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Sammy Sosa
	Samuel Peralta Sosa
	(Slammin' Sammy, Say it Ain't Sosa)

	Born: November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
	44 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 6'0"	Wt: 165

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Signed by the Texas Rangers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1985
- There have been implications of him using Performance Enhancing Drugs
- High School: San Pedro de Marcoris (San Pedro de Marcoris, DO)

Teams

												Park Factors			Attendance
Yr	Age	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR	Ballpark	Rank	Ratio
1989	20.6	Texas Rangers	AL	4	83	79	.512					1.02	1.09	Arlington Stadium	9 / 14	0.96
1989	20.6	Chicago White Sox	AL	7	69	92	.429					0.98	0.90	Comiskey Park	14 / 14	0.50
1990	21.6	Chicago White Sox	AL	2	94	68	.580					0.99	0.95	Comiskey Park	8 / 14	0.93
1991	22.6	Chicago White Sox	AL	2	87	75	.537					0.99	1.03	Comiskey Park II	2 / 14	1.28
1992	23.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	4	78	84	.481					1.02	1.12	Wrigley Field	5 / 12	1.06
1993	24.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	4	84	78	.519					1.01	1.15	Wrigley Field	7 / 14	0.99
1994	25.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	5	49	64	.434					0.98	1.04	Wrigley Field	8 / 14	0.97
1995	26.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	3	73	71	.507					1.01	1.11	Wrigley Field	5 / 14	1.07
1996	27.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	4	76	86	.469					1.01	1.10	Wrigley Field	5 / 14	1.02
1997	28.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	5	68	94	.420					1.04	1.18	Wrigley Field	6 / 14	0.96
1998	29.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	2	90	73	.552	✓				1.01	1.06	Wrigley Field	6 / 16	1.08
1999	30.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	6	67	95	.414					1.02	1.09	Wrigley Field	6 / 16	1.17
2000	31.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	6	65	97	.401					0.96	1.03	Wrigley Field	9 / 16	1.13
2001	32.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	3	88	74	.543					0.98	1.05	Wrigley Field	8 / 16	1.12
2002	33.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	5	67	95	.414					0.98	1.11	Wrigley Field	6 / 16	1.20
2003	34.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	1	88	74	.543		✓			0.99	1.07	Wrigley Field	3 / 16	1.29
2004	35.6	Chicago Cubs	NL	3	89	73	.549					1.02	1.14	Wrigley Field	4 / 16	1.24
2005	36.6	Baltimore Orioles	AL	4	74	88	.457					0.98	1.04	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	5 / 14	1.10
2007	38.6	Texas Rangers	AL	4	75	87	.463					1.02	1.01	Rangers Ballpark in Arlingt	8 / 14	0.93
18		4			1464	1547	.486	1	1	0	0	1.00	1.07			1.05

												Park Factors				Att
Yrs		Team			W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR			Ratio
2		TEX			158	166	.488	0	0	0	0	1.02				0.94
3		CHW			250	235	.516	0	0	0	0	0.99				0.90
13		CHC			982	1058	.481	1	1	0	0	1.00				1.10
1		BAL			74	88	.457	0	0	0	0	0.98				1.10

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James