fans. He gives all he has, all the time.
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:$75,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,824,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1967, 25th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 555 126 25 7 9 64 89 89 95 .227 .334 .346 .680 .318 .119 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 655 2 0 0 14 5 4 192 41 30 13 69.8 68.4 3.97 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   131 38 4 4 1 15 20 23 21 1 0 1 .290 .397 .405 .802
Versus Right   424 88 21 3 8 49 69 66 74 3 5 1 .208 .314 .328 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   80 16 5 0 0 7 17 11 7 0 2 0 .200 .297 .263 .559
May   89 16 4 0 3 12 15 16 15 0 1 0 .180 .305 .326 .631
June   79 22 5 3 1 10 17 13 17 2 0 0 .278 .372 .456 .828
July   92 25 6 0 3 13 14 20 15 0 2 2 .272 .412 .435 .847
August   114 25 1 2 1 13 13 12 21 2 0 0 .219 .289 .289 .579
September   101 22 4 2 1 9 13 17 20 0 0 0 .218 .331 .327 .657
Spring Training   86 22 2 3 1 7 16 11 16 0 1 1 .256 .347 .384 .731
Postseason   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Last Year   555 126 25 7 9 64 89 89 95 4 5 2 .227 .334 .346 .680
2 Years Ago   576 159 23 8 9 65 106 88 79 5 8 2 .276 .371 .391 .762
Career   2317 571 98 39 37 239 358 345 381 13 20 7 .246 .344 .370 .714
Home   273 61 14 3 3 29 47 52 49 0 3 1 .223 .350 .330 .679
Road   282 65 11 4 6 35 42 37 46 4 2 1 .230 .318 .362 .680
Grass   555 126 25 7 9 64 89 89 95 4 5 2 .227 .334 .346 .680
Day   307 77 10 3 7 36 53 55 56 2 1 1 .251 .364 .371 .736
Night   248 49 15 4 2 28 36 34 39 2 4 1 .198 .295 .315 .609
As Starter   545 123 25 7 9 62 88 87 95 4 5 2 .226 .332 .347 .679
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   119 31 5 2 4 15 21 19 18 1 4 0 .261 .360 .437 .797
Inning 1-3   211 47 14 1 1 12 35 34 36 1 1 2 .223 .335 .313 .647
Inning 4-6   165 33 3 2 3 25 26 24 33 2 0 0 .200 .298 .297 .595
Inning 7-9   161 42 7 4 5 26 26 30 23 1 3 0 .261 .375 .447 .822
Extra Innings   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 .222 .263 .278 .541
0 Outs   183 27 9 1 0 7 32 31 34 2 4 0 .148 .269 .208 .476
1 Outs   193 50 8 3 4 18 36 35 32 2 1 1 .259 .372 .394 .766
2 Outs   179 49 8 3 5 39 21 23 29 0 0 1 .274 .360 .436 .795
Scoring Position   133 34 5 1 4 54 30 30 18 4 5 0 .256 .383 .398 .782
Bases Empty   283 66 13 5 2 2 39 49 46 0 0 2 .233 .350 .336 .686
Runner on 1st   139 26 7 1 3 8 20 10 31 0 0 0 .187 .242 .317 .558
Runner on 2nd   55 14 3 1 1 13 7 8 7 0 1 0 .255 .349 .400 .749
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 7 0 0 1 7 10 8 6 0 1 0 .219 .375 .312 .688
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 6 0 0 2 11 5 1 1 1 1 0 .429 .438 .857 1.295
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 1 0 .375 .583 .500 1.083
Bases Loaded   19 4 1 0 0 16 6 7 1 1 0 0 .211 .407 .263 .671
Two Strikes   325 60 16 3 2 29 38 46 95 3 0 2 .185 .287 .271 .558
First Pitch   60 17 2 1 3 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .283 .500 .783
Count 0-1   40 14 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 .350 .350 .425 .775
Count 0-2   34 10 2 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 1-0   39 11 2 0 1 6 8 0 0 1 1 0 .282 .275 .410 .685
Count 1-1   43 11 1 1 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .256 .395 .651
Count 1-2   76 12 6 0 0 3 8 0 29 0 0 1 .158 .169 .237 .406
Count 2-0   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-1   28 7 2 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .429 .679
Count 2-2   85 15 3 2 0 3 6 0 25 1 0 0 .176 .174 .259 .433
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 8 25 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 1 1 6 6 18 0 0 0 0 .375 .808 1.000 1.808
Full Count   130 23 5 1 2 21 22 46 25 2 0 1 .177 .391 .277 .668
Behind in Count   150 36 9 1 0 8 16 0 45 0 3 1 .240 .245 .313 .558
Ahead in Count   87 24 5 1 3 18 29 43 0 1 1 0 .276 .511 .460 .971
Batting Leadoff   67 16 3 2 0 5 14 17 9 0 1 0 .239 .393 .343 .736
Batting 2nd   402 91 20 4 7 43 61 58 68 3 3 2 .226 .325 .348 .673
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   21 4 0 0 0 3 3 4 6 1 1 0 .190 .308 .190 .498
Batting 6th   28 8 1 1 2 8 5 2 6 0 0 0 .286 .333 .607 .940
Batting 7th   26 6 1 0 0 4 6 7 3 0 0 0 .231 .394 .269 .663
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Low Leverage   240 60 13 5 2 15 32 41 42 0 0 2 .250 .364 .371 .735
Medium Leverage   217 39 8 2 5 24 33 31 42 2 1 0 .180 .280 .304 .584
High Leverage   93 26 4 0 2 25 23 17 11 2 4 0 .280 .384 .387 .771
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 93 106 4.5
Total MLB 825 2317 571 98 39 37 239 358 345 7 13 381 95 39 .246 .344 .370 .714 109 117 23.3
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 1.500 359 385 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 -13 -17 0.9
Total MLB 35 102 23 9 1 1 9 13 9 0 0 25 7 0 .225 .288 .363 .651 93 92
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
TOTAL SS 8 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 +0.3 1.050
TOTAL LF 206 42 133 0 0 133 0 1.000 706.2 1.69 +4.3 1.023
TOTAL CF 385 333 911 22 3 938 5 .995 2730.0 3.08 +41.8 1.051
TOTAL RF 387 192 461 15 1 487 11 .977 2068.0 2.07 +22.0 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).
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
Year R Rank
1973 106 3
1974 89 9
Year BB Rank
1973 88 7
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
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