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José Sosa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 158lb (180cm, 71kg)

Born: December 28, 1952 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do

Died: June 8, 2013 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Debut: July 22, 1975 (Age 22-206d, 13,661st in major league history)
vs. MON 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1976 (Age 23-273d)
vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: José Ynocencio Sosa

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Relatives: Cousin of Felipe Alou, Jesús Alou, Matty Alou, Moisés Alou

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

4.60

58.2

WHIP

1.636

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-18 / in Starts: 1-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 12

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	98	Jul 22	HOU	@	MON	L,1-2	10-GF(11)	L(0-1)	99	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	6.75	5.59	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.76	-0.234	.00	0.00%	-0.93	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
2	2	101	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	8-GF		2	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	8.10	6.49	8	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-1.16	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 7
3	3	107	Jul 30	HOU		SDP	W,8-4	8-GF	S(1)	4	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.40	4.39	6	0	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.218	.00	0.00%	1.25	8t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 4
4	4	108	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	L,3-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.09	3	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.042	.00	0.00%	1.33	9t --3 0 out d2	9t end d 2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	5	110	Aug 2	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	8-9		1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.38	4.46	9	0	5	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	0.162	.00	0.00%	0.96	8b --- 0 out d1	9b 3 out tie
6	6	111	Aug 3(1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.79	4.55	6	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.24	0.025	.00	0.00%	1.36	7b 12- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
7	7	112	Aug 3(2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,10-9	8-8	H(1)	-1	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.60	4.49	4	0	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.07	-0.365	.00	0.00%	-2.70	8b 12- 0 out a4	8b 1-3 1 out a1
8	8	114	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	6-7		1	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.09	3.87	6	2	2	1	1	0		2	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.55	6b 1-3 1 out tie	7b 3 out d1
9	9	121	Aug 12	HOU		STL	L,4-5	7-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	3.80	2	0	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.83	7t 12- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d4
10	10	125	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,2-3	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.51	3.77	7	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.84	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
11	11	126	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	L,7-11	7-7		0	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.60	3.79	6	0	3	1	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.20	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-3.17	7t 12- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d7
12	12	128	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	L,3-6	8-8		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	3.76	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-1.61	8t 12- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d6
13	13	129	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	7-9		0	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.71	3.53	6	4	0	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.203	.00	0.00%	1.10	7t 123 2 out tie	9t 1-- 1 out a1
14	14	130	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-8		1	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.63	3.86	4	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	-0.256	.00	0.00%	-1.35	7b 1-3 2 out d3	8b 123 0 out tie
15	15	131	Aug 23	HOU	@	CHC	W,14-12	8-9		0	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	1	0	4.91	4.82	7	3	1	0	1	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-3.28	8b -2- 0 out a6	9b 1-- 0 out a2
16	16	134	Aug 26(1)	HOU	@	STL	L,9-10	9-GF(12)	L(0-2)	2	3.1	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.57	4.43	14	5	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.34	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.02	9b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
17	17	136	Aug 27	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	8-GF		0	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.18	4.28	10	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.96	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
18	18	138	Aug 31	HOU	@	PIT	L,6-9	2-5	L(0-3)	3	3.1	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.33	4.59	14	4	4	2	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	.86	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.35	2b -2- 2 out d2	5b 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	19	140	Sep 2	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.18	4.37	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
20	20	141	Sep 3	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	6-7		0	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.90	4.29	9	4	1	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.84	6t --- 0 out d7	7t 3 out d7
21	21	146	Sep 8	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	6-7	BW(1-3)	4	2.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	4.22	4.68	8	2	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.321	.00	0.00%	-1.06	6b --- 0 out a1	7b 3 out d1
22	22	149	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-6		2	6.0	5	3	3	2	5	0	0	4.26	4.24	26	5	9	0	0	5	53			0	0	0	23	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.42	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.13	1b start a 2	6b 3 out tie
23	23	153	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-10	7-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.15	4.05	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
24	24	155	Sep 20	HOU		LAD	L,4-5	GS-6		2	6.0	7	3	3	4	2	1	0	4.20	4.32	27	4	10	3	1	7	44			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.47	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
25	25	161	Sep 27	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.02	4.18	7	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.87	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d4
							7-18		W-L:1-3,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:1	1.8	47.0	51	21	21	23	31	5	1	4.02	4.18	206	0.84		10%	4%	44	49	22	36%	2	4	0	175	8	1	4	1	3	1	1.13	-0.852	.00	0.00%	-4.41

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