A.J. Sager

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: March 3, 1965 in Columbus, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Toledo (Toledo, OH).

High School: Watkins Memorial HS (Pataskala, OH)

School: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Debut: April 4, 1994 (Age 29-032d, 16,451st in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1998 (Age 33-207d)
vs. TOR 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Anthony Joseph Sager

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

5.36

123

283.2

164

WHIP

1.519

Summary of 32 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 9 go ahead

3 Tms
DET	27
SDP	4
COL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	14

Home/Road
Away	17
Home	15

Outs
1	15
2	10
0	7

16 Opps
CLE	7
NYY	3
BOS	3
OAK	2
TEX	2
KCR	2
FLA	2
MIL	2
CHW	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
STL	1
SEA	1
PIT	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

29 Batters
Jim Thome	2
Jay Bell	2
Bob Hamelin	2
Ray Durham	1
David Justice	1
George Williams	1
Mike Matheny	1
Mark McGwire	1
Mike Simms	1
Matt Williams	1
Wil Cordero	1
Scott Hatteberg	1
Jorge Posada	1
Edgar Martínez	1
Richie Sexson	1
Rusty Greer	1
Gregg Jefferies	1
Albert Belle	1
Cecil Fielder	1
Manny Ramirez	1
Tino Martinez	1
Tony Fernández	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Moisés Alou	1
Nomar Garciaparra	1
Charlie O'Brien	1
Jeff Conine	1
Orestes Destrade	1

13 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	11
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	12
9	12
78	4
8	3
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
3	8
6	6
1	3
4	3
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	6

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	8
12-	3
1-3	3
123	2
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1

62 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	13
1 on	10
2 on	7
3 on	2
Any on	19

Inning
1	3
2	4
4	5
5	3
6	4
7	10
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	7
4-6	12
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	2
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	9
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	16
Tied	9
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	6
0-1	5
1-0	4
2-2	4
3-2	3
0-0	3
2-1	3
1-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
C	6
LF	4
DH	3
SS	3
PH	2
2B	2
RF	2
3B	2
CF	1

OrderPos
4th	7
5th	6
3rd	5
7th	4
6th	3
1st	2
9th	2
8th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1994-04-09	Jeff Conine	FLA	@	SDP	ahead 5-1	t 7	1	12-	4,(1-2) BCCX	3	4	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Arias Scores; G. Sheffield Scores
2	2	2	2	1994-04-09	Orestes Destrade	FLA	@	SDP	ahead 8-1	t 7	1	---	7,(3-2) FBSBFBX	1	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1994-04-15	Gregg Jefferies	STL		SDP	ahead 5-2	b 6	2	1-3	5,(1-2) B1CF1>FX	3	3	3	7%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Lankford Scores; O. Smith Scores
4	4	4	1	1994-05-31	Jay Bell	PIT	@	SDP	behind 1-13	t 7	2	123	3,(1-1) .BCX	4	2	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Young Scores; G. Varsho Scores; T. Womack Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1995-05-09	Matt Williams	SFG	@	COL	behind 3-10	t 9	2	12-	6,(2-2) BCFBFX	3	4	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Lewis Scores; R. Thompson Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1996-06-18	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	DET	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	1--	3,(1-1) .BFX	2	4	3	7%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Berroa Scores
7	7	2	2	1996-06-18	George Williams	OAK	@	DET	ahead 7-5	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	2	8%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	3	1	1996-07-15	Mike Matheny	MIL		DET	behind 3-9	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	4	1	1996-07-20	Charlie O'Brien	TOR		DET	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	6,(2-2) BBF11CF1X	2	8	2	18%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Green Scores
10	10	5	1	1996-08-09	Tino Martinez	NYY		DET	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	8%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	6	2	1996-08-09	Cecil Fielder	NYY		DET	behind 1-5	b 5	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	4	DH	14%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); W. Boggs Scores
12	12	7	1	1996-08-23	Bob Hamelin	KCR		DET	behind 0-3	b 7	1	--3	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	7	3	16%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Tucker Scores; B. Hamelin Scores
13	13	8	1	1996-08-28	Jim Thome	CLE	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	3	5	9%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	9	2	1996-08-28	Albert Belle	CLE	@	DET	tied 2-2	t 6	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	4	DH	19%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Lofton Scores; O. Vizquel Scores; J. Thome Scores
15	15	10	1	1996-09-02	Danny Tartabull	CHW		DET	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	9	23%	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Ventura Scores; H. Baines Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1997-04-21	Mike Simms	TEX		DET	tied 2-2	b 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) ..BS1X	2	6	PH	27%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive); D. Palmer Scores
17	17	2	1	1997-05-09	David Justice	CLE	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	7	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	3	1	1997-07-14	Scott Hatteberg	BOS		DET	ahead 13-4	b 7	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Valentin Scores; M. Vaughn Scores
19	19	4	2	1997-07-14	Wil Cordero	BOS		DET	ahead 16-4	b 7	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Jefferson Scores
20	20	5	1	1997-07-20	Rusty Greer	TEX		DET	tied 6-6	b 10	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	8	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	6	1	1997-08-04	Jim Thome	CLE	@	DET	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBCX	1	4	3	5%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
22	22	7	1	1997-08-06	Jay Bell	KCR		DET	tied 4-4	b 4	1	---	6,(2-2) CFBBFX	1	3	6	12%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	8	1	1997-08-12	Tony Fernández	CLE		DET	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	4	10%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
24	24	9	2	1997-08-12	Manny Ramirez	CLE		DET	ahead 4-2	b 4	2	1--	4,(2-1) 1BF1>B+1>X	2	3	9	13%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball); O. Vizquel Scores
25	25	10	1	1997-08-20	Terry Steinbach	MIN	@	DET	ahead 5-0	t 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Lawton Scores; T. Steinbach Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1998-04-21	Nomar Garciaparra	BOS	@	DET	ahead 6-1	t 4	1	-23	3,(2-1) BBX	3	1	6	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Bragg Scores; D. Lewis Scores
27	27	2	1	1998-05-03	Edgar Martínez	SEA		DET	ahead 7-2	b 2	0	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	DH	3%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Griffey Scores; D. Segui Scores
28	28	3	1	1998-05-29	Ray Durham	CHW	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	4	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
29	29	4	1	1998-06-06	Bob Hamelin	MIL		DET	behind 2-9	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	9	PH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
30	30	5	1	1998-06-10	Moisés Alou	HOU	@	DET	ahead 8-0	t 4	2	1--	6,(2-2) BBCCFX	2	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bagwell Scores
31	31	6	1	1998-07-22	Jorge Posada	NYY		DET	ahead 10-2	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
32	32	7	1	1998-09-05	Richie Sexson	CLE	@	DET	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	1--	6,(3-2) BC1BBFX	2	7	3	11%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Giles Scores