1977 Topps Baseball #558 - Elias Sosa

• Elias Sosa did a great job as a Dodger setup man in 1977. He had a rough start, allowing at least one earned run in four of his first five appearance (his ERA was 7.00 on May 22). But Sosa righted the ship and eventually ended up with a 1.98 ERA. Sosa was used mostly in games where the Dodgers were losing -- the team was 8-36 in his appearances. Something happened in the playoffs and Sosa got hit hard in the NLCS and the World Series. After the 1977 season Sosa was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates on waivers.
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular season: 2-2, 1 save, 1.98 ERA in 44 games
• NL Championship Series: 0-1, 10.13 ERA in 2 games
• World Series: 0-0, 11.57 ERA in 2 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• July 10 - Pitched 4 1/3 innings of scoreless ball and struck out six batters in a losing cause (7-5) against the San Diego Padres.
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