Sosa actually appeared on a multi-player rookie card in the 1976 Topps set, but Jim wanted a dedicated card for the righty based on his 25 appearances and 47 innings pitched the year before, posting a 1-3 record with a 4.60 earned run average and a single save.
It was Sosa’s first taste of the Majors, and as it turns out the bulk of it too.
In 1976 Sosa would only appear in nine games for Houston, not factoring in a decision while posting a 6.94 ERA over 11.2 innings, and that would be the sum total of his experience as a big league pitcher.
He did come from some strong baseball lineage, as he was the cousin of the Alou brothers, as well as second cousin to Moises.
