Oscar José Zamora Sosa is a former

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player. A right-handed

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, he played all or part of four seasons in

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, playing for the

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during 1974–76, and the

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in 1978. In his career, he had 13 wins against 14 losses, and an

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of 4.53. After his Major League career was over, Zamora then pitched for the

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of the

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in 1979.The Short, Wild Life of the Inter-American League
''Hardball Times''. Article by Bruce Markusen. Retrieved on July 19, 2014. Zamora was running a shoe business at the time, so he only attended games when he was pitching.

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