Sammy Sosa first was a boy who was selling Orange Juice and shining shoes for cents to help his mother. When Sammy Sosa joined one of the Baseball team,in his first full year (1993)as a club,Sosa slammed 33 home runs,knocked in 93 RBI's and was on his way to becoming an All-Star.In 1997,Sammy Sosa signed a four year,$42 million dollar contract. For 37 years, no one in the Major Leagues hit more home runs in a single season than Roger Maris when he hit 61 homers in 1961.Sammy Sosa did a lot of home runs and he is still one of the greastest. Well this is all I have to say.
Sammy Sosa loved to play baseball, and made a great career doing so.
Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa have hit 3 home runs in one game six times.
Sammy Sosa was traded three times during his career: 1) Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago White Sox in 1989. 2) Traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs in 1992. 3) Traded by the Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles in 2005.
6 ... all while playing for the Chicago Cubs. 1) June 5, 1996 against the Phillies. 2) June 15, 1998 against the Brewers. 3) August 9, 2001 against the Rockies. 4) August 22, 2001 against the Brewers. 5) September 23, 2001 against the Astros. 6) August 10, 2002 against the Rockies.
Sammy Sosa played in 66 games at outfield for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 1731 outs, equivalent to 64.11 9-inning games. He made 121 putouts, had 3 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .047 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa hit three home runs in one game six times. Sosa did it three times in 46 days (on August 9, August 22 and September 23 in 2001).
He is the only player to have 3 seasons where he hit 60 or more home runs. He hit 66 HRs in 1998, 63 in 1999 and 64 in 2001.
In 1989, Sammy Sosa played in 25 games for the Texas Rangers, batting in all of them. He had 84 at bats, getting 20 hits, for a .238 batting average, with 4 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 20 times. He hit 3 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home runs.
Sammy Sosa played in 66 games at right field for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 1731 outs, equivalent to 64.11 9-inning games. He made 121 putouts, had 3 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .047 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Sammy Sosa played in 162 games at outfield for the Chicago Cubs in 1999, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 4244 outs, equivalent to 157.19 9-inning games. He made 399 putouts, had 8 assists, and committed 9 errors, equivalent to .057 errors per 9-inning game. He had 3 double plays.
being born, becoming a great artist and dying.
In 2005, Sammy Sosa played in 102 games, all for the Baltimore Orioles, and batting in all of them. He had 380 at bats, getting 84 hits, for a .221 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 3 sacrifice flies, and 45 runs batted in. He was walked 39 times, 3 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 84 times. He hit 15 doubles, 1 triple, and 14 home runs.