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Elias Sosa

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Elias Sosa

Full name Elias (Martinez) Sosa
Born June 10, 1950, La Vega, La Vega (Dominican Republic)
First Game: September 8, 1972; Final Game: September 18, 1983
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 186
Ejections: 1977 (1)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1972 SF  N    Daily Splits    8     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1972 SF  N
1973 SF  N    Daily Splits   71    14    1    1   0   0   0    1    2   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .188  .071   0.0 1973 SF  N
1974 SF  N    Daily Splits   68    15    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0   10   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .067  .067   0.0 1974 SF  N
1975 STL N    Daily Splits   14     8    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .125  .125   0.0 1975 STL N
1975 ATL N    Daily Splits   43     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143   0.0 1975 ATL N
1975 TOT N                   57    15    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    5   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .133  .133   0.0 1975 TOT N
1976 ATL N    Daily Splits   21     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143   0.0 1976 ATL N
1976 LA  N    Daily Splits   24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 LA  N
1976 TOT N                   45     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143   0.0 1976 TOT N
1977 LA  N    Daily Splits   45     4    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1977 LA  N
1978 OAK A                   68     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1978 OAK A
1979 MON N    Daily Splits   62    13    0    2   1   0   0    1    1   0    6   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   2  .154  .214  .231   0.0 1979 MON N
1980 MON N    Daily Splits   67    11    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    6   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .091  .091   0.0 1980 MON N
1981 MON N    Daily Splits   32     2    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0.0 1981 MON N
1982 DET A                   38     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1982 DET A
1983 SD  N    Daily Splits   41     7    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143   0.0 1983 SD  N
Total NL (10 Years)         496    92    2   12   1   0   0    6    3   0   35   0   8   0   0   3   1    0   2  .130  .158  .141   0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)         106     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 Total AL
Total    (12 Years) Splits  602    92    2   12   1   0   0    6    3   0   35   0   8   0   0   3   1    0   2  .130  .158  .141   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

           Division Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1981 MON N                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1981 MON N

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1977 LA  N    Daily Splits    2     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1977 LA  N
1981 MON N                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1981 MON N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

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Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1977 LA  N                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1977 LA  N


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1972 SF  N    Daily Splits    8   0   0   0   4   3   15.2   10    67   0    4    4   12   0   10   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   1   2.30     -   0.2 1972 SF  N
1973 SF  N    Daily Splits   71   1   0   0  46  18  107     95   449   7   42   39   41   8   70   5   4   8   4   1  14   3  11   7  10   4   3.28  5.00   1.1 1973 SF  N
1974 SF  N    Daily Splits   68   0   0   0  30   6  101     94   435   8   54   39   45   5   48  10   6   4   1   0  13   4  16  11   9   7   3.48     -  -0.1 1974 SF  N
1975 STL N    Daily Splits   14   1   0   0   4   0   27.1   22   116   3   14   12   14   2   15   0   4   1   1   0   4   1   2   2   0   3   3.95  2.00  -0.1 1975 STL N
1975 ATL N    Daily Splits   43   0   0   0  21   2   62.1   70   279   3   35   31   29   7   31   8   1   3   3   1  10   0   6   6   2   2   4.48     -  -0.3 1975 ATL N
1975 TOT N                   57   1   0   0  25   2   89.2   92   395   6   49   43   43   9   46   8   5   4   4   1  14   1   8   8   2   5   4.32  2.00  -0.4 1975 TOT N
1976 ATL N    Daily Splits   21   0   0   0  10   3   35.1   41   161   3   26   21   13   2   32   2   2   1   1   0   7   0   1   2   4   4   5.35     -  -1.4 1976 ATL N
1976 LA  N    Daily Splits   24   0   0   0  14   1   33.2   30   141   0   16   13   12   4   20   3   2   1   0   0   8   3   2   2   2   4   3.48     -  -0.2 1976 LA  N
1976 TOT N                   45   0   0   0  24   4   69     71   302   3   42   34   25   6   52   5   4   2   1   0  15   3   3   4   6   8   4.43     -  -1.6 1976 TOT N
1977 LA  N    Daily Splits   44   0   0   0  20   1   63.2   42   239   7   15   14   12   3   47   3   1   1   1   0   6   2   3   2   2   2   1.98     -   0.8 1977 LA  N
1978 OAK A    Daily Splits   68   0   0   0  44  14  109    106   459   5   37   32   44  10   61  11   1   4   1   3  11   6  10   6   8   2   2.64     -   1.5 1978 OAK A
1979 MON N    Daily Splits   62   0   0   0  41  18   96.2   77   396   2   24   21   37  11   59   5   1   1   2   0  14   5   6   7   8   7   1.96     -   3.5 1979 MON N
1980 MON N    Daily Splits   67   0   0   0  43   9   93.2  104   394   5   33   32   19   3   58   7   3   1   1   1  14   2   7   4   9   6   3.07     -   1.1 1980 MON N
1981 MON N    Daily Splits   32   0   0   0  17   3   39.1   46   170   3   16   16    8   0   18   3   3   1   1   0   6   1   4   4   1   2   3.66     -   0.1 1981 MON N
1982 DET A    Daily Splits   38   0   0   0  27   4   61     64   260  11   31   30   18   3   24   3   0   1   2   0  11   0   5   3   3   3   4.43     -  -0.1 1982 DET A
1983 SD  N    Daily Splits   41   1   0   0   9   1   72.1   72   314   7   41   35   30   5   45   7   5   4   3   0  15   3   8   6   1   4   4.35  6.00  -0.6 1983 SD  N
Total NL (10 Years)         495   3   0   0 259  65  748    703  3161  48  320  277  272  50  453  55  32  26  18   3 112  24  68  54  48  46   3.33  4.33   4.1 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)         106   0   0   0  71  18  170    170   719  16   68   62   62  13   85  14   1   5   3   3  22   6  15   9  11   5   3.28     -   1.4 Total AL
Total    (12 Years) Splits  601   3   0   0 330  83  918    873  3880  64  388  339  334  63  538  69  33  31  21   6 134  30  83  63  59  51   3.32  4.33   5.5 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

             Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1981 MON N    Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   1   0    3      4    12   0    2    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   3.00     - 1981 MON N

  League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1977 LA  N    Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   1   0    2.2    5    14   0    4    3    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   1  10.12     - 1977 LA  N
1981 MON N    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    0.1    1     3   0    0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1981 MON N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3   0   0   0   1   0    3      6    17   0    4    3    1   0    0   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   1   9.00     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1977 LA  N    Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    2.1    3    11   1    3    3    1   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11.57     - 1977 LA  N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1972 SF  N Daily Splits   P    8    0    0    15.2     0    2    0    0   0    0    2    0    0 1.000
1973 SF  N Daily Splits   P   71    1    0   107       7   12    0    0   0    1    5    4    0 1.000
1974 SF  N Daily Splits   P   68    0    0   101       4   14    3    2   0    3    5    3    0  .857
1975 STL N Daily Splits   P   14    1    0    27.1     1    4    0    0   0    0    1    1    2 1.000
1975 ATL N Daily Splits   P   43    0    0    62.1     2   10    2    1   0    2    3    3    0  .857
1975 TOT N                P   57    1    0    89.2     3   14    2    1   0    2    4    4    2  .895
1976 ATL N Daily Splits   P   21    0    0    35.1     0    4    1    0   0    1    3    1    0  .800
1976 LA  N Daily Splits   P   24    0    0    33.2     1    6    1    0   0    1    0    1    0  .875
1976 TOT N                P   45    0    0    69       1   10    2    0   0    2    3    2    0  .846
1977 LA  N Daily Splits   P   44    0    0    63.2     3    9    0    0   0    0    7    4    0 1.000
1978 OAK A Daily Splits   P   68    0    0   109       9   15    0    1   0    3    7    6    1 1.000
1979 MON N Daily Splits   P   62    0    0    96.2     8    8    2    0   0    0    3    6    0  .889
1980 MON N Daily Splits   P   67    0    0    93.2     4   13    1    0   0    0    3    2    0  .944
1981 MON N Daily Splits   P   32    0    0    39.1     3    8    0    0   0    1    1    0    0 1.000
1982 DET A Daily Splits   P   38    0    0    61       3   13    0    0   0    0    4    3    0 1.000
1983 SD  N Daily Splits   P   41    1    0    72.1     7    5    0    0   0    0   18    1    1 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits   P  601    3    0   918      52  123   10    4   0   12   62   35    4  .946
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

           Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1981 MON N Daily Splits   P    2    0    0     3       0    2    1    0   0    0    0    2    0  .667

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1977 LA  N Daily Splits   P    2    0    0     2.2     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1981 MON N Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    3    0    0     3       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1977 LA  N Daily Splits   P    2    0    0     2.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-11-1977     BOX  LA  N  John McSherry       Fighting


Transaction Information

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (March 4, 1968).

Traded by San Francisco Giants with Ken Rudolph to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange
for Marc Hill (October 14, 1974).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ray Sadecki to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Ron
Reed and a player to be named later (May 28, 1975); St. Louis Cardinals received
Wayne Nordhagen (June 2, 1975).

Traded by Atlanta Braves with Lee Lacy to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike
Marshall (June 23, 1976).

Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates (January 31, 1978).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Miguel Dilone and a player to be named later to
Oakland Athletics in exchange for Manny Sanguillen (April 4, 1978); Oakland
Athletics received Mike Edwards (April 7, 1978).

Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).

Signed by Montreal Expos (January 8, 1979).

Sent to Detroit Tigers by Montreal Expos for future considerations (March 30, 1982).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres (October 7, 1982).

Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).

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