RF Jose Sosa #24
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/16/1976
RF JOSE SOSA #24 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
113 347 75 15 3 3 29 51 55 .216 .317 .303 15 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 70 70 70 70
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 35 65
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 75
1st Base: 20 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 75
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
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
08/15/1976 DAL Win, 3-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/13/1976 DAL Win, 6-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1976 SEA Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1976 SEA Loss, 1-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/10/1976 SEA Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/08/1976 @ TCN Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1976 @ TCN Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1976 @ TCN Win, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 @ DAL Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/1976 @ DAL Loss, 2-7 1 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: Leader, 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:8 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 113 347 75 15 3 3 29 39 51 55 .216 .317 .303 .619 .285 .086 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 416 1 0 0 10 15 2 105 21 15 5 75.0 36.4 3.23 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   108 22 2 2 0 11 11 18 10 1 7 0 .204 .315 .259 .574
Versus Right   239 53 13 1 3 18 27 33 45 1 8 1 .222 .318 .322 .640
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .583 1.012
April   82 21 6 0 1 9 7 11 13 0 1 0 .256 .344 .366 .710
May   88 13 4 0 1 7 9 15 13 1 4 0 .148 .269 .227 .497
June   76 21 3 2 0 3 14 13 8 0 5 0 .276 .382 .368 .750
July   78 13 1 0 1 8 8 10 17 1 3 1 .167 .267 .218 .485
August   23 7 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 2 0 .304 .360 .435 .795
Spring Training   55 15 4 0 1 6 5 5 13 0 2 1 .273 .344 .400 .744
Last Year   524 144 27 5 14 78 82 74 67 7 7 2 .275 .362 .426 .788
2 Years Ago   555 126 25 7 9 64 89 89 95 4 5 2 .227 .334 .346 .680
Career   3188 790 140 47 54 346 479 470 503 22 42 10 .248 .344 .372 .716
Home   168 42 10 2 2 15 24 31 18 1 4 1 .250 .368 .369 .737
Road   179 33 5 1 1 14 15 20 37 1 11 0 .184 .265 .240 .505
Grass   347 75 15 3 3 29 39 51 55 2 15 1 .216 .317 .303 .619
Day   225 46 13 2 2 20 22 30 41 1 8 1 .204 .300 .307 .606
Night   122 29 2 1 1 9 17 21 14 1 7 0 .238 .347 .295 .642
As Starter   299 64 13 3 3 25 36 41 45 0 13 1 .214 .311 .308 .619
As Reliever / Substitution   48 11 2 0 0 4 3 10 10 2 2 0 .229 .350 .271 .621
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   93 18 3 0 2 8 16 19 22 0 4 0 .194 .330 .290 .621
Inning 1-3   102 21 8 0 0 10 8 12 8 1 6 0 .206 .287 .284 .571
Inning 4-6   115 24 2 2 0 5 8 15 22 0 5 1 .209 .305 .261 .566
Inning 7-9   117 29 5 1 3 13 21 22 21 1 3 0 .248 .364 .385 .749
Extra Innings   13 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
0 Outs   132 32 4 1 1 4 23 18 21 0 11 0 .242 .333 .311 .644
1 Outs   106 20 6 0 1 13 7 16 12 2 4 1 .189 .296 .274 .570
2 Outs   109 23 5 2 1 12 8 17 22 0 0 0 .211 .317 .321 .639
Scoring Position   103 19 3 0 0 24 7 18 21 2 15 0 .184 .301 .214 .514
Bases Empty   174 43 9 2 3 3 24 25 25 0 0 1 .247 .345 .374 .719
Runner on 1st   70 13 3 1 0 2 7 8 9 0 0 0 .186 .269 .257 .526
Runner on 2nd   28 5 1 0 0 2 1 7 5 0 9 0 .179 .343 .214 .557
Runner on 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 6 0 2 0 .088 .205 .088 .293
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .100 .167 .200 .367
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   15 5 0 0 0 9 1 4 5 0 0 0 .333 .474 .333 .807
Two Strikes   211 50 10 2 1 13 18 18 55 0 0 1 .237 .300 .318 .618
First Pitch   39 8 1 0 1 4 6 0 0 1 8 0 .205 .200 .308 .508
Count 0-1   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .174 .217 .391
Count 0-2   30 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 15 0 0 0 .133 .133 .233 .367
Count 1-0   16 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   30 7 3 1 1 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 .233 .226 .500 .726
Count 1-2   40 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 1 .125 .146 .125 .271
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
Count 2-2   63 17 2 0 1 3 6 0 19 0 0 0 .270 .270 .349 .619
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 2 7 21 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   78 24 7 1 0 9 8 18 6 0 0 0 .308 .438 .423 .861
Behind in Count   93 13 2 1 0 3 6 0 30 0 1 1 .140 .149 .183 .332
Ahead in Count   44 6 0 0 0 4 10 33 0 0 4 0 .136 .506 .136 .643
Batting Leadoff   33 6 3 0 1 1 4 5 9 0 0 0 .182 .289 .364 .653
Batting 2nd   60 16 3 1 0 4 9 10 5 1 5 0 .267 .366 .350 .716
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Batting 5th   72 19 2 0 2 9 8 10 11 0 2 1 .264 .361 .375 .736
Batting 6th   108 20 5 1 0 9 8 13 18 0 3 0 .185 .273 .250 .523
Batting 7th   50 10 2 1 0 3 8 8 7 0 4 0 .200 .310 .280 .590
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   133 34 8 1 2 8 18 24 15 1 0 0 .256 .367 .376 .743
Medium Leverage   137 29 5 2 1 11 12 13 25 1 8 1 .212 .283 .299 .582
High Leverage   75 12 2 0 0 10 8 14 15 0 7 0 .160 .292 .187 .479
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 30 113 347 75 15 3 3 29 39 51 1 2 55 15 5 .216 .317 .303 .619 78 85 2.1
Total MLB 1093 3188 790 140 47 54 346 479 470 10 22 503 118 49 .248 .344 .372 .716 109 116 31.0
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
Total MLB 40 120 30 9 1 1 12 16 11 0 1 27 7 0 .250 .311 .367 .677 100 100
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 1.039
1976 San Francisco - MLB CF 62 45 126 6 0 135 3 .978 322.2 3.68 +7.3 1.049
1976 San Francisco - MLB RF 87 34 129 6 0 136 1 .993 549.0 2.21 +6.2 1.073
TOTAL SS 8 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 +0.3 1.050
TOTAL LF 209 42 135 0 0 135 0 1.000 711.2 1.71 +4.4 1.023
TOTAL CF 538 452 1233 34 3 1278 11 .991 3639.2 3.13 +55.2 1.052
TOTAL RF 582 281 722 29 1 764 13 .983 3234.1 2.09 +34.0 1.069
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.
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
1975 5.1 9
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