Elías Sosa
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Elías Sosa in 2008, at a baseball clinic in Nicaragua.
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Born: June 10, 1950 La Vega, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1972, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 18, 1983, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 59–51 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.32 | ||
| Strikeouts | 538 | ||
| Saves | 83 | ||
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Elías Sosa Martínez (born June 10, 1950), is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent on March 4, 1968. He played for the 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), and San Diego Padres (1983).
Sosa was used almost exclusively in relief during his 12-year MLB career. He appeared in 601 games, just three as a starter, and performed as both a closer and a long man.
He had several excellent seasons in the big leagues. He twice had an earned run average below 2.00 (1977 and 1979), and in his rookie year, 1973, he won 10 games, saved 18, and pitched in 71 games, all of which would become career highs.
Also of note in 1973, he saved nine of teammate Ron Bryant's major league-leading 24 wins, including #20 .
He finished in the American League or National League TOP TEN four times for games pitched and games finished, three times for saves, and once for winning percentage.
Other career highlights include:
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