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Sosa tied McGwire once again at 62 on September 13. Eleven days later, with two games left to play in the season, the two were tied at 66 home runs each. Sosa ended the season with 66, finishing behind McGwire's 70. It was during that season that Cubs announcer Chip Caray nicknamed him "Slammin' Sammy", a nickname that quickly spread. Sammy ...
Sammy Sosa jogged onto the stage, carrying an American flag. It was just like old times — only Sosa was dressed in a suit, and the scene occurred in a downtown hotel ballroom instead of Wrigley ...
The nickname Slammin' Sammy can refer to : . Sam Snead (1912–2002), American golfer; Sammy Sosa (born 1968), Dominican Republican baseball player; Sammy Swindell (born 1955), American race car driver
“I think that today was a perfect day,” Sosa said. Sosa rose to prominence with the Cubs after he was acquired in a March 1992 trade with the crosstown White Sox for George Bell. Nicknamed Slammin' Sammy, he hit a franchise-record 545 homers and drove in 1,414 runs in 13 years on the North Side.
Sammy Sosa got a rousing reception as he was officially reunited with the Cubs Friday night. All is forgiven: Cubs fans treat Sammy Sosa like conquering hero in long-awaited return Skip to main ...
Former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa is being elected to the team’s Hall of Fame, alongside former first baseman Derek Lee. The step towards reconciliation between Sosa and the Cubs began when ...
Sammy Sosa stats. Sosa had 609 home runs in his career and is the only player in history to hit 60 homers three times in a single season: 66 in 1998, 64 in 2001 and 63 in 1999.
CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance-enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were ready to welcome back their former star. In a statement released Thursday through Aurora Global Consulting, Sosa said he was sorry for mistakes without specifying them.