CF Jose Sosa #24
San Francisco Seagulls MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
05/14/1973
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CF JOSE SOSA #24 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
37 134 41 6 2 3 17 25 18 .306 .415 .448 6 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 65 70 65 65
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 40 65
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 25 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
05/13/1973 TOR Win, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/12/1973 TOR Win, 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/11/1973 TOR Win, 8-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
05/10/1973 ATL Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/09/1973 ATL Win, 8-2 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
05/08/1973 ATL Win, 7-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
05/06/1973 @ TCN Loss, 7-8 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
05/05/1973 @ TCN Loss, 5-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/04/1973 @ TCN Win, 12-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
05/03/1973 @ TOR Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Jose is a crowd-pleaser.
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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$75,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 25th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 37 134 41 6 2 3 17 23 25 18 .306 .415 .448 .863 .393 .142 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 160 0 0 0 2 1 0 60 11 6 3 66.7 26.7 7.29 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 10 2 0 1 5 10 8 7 0 0 0 .222 .340 .333 .673
Versus Right   89 31 4 2 2 12 13 17 11 0 1 0 .348 .453 .506 .958
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 0 1 0 .312 .450 .312 .762
April   94 28 5 2 3 15 18 19 11 0 0 0 .298 .416 .489 .905
May   40 13 1 0 0 2 5 6 7 0 1 0 .325 .413 .350 .763
Spring Training   65 14 2 0 0 10 10 15 12 1 0 0 .215 .358 .246 .604
Last Year   491 133 24 15 9 51 70 76 76 2 2 0 .271 .367 .436 .803
2 Years Ago   299 70 15 6 3 29 32 46 50 2 1 1 .234 .336 .355 .691
Career   1320 327 56 26 22 127 186 193 225 4 8 3 .248 .344 .380 .724
Home   63 20 2 1 1 8 11 16 7 0 1 0 .317 .456 .429 .884
Road   71 21 4 1 2 9 12 9 11 0 0 0 .296 .375 .465 .840
Grass   134 41 6 2 3 17 23 25 18 0 1 0 .306 .415 .448 .863
Day   76 25 3 2 2 12 14 14 12 0 0 0 .329 .433 .500 .933
Night   58 16 3 0 1 5 9 11 6 0 1 0 .276 .391 .379 .771
As Starter   130 40 6 2 3 17 23 24 16 0 1 0 .308 .416 .454 .869
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   28 7 1 1 0 1 5 6 6 0 1 0 .250 .382 .357 .739
Inning 1-3   52 19 4 1 2 9 12 12 5 0 0 0 .365 .484 .596 1.081
Inning 4-6   41 11 1 0 1 5 6 7 6 0 0 0 .268 .375 .366 .741
Inning 7-9   36 10 1 1 0 3 5 6 4 0 1 0 .278 .381 .361 .742
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   44 13 2 0 1 4 12 10 7 0 0 0 .295 .426 .409 .835
1 Outs   43 17 3 2 1 4 7 3 2 0 1 0 .395 .435 .628 1.063
2 Outs   47 11 1 0 1 9 4 12 9 0 0 0 .234 .390 .319 .709
Scoring Position   35 8 1 1 2 14 5 8 5 0 1 0 .229 .372 .486 .858
Bases Empty   72 23 3 0 1 1 14 11 10 0 0 0 .319 .410 .403 .812
Runner on 1st   27 10 2 1 0 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 .370 .485 .519 1.003
Runner on 2nd   14 2 0 1 1 3 2 4 2 0 1 0 .143 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Two Strikes   79 18 2 2 2 9 12 13 18 0 0 0 .228 .337 .380 .717
First Pitch   14 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-1   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   11 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Count 1-1   9 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .778 1.444
Count 1-2   19 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .211 .211 .474 .684
Count 2-0   4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Count 2-1   7 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 2-2   19 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   31 10 1 1 1 6 9 13 3 0 0 0 .323 .523 .516 1.039
Behind in Count   37 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 .189 .189 .324 .514
Ahead in Count   24 10 3 0 1 6 7 12 0 0 0 0 .417 .611 .667 1.278
Batting Leadoff   41 11 0 0 1 3 8 10 6 0 1 0 .268 .412 .341 .753
Batting 2nd   89 29 6 2 2 14 15 14 10 0 0 0 .326 .417 .506 .923
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   65 21 2 1 2 6 8 9 7 0 0 0 .323 .405 .477 .882
Medium Leverage   52 14 3 1 0 3 11 9 6 0 0 0 .269 .377 .365 .742
High Leverage   17 6 1 0 1 8 4 7 5 0 1 0 .353 .542 .588 1.130
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 37 134 41 6 2 3 17 23 25 0 0 18 6 3 .306 .415 .448 .863 139 156 2.3
Total MLB 551 1320 327 56 26 22 127 186 193 3 4 225 43 16 .248 .344 .380 .724 115 122 14.4
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
Total MLB 24 62 14 7 0 0 4 9 3 0 0 16 4 0 .226 .262 .339 .600 81 77
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 32 32 69 3 0 72 0 1.000 239.0 2.71 +4.1 1.042
1973 San Francisco - MLB RF 23 1 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 63.2 1.98 +1.0 1.052
TOTAL SS 8 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 +0.3 1.050
TOTAL LF 203 42 131 0 0 131 0 1.000 701.2 1.68 +4.2 1.023
TOTAL CF 210 200 509 12 3 523 2 .996 1521.2 3.08 +22.9 1.042
TOTAL RF 234 80 236 3 1 239 0 1.000 1017.1 2.11 +13.4 1.075
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1972 15 2
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
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