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Name Team Age
Slingshot Sosa Retired (1965, Age 34) Died (2004, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 16, Pick 375
(1950)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors) 0 1 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ A+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  C- B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ F  D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 8/19/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 4
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---)
C- (30.1 %) D+ (23.7 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 CIN 160 492 49 110 11 6 3 37 35 98 1 1 2 .570 .282 .289 .224
1951 CIN 16 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 .465 .278 .188 .188
1952 CIN 31 51 2 8 1 1 0 2 1 8 1 0 1 .389 .173 .216 .157
1953 CIN 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .000 .000
1954 CIN 49 61 4 12 3 0 0 6 8 17 1 0 1 .536 .290 .246 .197
1955 CIN 75 51 2 13 0 0 1 2 9 6 2 1 0 .680 .367 .314 .255
1956 CIN 61 112 13 30 5 0 0 10 9 17 0 0 2 .635 .322 .312 .268
1957 CIN 51 61 5 11 2 0 0 4 4 10 0 0 3 .440 .227 .213 .180
1958 CIN 64 50 5 12 2 0 0 5 3 7 0 0 0 .563 .283 .280 .240
1959 CIN 37 45 7 8 2 1 0 4 7 3 0 1 1 .569 .302 .267 .178
1960 CIN-WAS 13 30 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .483 .250 .233 .200
1961 WAS 20 72 3 17 1 1 0 6 3 17 0 0 0 .541 .263 .278 .236
1962 WAS 13 43 4 9 3 0 0 1 3 13 1 1 0 .556 .277 .279 .209
1964 WAS 18 11 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .503 .231 .273 .182
1965 WAS 7 11 1 2 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 .671 .308 .364 .182
Total 620 1111 99 243 32 10 4 86 90 210 7 4 11 .557 .281 .276 .219
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Slingshot Sosa has retired from the Washington Cream
1963-10-03The Washington Cream have promoted Joe Daley to the major league team. The Washington Cream have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The Washington Cream have promoted Kevin Garriott to the major league team. The Washington Cream have designated Bill Demola for assignment. The Washington Cream have designated Oswaldo Miller for assignment. The Washington Cream have sent Pete Smith to the minors. The Washington Cream have designated Charlie Nevers for assignment. The Washington Cream have designated Tommy Blair for assignment.
1962-07-04The Washington Cream have designated Slingshot Sosa for assignment.
1960-04-18The Washington Cream have acquired Slingshot Sosa from the waiver wire.
1960-04-08The Cincinnati Slushbuckets have promoted Carlos Grant to the major league team. The Cincinnati Slushbuckets have designated Slingshot Sosa for assignment.
1954-09-11The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Tex Osborne to the minors.
1954-07-12The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Tex Osborne to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Carlos Grant to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have designated Don Whitney for assignment.
1954-03-31The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Reggie Gorman to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have designated Bobby Burnette for assignment. The New York Slushbuckets have designated Rheal Johnstone for assignment.
1953-06-29The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Bobby Burnette to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors.
1953-06-18The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Eggs Benedict to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Babyface Murphy to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Scooter Shea to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have designated Bobby Burnette for assignment. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Red Stephenson to the minors.
1953-04-26The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Bobby Burnette to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors.
1953-04-26The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Austin Clarkson to the minors.
1952-10-09The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Austin Clarkson to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Lemmie Vogelsong to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted DP Massey to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Paul Collins to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent P.J. Lipski to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Hardball Hyatt to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Boom Boom Boehmer to the minors.
1952-08-01The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Reggie Gorman to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Austin Clarkson to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Dan Nosek to the minors.
1952-05-02The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Red Stephenson to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors.
1952-05-01The New York Slushbuckets have promoted March Albosta to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Fireball Ettles to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Plugger Cole to the minors.
1951-10-03The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Eddie Kerfeld to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Kevin Bowman to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Wildman Williams to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Fred St.Vrain to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Austin Clarkson to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Scooter Shea to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Ripper Rondon to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Whitey Campbell to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent DP Massey to the minors.
1951-09-23The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Fireball Ettles to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Slingshot Sosa to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Cap Dillon to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Reggie Gorman to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Austin Clarkson to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Fred St.Vrain to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Whitey Campbell to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Oscar Tennant to the minors.
1951-05-10The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Austin Clarkson to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Babyface Murphy to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have promoted Cap Dillon to the major league team. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Kevin Bowman to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Fred St.Vrain to the minors. The New York Slushbuckets have sent Slingshot Sosa to the minors.
1950-04-05The St. Louis Slushbuckets have renamed Throwdown Thurgood to Slingshot Sosa.
1950-04-05The St. Louis Slushbuckets have renamed Joe Sosa to Throwdown Thurgood.