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	22-21 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	62 (35-19-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (26-18-9)

Most Driven In
G Roenicke	2
Self	1
D DeCinces	1
E Murray	1
K Singleton	1
R Dempsey	1
M Belanger	1
A Bumbry	1

Most Driven In By
K Singleton	4
R Dauer	2
L May	1
B Ayala	1
Self	1
A Bumbry	1
E Murray	1
R Dempsey	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	88	40 (39)	May 24	BAL		DET	W,9-1	3-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	6	.41	0.081	.41	0.05%	-0.19	2B
2	89	41	May 25	BAL		DET	L,4-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	2	1.26	-0.057	1.39	-0.04%	0.02	2B
3	90	42	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	8	1.00	0.033	.96	0.02%	0.04	2B
4	91	43	May 27	BAL		CLE	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	6						2B
5	92	44	May 28	BAL		CLE	L,6-10	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	8	.53	-0.024	.46	-0.01%	-0.46	2B SS
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
6	93	47 (2)	Jun 2	BAL		MIL	W,9-8	11-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	.833	2	2.26	0.363	2.31	0.22%	1.00	PH
7	94	52 (4)	Jun 8	BAL	@	CAL	W,13-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.471	.786	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
8	95	53	Jun 9	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.400	.673	2	.76	-0.055	.73	-0.03%	-0.44	2B
9	96	54	Jun 10	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.476	.781	6	.18	0.012	.18	0.01%	1.09	PH 2B
10	97	55	Jun 11	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-6	10-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.455	.746	9	1.26	-0.031	1.26	-0.02%	-0.10	2B
11	98	58 (2)	Jun 14	BAL	@	SEA	L,8-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.455	.746	9						PR SS
12	99	62 (3)	Jun 18	BAL		OAK	W,3-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.478	.798	6	4.30	0.293	3.39	0.14%	1.00	PH
13	100	63	Jun 19	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.440	.761	2	.84	-0.021	.65	-0.01%	-0.08	2B
14	101	66 (2)	Jun 22	BAL		SEA	L,5-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.233	.303	.467	.770	2	1.26	0.071	.85	0.03%	0.92	2B
15	102	69 (2)	Jun 26	BAL		TOR	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.424	.702	9	.41	-0.031	.33	-0.02%	-0.83	2B
16	103	70	Jun 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.278	.424	.702	9						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
17	104	76 (5)	Jul 4	BAL		BOS	W,10-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.278	.424	.702	6						PR
18	105	77	Jul 5	BAL		BOS	L,0-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.270	.412	.682	2	4.10	-0.174	4.18	-0.11%	-0.58	PH 2B
19	106	82 (4)	Jul 13	BAL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.250	.378	.628	9	1.11	-0.083	.82	-0.04%	-0.76	2B
20	107	87 (4)	Jul 18	BAL		TEX	W,8-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.238	.359	.597	9	1.39	-0.072	.92	-0.03%	-0.54	2B
21	108	88	Jul 19	BAL		TEX	L,8-11	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.233	.350	.583	4	1.29	-0.027	1.01	-0.01%	-0.80	PR 2B
22	109	89	Jul 20	BAL		TEX	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.333	.556	9	1.45	-0.070	.93	-0.03%	-0.53	2B
23	110	90	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS-10	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.245	.370	.614	9	1.74	-0.012	1.05	0.00%	1.02	2B
24	111	94 (3)	Jul 25	BAL		MIL	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.245	.370	.614	9						2B
25	112	96 (1)	Jul 27	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.196	.240	.370	.610	8	5.21	0.061	4.42	0.03%	0.05	PH
26	113	99 (2)	Jul 31	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.222	.340	.562	2	.51	-0.045	.71	-0.04%	-0.93	2B
Aug		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	114	100	Aug 1	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.222	.340	.562	7						2B
28	115	106 (5)	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.224	.333	.557	9	.83	-0.065	2.73	-0.13%	-0.17	2B
29	116	108 (1)	Aug 10	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.242	.379	.621	8	1.29	0.374	5.87	1.02%	1.65	2B
30	117	110 (1)	Aug 12	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.213	.246	.377	.623	9	1.65	0.018	4.67	0.03%	0.46	2B
31	118	111	Aug 13	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-6	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.239	.365	.604	7	.92	-0.046	2.40	-0.07%	-0.59	2B
32	119	120 (8)	Aug 22	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.239	.365	.604	5						PR
33	120	123 (2)	Aug 25	BAL	@	SEA	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.225	.343	.569	8	1.04	-0.099	3.87	-0.22%	-1.34	2B
34	121	125 (1)	Aug 28	BAL		CAL	W,13-8	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.237	.347	.584	8	.33	0.019	1.25	0.04%	-1.15	2B
Sep/Oct		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
35	122	131 (5)	Sep 3	BAL		SEA	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.237	.347	.584	8						SS
36	123	132	Sep 4	BAL		OAK	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.237	.347	.584	9						SS
37	124	133	Sep 5	BAL		OAK	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.237	.347	.584	9						SS
38	125	136 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.235	.329	.564	2	.62	-0.019	1.24	-0.02%	-0.65	2B
39	126	147 (10)	Sep 19	BAL		TOR	W,8-6	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.235	.329	.564	9						2B
40	127	148	Sep 20	BAL		TOR	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.232	.325	.556	8	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.23	2B
41	128	150 (1)	Sep 22	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.241	.333	.574	3	.56	0.030	.97	0.03%	0.13	PH
42	129	157 (6)	Sep 29 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.233	.321	.554	8	1.01	-0.078	.66	-0.03%	-0.75	2B
43	130	161 (3)	Oct 4 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.244	.313	.558	1	.84	0.001	.94	0.00%	0.33	2B
							22-21		90	83	12	16	3	2	1	9	6	0	10	0	0	1	1	3	2	1	.193	.244	.313	.558		1.06	0.347	1.64	0.76%	-3.55

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