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Hi Bithorn
Hiram Gabriel (Sosa) Bithorn

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 15, 1942
Final Game May 4, 1947
Born March 18, 1916 in Santurce, P.R.
Died December 30, 1951 in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1942 26 CHC NL   9  14  38  16   9   0  14  2  171.3  191   93   70   8   81   65   0   2   744       0  3.68  3.21   87 1.588
 1943 27 CHC NL  18  12  39  30  19   7   7  2  249.7  227   79   72   8   65   86   2   3  1020       0  2.60  3.34  129 1.170 MVP-32
 1946 30 CHC NL   6   5  26   7   2   1   9  1   86.7   97   42   37   5   25   34   0   0   376       0  3.84  3.31   86 1.408
 1947 31 CHW AL   1   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    2    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     7       0  0.00  3.67  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .523  34  31 105  53  30   8  31  5  509.7  517  214  179  21  171  185   2   5  2147       0  3.16  3.29  104 1.350
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  13  45  22  12   3  13  2  219.3  222   92   77   9   73   79   0   2   924   0   0  3.16  3.29  104 1.350
 Career High     18  14  39  30  19   7  14  2  249.7  227   93   72   8   81   86   2   3  1020   0   0  2.60  3.34  129 1.170

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 26 CHC NL  38   57    3    7   1  0   0    1   0      5   9  .123  .194  .140    0    8   1           0   0
 1943 27 CHC NL  39   92    7   16   3  0   0    8   0      4  10  .174  .216  .207   23   19   5           1   2 MVP-32
 1946 30 CHC NL  26   28    4    5   0  0   0    2   0      1   2  .179  .207  .179   11    5   2           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      105  177   14   28   4  0   0   11   0  0  10  21  .158  .207  .181   14   32   8   0   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        273   22   43   6  0   0   17   0  0  15  32  .158  .207  .181   14   49  12   0   0   2   6
 Career High     39   92    7   16   3  0   0    8   0  0   5  10                          19   5   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 26 CHC NL   63   51    2   1.1    84| .123  .251| .194  .322| .140  .349| .334  .672|   0  .088  -7.1  -0.8     
 1943 27 CHC NL  102   83    4   1.3    89| .174  .264| .216  .332| .207  .358| .423  .690|  23  .116  -9.2  -1.0     
 1946 30 CHC NL   31   27    1   1.0    91| .179  .260| .207  .335| .179  .364| .386  .699|  11  .071  -3.4  -0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       196  161    7   1.2    87| .158  .259| .207  .329| .181  .356| .388  .685|  14  .099 -19.7  -2.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1942 26 CHC NL P 38 5 35 2 3 .952 .969 1.05 1.17 2.10 2.35 16 171.3 1943 27 CHC NL P 39 12 57 1 2 .986 .961 1.77 1.16 2.49 2.27 30 249.7 1946 30 CHC NL P 26 1 17 1 2 .947 .957 0.69 1.01 1.87 2.24 7 86.7 1947 31 CHW AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.95 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1942 26 CHC NL P 38 5 35 2 3 .952 .969 1.05 1.17 2.10 2.35 16 171.3 1943 27 CHC NL P 39 12 57 1 2 .986 .961 1.77 1.16 2.49 2.27 30 249.7 1946 30 CHC NL P 26 1 17 1 2 .947 .957 0.69 1.01 1.87 2.24 7 86.7 1947 31 CHW AL P 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.95 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 105 18 109 4 7 .969 .963 1.21 1.12 2.24 2.29 53 509.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 105 18 109 4 7 .969 .963 1.21 1.12 2.24 2.29 53 510
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1943-NL-32-0.00

ERA
1943 NL-2.60-6

Wins
1943 NL-18-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1943 NL-1.170-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1943 NL-8.18-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1943 NL-2.34-9

Games
1943 NL-39-9

Innings
1943 NL-249.7-10

Strikeouts
1943 NL-86-8

Comp. Games
1943 NL-19-7

Shutouts
1943 NL-7-1

Bases On Balls Allow.
1942 NL-81-8

SO to Walk
1943 NL-1.32-8

Losses
1942 NL-14-8

Adjusted ERA+
1943 NL-129-7

     

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1138) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

September 30, 1941: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Giants in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

January 25, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs.

March 22, 1947: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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