Elias Sosa
[edit] Biography
Born on June 10, 1950 in La Vega, La Romana (Dominican Republic), Elias Sosa (Elias (Martinez) Sosa) played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 12 year career. Sosa broke into the bigs on September 8, 1972 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 3.28 ERA in 107 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Elias Sosa's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1973, when he posted a 3.28 ERA, won 10 games, notched 18 saves and struck out 70 batters. However, others believe that it was 1979, when he posted a 1.96 ERA, notched 18 saves and struck out 59 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2.30
| 10
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15.2
| 10
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 71
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 3.28
| 70
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 107
| 95
| 7
| 41
| 8
| 8
| 4
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 68
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 3.48
| 48
| 54
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 101
| 94
| 8
| 45
| 5
| 4
| 1
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3.95
| 15
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.1
| 22
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4.48
| 31
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 62.1
| 70
| 3
| 29
| 7
| 3
| 3
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 57
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 4.32
| 46
| 49
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 89.2
| 92
| 6
| 43
| 9
| 4
| 4
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.48
| 20
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 33.2
| 30
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 5.35
| 32
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 35.1
| 41
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 45
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 4.43
| 52
| 42
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 69
| 71
| 3
| 25
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.98
| 47
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 63.2
| 42
| 7
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 68
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 2.64
| 61
| 37
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 109
| 106
| 5
| 44
| 10
| 4
| 1
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 62
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 1.96
| 59
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 96.2
| 77
| 2
| 37
| 11
| 1
| 2
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 3.07
| 58
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 93.2
| 104
| 5
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.66
| 18
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 39.1
| 46
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.43
| 24
| 31
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 61
| 64
| 11
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 4.35
| 45
| 41
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 72.1
| 72
| 7
| 30
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 495
| 3
| 48
| 46
| 3.33
| 453
| 320
| 277
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 748
| 703
| 48
| 272
| 50
| 26
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 106
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 3.28
| 85
| 68
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 170
| 170
| 16
| 62
| 13
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 601
| 3
| 59
| 51
| 3.32
| 538
| 388
| 339
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 918
| 873
| 64
| 334
| 63
| 31
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| SF
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 15.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| P
| 71
| 1
| 107
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 101
| 4
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .857
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| P
| 14
| 1
| 27.1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 62.1
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .857
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| P
| 57
| 1
| 89.2
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 2
| .895
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 33.2
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 35.1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 69
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .846
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 63.2
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 109
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 96.2
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| .889
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 93.2
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 39.1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 61
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| P
| 41
| 1
| 72.1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 601
| 3
| 918
| 52
| 123
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 62
| 35
| 4
| .946
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 71
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .188
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 68
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| STL
| N
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 57
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .133
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 45
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 62
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .214
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| MON
| N
| 67
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MON
| N
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 41
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 496
| 92
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .130
| .158
| .141
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 602
| 92
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .130
| .158
| .141
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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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