| LC control no. | n 98087042 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sosa, Sammy, 1968- |
| Associated country | Texas |
| Located | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1968 |
| Place of birth | San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic) |
| Affiliation | Texas Rangers (Baseball team) Chicago White Sox (Baseball team) Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players |
| Found in | Sammy Sosa, 1999: CIP t.p. (Sammy Sosa) galley (baseball player; b. Nov. 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Rep.) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 20, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Sosa, Sammy; baseball player; born 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; played in Texas Rangers (1989); traded to Chicago White Sox, who then dealt him to Chicago Cubs (1992); led Chicago Cubs to playoffs and won the National League Most Valuable Player award (1998); helped his nation to recover from the damage inflicted by Hurricane George (1998); received the Roberto Clemente Award (1998) baseball's highest honor for community service; earned the Hank Aaron Award (1999); suspended for seven games for using a corked bat (2003); rebounded and led Chicago Cubs to its first division title in fourteen years) |
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