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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Joe Sosa Relief Pitcher
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.79 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 19-30 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
SV 14 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 12-28-1951
K 379 Drafted Round 3, Pick 33
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(121 games)
IP 530.1
WHIP 1.64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed C- Bunt D  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1973 PHI
2
 4
64
0
0
0
0
 7
65.2
 108 79 74 3 31
46
2.12
10.14
1974 PHI
0
 1
46
0
0
0
1
 2
53.1
 83 43 41 6 31
38
2.14
6.92
1978 TEX-CIN
3
 3
26
0
0
0
3
 3
28.0
 21 12 7 0 10
27
1.11
2.25
1979 CIN
4
 7
22
0
0
0
2
 1
29.1
 39 23 23 1 13
24
1.77
7.06
1980 CIN
0
 0
34
0
0
0
1
 0
45.0
 53 32 29 4 25
27
1.73
5.80
1981 CIN
0
 2
40
0
0
0
0
 0
58.1
 51 34 30 2 30
41
1.39
4.63
1982 CIN
1
 1
27
0
0
0
2
 1
39.1
 46 29 28 3 13
31
1.50
6.41
1983 CIN-ARI
3
 4
58
0
0
0
0
 1
79.0
 87 48 45 2 43
51
1.65
5.13
1984 ARI
1
 3
35
0
0
0
3
 2
44.1
 54 28 26 2 17
38
1.60
5.28
1985 ARI
4
 3
50
0
0
0
1
 4
60.0
 56 28 26 1 23
40
1.32
3.90
1986 ARI
1
 2
21
0
0
0
1
 0
26.2
 29 10 8 1 2
15
1.16
2.70
1987 ARI
0
 0
2
0
0
0
0
 0
1.1
 5 4 4 0 0
1
3.75
27.00
2080
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
19
 30
425
0
0
0
14
 21
530.1
 632 370 341 25 238
379
1.64
5.79
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Joe Sosa has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-06-20The Arizona Warriors have waived Joe Sosa.
1987-05-30The Arizona Warriors have designated Joe Sosa for assignment.
1987-05-25The Arizona Warriors have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Arizona Warriors have designated Dennis Foley for assignment.
1987-05-03The Arizona Warriors have promoted Johnny Snyder to the major league team. The Arizona Warriors have designated Joe Sosa for assignment.
1983-04-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati River Cats and the Arizona Warriors. The Arizona Warriors receive Joe Sosa, Sammy Turk, Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 CIN (Bucky Haney) from the Cincinnati River Cats in exchange for Jim Pytlak.
1978-09-24Joe Sosa of the Cincinnati River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1978-05-27The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Cats have sent Dan Lowe to the minors.
1978-05-26The Cincinnati River Cats have promoted Dan Lowe to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Cats have sent Joe Sosa to the minors.
1978-05-26A trade has been completed between the Texas Trench Maggots and the Cincinnati River Cats. The Cincinnati River Cats receive Joe Sosa, Tink Williams, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 TEX (Alex Ramirez), Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 TEX (Dazzy Doheny), Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 TEX (Bill McTigue) from the Texas Trench Maggots in exchange for Wally Hoffman, Curly Gaston, Jan Nilsson.
1978-03-25The Texas Trench Maggots have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Texas Trench Maggots have promoted Frank Riddle to the major league team. The Texas Trench Maggots have promoted Ramon Swigler to the major league team. The Texas Trench Maggots have promoted Biff Eichhorn to the major league team.
1976-05-21A trade has been completed between the Texas Trench Maggots and the Philadelphia Cheesesteaks. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks receive Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 TEX (Tracy Falcone) from the Texas Trench Maggots in exchange for Joe Sosa.
1975-03-25The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Sam Driessen to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Ron Eaton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Rusty Sweeney to the minors. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Joe Sosa to the minors.
1974-06-16The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have designated Scott Mattingly for assignment.
1974-04-01The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Rich Casale to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Joe Sosa to the minors.
1973-04-01The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Roy Weiss to the minors.
1973-04-01The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Goose DePhillips to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Joe Sosa to the minors.
1973-04-01The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have promoted Joe Sosa to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheesesteaks have sent Johnny Musial to the minors.