Oscar Zamora (baseball)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Zamora and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

Oscar Zamora
Pitcher
Born: September 23, 1944 (1944-09-23) (age 67) Camagüey, Cuba
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1974 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
July 21, 1978 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Win-loss record	13-14
Earned run average	4.53
Strikeouts	99
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1974-76) Houston Astros (1978)

Oscar José Zamora Sosa is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, playing for the Chicago Cubs during 1974-1976, and the Houston Astros in 1978.

In his career he had 13 wins against 14 losses, and an earned run average of 4.53. He seemed to give up a lot of hits (more than 1 hit per inning, on average), leading to Cubs fans making up this song, to the tune of Dean Martin's song hit "That's Amore":

When the pitch is so fat

That the ball meets the bat

That's Zamora^[1]

Notes

^ Baseball Library page for Zamora

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Zamora, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Cuban baseball pitcher
Date of birth	September 23, 1944
Place of birth	Camagüey, Cuba
Date of death
Place of death