1950
Born June 10, 1950
La Vega, La Vega, D.R.
Elías Sosa Notable
b. June 10, 1950 · San Francisco Giants 1972–1974, St. Louis Cardinals 1975, Atlanta Braves 1975–1976, Los Angeles Dodgers 1976–1977, Oakland Athletics 1978, Montreal Expos 1979–1981, Detroit Tigers 1982, San Diego Padres 1983
Elías Sosa played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1972 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1983.
He went 59 and 51 with a 3.32 earned run average, pitching 918 innings in 601 games. He struck out 538. Across 602 games he batted .130, with 12 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in La Vega, La Vega, D.R. on June 10, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SFG | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | SFG | 71 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .071 |
| 1974 | SFG | 68 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .067 |
| 1975 | ATL/STL | 57 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .133 |
| 1976 | ATL/LAD | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1977 | LAD | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1978 | OAK | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | MON | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1980 | MON | 67 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 1981 | MON | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | DET | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | SDP | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 602 | 92 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .130 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SFG | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15.2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2.30 |
| 1973 | SFG | 10 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 18 | 107.0 | 95 | 39 | 41 | 70 | 3.28 |
| 1974 | SFG | 9 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 101.0 | 94 | 39 | 45 | 48 | 3.48 |
| 1975 | ATL/STL | 2 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 89.2 | 92 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 4.32 |
| 1976 | ATL/LAD | 6 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 69.0 | 71 | 34 | 25 | 52 | 4.43 |
| 1977 | LAD | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 63.2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 1.98 |
| 1978 | OAK | 8 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 109.0 | 106 | 32 | 44 | 61 | 2.64 |
| 1979 | MON | 8 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 18 | 96.2 | 77 | 21 | 37 | 59 | 1.96 |
| 1980 | MON | 9 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 9 | 93.2 | 104 | 32 | 19 | 58 | 3.07 |
| 1981 | MON | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 39.1 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 3.66 |
| 1982 | DET | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 61.0 | 64 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 4.43 |
| 1983 | SDP | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 72.1 | 72 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 4.35 |
| Career | — | 59 | 51 | 601 | 3 | 83 | 918.0 | 873 | 339 | 334 | 538 | 3.32 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Major-league debut: Elías Sosa
Elías Sosa made a major-league debut on September 8, 1972.
1983
Final major-league game: Elías Sosa
Elías Sosa played a final major-league game on September 18, 1983.
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