Oscar Zamora
[edit] Biography
Born on September 23, 1944 in Camaguey, Cuba, Oscar Zamora (Oscar Jose (Sosa) Zamora) played for the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros over the course of his 4 year career. Zamora broke into the bigs on June 18, 1974 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.12 ERA in 83.2 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Oscar Zamora's best season was 1974, when he posted a 3.12 ERA and notched 10 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 3.12
| 38
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 83.2
| 82
| 6
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 5.07
| 28
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 71
| 84
| 17
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 5.24
| 27
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 55
| 70
| 8
| 17
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.20
| 6
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 158
| 2
| 13
| 14
| 4.53
| 99
| 121
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 224.2
| 256
| 33
| 58
| 21
| 2
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 83.2
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .947
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 71
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .929
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 2
| 55
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 158
| 2
| 224.2
| 10
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| .913
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .182
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 52
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 158
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .107
| .107
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (January 30, 1965).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (April 10, 1969).
- Signed by Houston Astros (May 7, 1969).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Chicago Cubs (June 17, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1977).
- Signed by Houston Astros (November 18, 1977).
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