Lenn Sakata

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA).

High School: Kalani HS (Honolulu, HI)

Schools: Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Debut: July 21, 1977 (Age 23-043d, 13,911th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 28, 1987 (Age 33-020d)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Lenn Haruki Sakata

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

1289

296

.230

163

RBI

109

OBP

.286

SLG

.330

OPS

.616

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-15 / in Starts: 11-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 86 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	63 (31-21-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 86 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (25-17-9)

Most Driven In
L Hisle	1
C Cooper	1
J Wohlford	1
C Moore	0
G Thomas	0
D Davis	0

Most Driven In By
D Money	3
L Hisle	2
A Etchebarren	1
C Cooper	1
B Martinez	1
P Molitor	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	54	1	Apr 7	MIL		BAL	W,11-3	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.26	0.023	.36	0.02%	0.34	2B
2	55	3 (1)	Apr 9	MIL		BAL	W,13-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	8	.52	0.027	.85	0.03%	1.51	2B
3	56	4	Apr 11	MIL		NYY	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	7						2B
4	57	5	Apr 12	MIL		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.417	.878	1	1.56	-0.015	2.87	-0.02%	-0.18	2B
5	58	8 (2)	Apr 16 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.313	.353	.313	.665	8	.56	-0.027	.99	-0.03%	0.31	2B
6	59	9	Apr 16 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	.41	0.014	.69	0.01%	-1.58	2B
7	60	10	Apr 17	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	8	.87	-0.083	1.56	-0.09%	-1.10	2B
8	61	12 (1)	Apr 20	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240	.345	.240	.585	8	.67	-0.001	1.11	0.00%	-0.41	2B
9	62	14 (1)	Apr 22	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-4	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	2	4.36	-0.116	6.69	-0.11%	-0.34	2B
10	63	15	Apr 23	MIL	@	NYY	W,3-2	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.286	.629	2	.77	0.022	1.09	0.02%	0.40	2B
11	64	16	Apr 25	MIL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.281	.615	8	2.18	-0.143	3.51	-0.14%	-0.50	2B
12	65	17	Apr 26	MIL		BOS	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.257	.565	8	.45	-0.032	.63	-0.03%	-0.53	2B
13	66	18	Apr 28	MIL	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.300	.618	1	.57	-0.029	.73	-0.02%	-0.64	2B
14	67	19	Apr 29	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.327	.295	.622	1	.79	0.011	.90	0.01%	-0.17	2B
15	68	20	Apr 30	MIL	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.277	.584	9	.68	-0.055	.76	-0.04%	-0.51	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	69	21	May 2	MIL		CHW	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.291	.260	.551	9	1.97	-0.188	1.97	-0.11%	-1.41	2B
17	70	22	May 3	MIL		CHW	W,4-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.281	.250	.531	9	1.94	-0.182	1.65	-0.09%	-1.76	2B
18	71	23	May 5	MIL		KCR	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.279	.236	.515	9	.19	-0.009	.17	0.00%	-0.57	2B
19	72	24	May 6	MIL		KCR	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.270	.228	.498	9	1.23	-0.061	1.25	-0.04%	-0.45	2B
20	73	25	May 7	MIL		KCR	L,6-8	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.288	.224	.512	9	1.17	0.047	1.21	0.03%	0.56	2B
21	74	26	May 9	MIL		TEX	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.288	.224	.512	2						2B
22	75	27	May 10	MIL		TEX	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.279	.217	.496	9	.55	-0.029	.44	-0.01%	-0.32	2B
23	76	28	May 12	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.271	.210	.481	9	1.44	-0.072	1.00	-0.03%	-0.58	2B
24	77	35 (6)	May 19	MIL		CAL	L,1-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.169	.260	.200	.460	9	.78	-0.065	.52	-0.03%	-0.87	2B
25	78	36	May 20	MIL		CAL	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.260	.200	.460	8						PR
26	79	41 (4)	May 27	MIL	@	CAL	W,4-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.257	.197	.454	1	.18	-0.005	.13	0.00%	-0.15	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	80	50 (8)	Jun 4 (2)	MIL		CLE	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.269	.229	.498	8	.53	0.040	.24	0.01%	1.24	2B
28	81	60 (9)	Jun 14 (2)	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.280	.257	.537	9	.52	0.009	.46	0.01%	0.67	2B
29	82	63 (2)	Jun 18 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.274	.250	.524	9	.95	-0.047	1.06	-0.03%	-0.37	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	83	82 (18)	Jul 8	MIL		NYY	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.267	.244	.511	9	1.15	-0.062	1.04	-0.03%	-0.44	2B
							15-15		86	78	8	15	4	0	0	3	8	1	11	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	.192	.267	.244	.511		.87	-1.028	1.11	-0.72%	-7.84

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