The right fielder often credited Flintstone vitamins, in part, for his success.Īccording to a report published on the New York Times web site Tuesday, adding credibility to those who've questioned his power surge for years, Sosa benefited from banned substances, not Bam Bam supplements. Sammy Sosa went from a skinny outfielder to a muscular home run hitter, chasing Roger Maris' record and belting more than 600 home runs in his career. 16 June 2009.) was the best written (in our opinion) story on one of the biggest events in Sammy Sosa has steadily descended, due to his poster boy status from the steroid era, going from 12.5% in 2013, to 7.2% in 2014, to 6.6% in 2015. Sandberg was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, receiving 76.2% of the votes on his third ballot, climbing steadily from 49.2% in 2003, to 61.1% in 2004, to membership in Cooperstown. Sammy Sosa could hit for power, and for average, winning six Silver Sluggers - the second most in franchise history. Ryne Sandberg won seven Silver Slugger Awards, the most by any Cubs player. Did you know that Sammy Sosa was the first, and only, player in Major League history to hit sixty-or-more home runs in a single season three times ( 1998, 1999, 2001)?ĭid you know that Sammy Sosa was a two-time home runs champion ( 2000 & 2002), but did not lead the National League in any one of his three 60+ homer years, finishing behind Mark McGwire in 19, and behind Barry Bonds in 2001?ĭid you know that Sammy Sosa has hit a regular season home run in a Major League record forty-five different ballparks? A breakdown by ballpark: Wrigley Field (293 HRs), Coors Field (21 HRs), Qualcomm Stadium (20 HRs), Busch Stadium (19 HRs), Dodger Stadium (16 HRs), Cinergy Field (16 HRs), Minute Maid Park (15 HRs), Chase Field (13 HRs), Dolphin Stadium (12 HRs), Stade Olympique (11 HRs), Comiskey Park (11 HRs), Great American Ballpark (10 HRs), Veterans Stadium (10 HRs), Rangers Ballpark (10 HRs), Miller Park (10 HRs), Shea Stadium (9 HRs), US Cellular Field (8 HRs), Candlestick Park (8 HRs), 3 Rivers Stadium (8 HRs) and County Stadium (7 HRs).
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